Simon Schama | The American Future: A History

    Simon Schama | The American Future: A History

    Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library

    May 19, 2009


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    ''[Simon] Schama is a genius of storytelling,'' writes the London Times. The author of many books, including The Embarrassment of Riches and National Book Critics Circle Award winner Rough Crossings, Schama is a Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University. A cultural essayist for the New Yorker, he has written and presented more than 30 documentaries for the BBC and PBS, including A History of Britain and The Power of Art, winner of an International Emmy Award. Using the 2008 presidential campaign as a launching point, Schama's The American Future (also a BBC documentary) explores America's identity through its military might, religious fervor, complicated relationship with immigration, and staggering abundance.


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        Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library

        1901 Vine Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19103

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        Dates:
        May 19, 2009

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        Tuesday, May 19, 2009 @ 7:30 pm

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