William Hickling Prescott Award with Stacy Schiff
When:
Monday, Nov 18, 2024 6:00p -
7:00p
Monday, Nov 18, 2024 6:00p -
7:00p
Where:
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02215
Admission:
$10
Hosted by:
Categories:
History
Event website:
https://www.masshist.org/events/william-hickling-prescott-award-stacy-schiff
This is an in-person event. FREE for MHS Members. $10 per person fee (in person). No charge for virtual attendees or Card to Culture participants (EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare). The in-person reception starts at 5:00 and the program will begin at 6:00. Please visit here to register.
In her most recent book, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams, Pulitzer-Prize winning author Stacy Schiff brings her masterful storytelling skills to illuminating Adams’ transformation from aimless son of a well-off family to tireless, beguiling radical who mobilized the colonies. Schiff has also brought figures like Benjamin Franklin, Cleopatra, and the Witches of Salem to life in bestselling, widely acclaimed biographies.
In recognition of her scholarship, Stacy will be presented with the William Hickling Prescott Award for Excellence in Historical Writing by the Massachusetts Society of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America and the Massachusetts Historical Society. This award has been conferred biennially since 2014 by the Massachusetts Dames and recognizes literary accomplishments and contributions in the field of historical writing.
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