Greg Young is moderating TWO book-related events in New York in February and March. Mark your calendars:
THE TRIALS OF MADAME RESTELL and A WOMAN’S LIFE IS A HUMAN LIFE
February 28, 7pm at P&T Knitwear (180 Orchard St)
P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome historians Nicholas L. Syrett and Felicia Kornbluh for a discussion of their newest books, The Trials of Madame Restell — a biography of one of the most famous abortionists of the nineteenth century and a story that has unmistakable parallels to the current war on reproductive rights — and A Woman’s Life is a Human Life– the story of Kornbluh’s mother and their neighbor and the evolution of reproductive rights to reproductive justice in New York. The discussion will be followed by audience Q&Aand book signing!
Nicholas and Felicia will be joined in conversation by Greg Young, co-host of the podcast The Bowery Boys. After the talk, Nicholas and Felicia will sign copies of their books.
RSVP here
Cost of a $5 general admission ticket can be applied towards your purchase of the featured event book or any product in our café the night of an event.
Nick was featured on the Bowery Boys podcast on the story of Madame Restell.
And coming soon….
PRIVATEERS, PIRATES AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Tuesday, March 26, 6:30pm at the New-York Historical Society (170 Central Park West)
The story of the founding of the US Navy during the Revolution has been told many times, yet largely missing from maritime histories of America’s first war is the ragtag fleet of private vessels that were critical to victory.
Privateers were privately owned vessels, mostly refitted merchant ships, that were granted permission by the new government to seize British merchantmen and men of war. The men who owned the ships, as well as their captains and crew, would divide the profits of a successful cruise, although some Americans viewed them as cynical opportunists whose only aim was loot.
In his book Rebels at Sea, Privateering in the American Revolution, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin explores the historical distinction between pirates and privateers, showing that the latter were as patriotic as their fellow Americans, and that they greatly contributed to the war’s success.
Eric will be joined in conversation by Greg Young, co-host of the podcast The Bowery Boys. After the talk, Eric will sign copies of his book.