The Southern Oregon Historical Society invites you to join us for an inaugural event celebrating Oregon’s official American 250 statewide commemoration. On Thursday, May 14, from 7pm to 8:30pm at the Rogue Valley Country Club, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Rick Atkinson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight narrative histories about five American wars, will be introducing his latest work, The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777–1780, the second volume in his Revolution trilogy.
This riveting narrative covers the middle years of the American Revolution as George Washington’s army fights on the knife edge between victory and defeat. Timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the revolution, Atkinson’s brilliant account of the lethal conflict between the Americans and the British offers not only deeply researched and spectacularly dramatic history, but a fresh perspective on the demands that a democracy makes on each of its citizens.
Rick Atkinson’s works include The Long Gray Line, the Liberation Trilogy (An Army at Dawn, The Day of Battle, and The Guns at Last Light), and The British Are Coming, the first volume of the Revolution Trilogy. He has won numerous awards, including Pulitzer Prizes for history and journalism. Atkinson worked as a reporter, foreign correspondent, and senior editor for two decades at The Washington Post. His last assignments were covering the 101st Airborne during the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and writing about roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007. Born in Munich, Germany, Atkinson is the son of a U.S. Army officer and grew up on military posts. He holds a BA from East Carolina University and an MA in English literature from the University of Chicago.
This event is part of the Oregon Historical Society’s Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series and the official America 250 Oregon statewide commemoration. Special thanks go to the Keller Foundation, the America 250 Oregon sponsor of the Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series. Their support has made this special Medford event with Rick Atkinson possible.
Tickets are $30 for SOHS members, $35 for non-members, and $15 for students. Tickets are available at https://app.gopassage.com/events/rick-atkinson and at the door. However, seating is limited and advance ticket purchase is recommended. The Rogue Valley Country Club is located at 2660 Hillcrest Road in Medford.
