American History Book Club

A joint effort between the People Plus Center and the Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Roundtable. This club meets the first Monday following the second Thursday from September to June 19, 2026, 7 p.m., at People Plus, 35 Union St, Brunswick, ME 04011. Light refreshments provided.

Here is the schedule of books for the year and meeting dates:

9/14/26: Rebel Yell and the Yankee Hurrah, by John West Haley (Presenter: Noma)

10/12/26: A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln and the 1846 U. S. Invasion of Mexico, by Amy S. Greenberg (Presenter: Peter)

11/16/26: Dread Danger: Cowardice and Combat in the American Civil War, by Lesley J. Gordon (Presenter: Jim)

12/14/26: The Ghost Ships of Archangel: The Arctic Voyage That Defied the Nazis, by  William Geroux (Presenter: Joe)

1/18/27: My Cave Life in Vicksburg: With Letters of Trial and Travel, by Loughborough Mary Ann Webster (Presenter: Mike)

2/15/27: The Longest Day, by Cornelius Ryan (Presenter: Joe)

3/15/27: Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?, by Graham T Allison (Presenter: Larry)

4/12/27: Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination: The Untold Story of the Actors and Stagehands at Ford’s Theatre, by Thomas A. Bogar (Presenter: Peter)

5/17/27: Company Aytch, by Samuel R. Watkins (Presenter: Mike)

6/14/27: George Marshal : A Biography, by Debi and Irwin Unger and Stanley P. Hirshson (Presenter: Noma)

Books are available at local libraries, or at on-line used bookstores like AbeBooks or Thriftbooks.

FMI email programming@peopleplusmaine.org