Friends of APS Library Lecture Series
 

Fall 2008

  • Friday, September 19
    Co-sponsored with The Library Company of Philadelphia

    Gary B. Nash and Graham Hodges - Friends of Liberty: A Tale of Three Patriots, Two Revolutions, and the Betrayal that Divided a Nation: Thomas Jefferson, Thaddeus Kosciuszko, and Agrippa Hull

    Co-authored with Graham Russell Gao Hodges, the book discusses the history of an African-American soldier, a Polish revolutionary, and a flawed statesman.

    Lecture, reception, and booksigning
    Reception: 5:30 p.m., Program: 6:00 p.m.
    Benjamin Franklin Hall, 427 Chestnut Street

    RSVP to sduffy@amphilsoc.org or call 215-440-3400.

  • Friday, October 17

    Paul Pasles - Benjamin Franklin's Numbers: An Unsung Mathematical Odyssey
    Lecture, reception, and booksigning

    Co-sponsored by PACHS
    Reception: 5:30 p.m., Program: 6:00 p.m.
    Benjamin Franklin Hall, 427 Chestnut Street

 

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