Joshua Chamberlain: The Man Behind the Hero by Ronald C. White
White will delve into Chamberlain’s fascinating life in a Zoom presentation sponsored by Old Bristol Historical Society in collaboration with the Lincoln County Historical Association
How did a stuttering young boy come to be fluent in nine languages and even teach speech
and rhetoric at Bowdoin College? How did a trained minister who had rarely left his native
Maine find his way to the Gettysburg battlefield where he played a key role in preserving the
Union? How did this wounded veteran go on to become a four-term governor of Maine?
Find out how from award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author Ronald C. White.
White will delve into Chamberlain’s fascinating life in a Zoom presentation sponsored by Old Bristol Historical Society in collaboration with the Lincoln County Historical Association. White will draw from his most recent book On Great Fields, The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain to talk about the complex and inspiring man behind the hero.
