‘The Revolution on Cape Cod and the Islands: The Issues, the Events, and the People’ with Author David Martin. Join author David Martin as he highlights his book “The Revolution on Cape Cod: The Issues, the Events, and the People”. He will be discussing facts and narratives about the often little-known histories of the Revolution on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket, from the period of 1761 (end of the French and Indian Wars) to 1783 (the Treaty of Paris). This book, prepared by a total of 30 authors, has been coordinated through the Cape and Islands Historians Committee. Included are not only historical events, but also a series of 10 individual biographies of individuals on Cape and Islands who played particularly important roles in the Revolution from the region.

Topics of this discussion will include accounts of the few actual battles fought on Cape and Islands, privateering, the serious splits between Loyalists and Patriots, British shipwrecks off Cape Cod which resulted in favorable outcomes for the Patriots, the history of African Americans and Native Americans from the region who served actively in the war, and much more!

This exciting historical talk will be held on Saturday February 7th at 1pm in the Main Meeting Room at the Osterville Village Library.

For more information or to register for this event, please contact Amy Wolfe at awolfe@clamsnet.org or by calling the OVL directly at (508)428-5757

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1:00pm

Osterville Village Library, 43 Wianno Ave Osterville (view map)

Amy Wolfe Osterville Village Library awolfe@clamsnet.org (508)428-5757

This event is free

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