March 2022
“Paradoxes of Nostalgia: Cold War Triumphalism and Global Disorder since 1989,” Presented by Professor Penny M. Von Eschen
New Canaan Library is pleased to welcome Professor Penny Von Eschen, University of Virginia, who will speak about the cold war and post-cold war era through the lens of her book, Paradoxes of Nostalgia: Cold War Triumphalism and Global Disorder since 1989. The live webinar will take place on Thursday, March 17 at 7 PM EST. Please register at newcanaanlibrary.org for Zoom sign in. Professor Penny M. Von Eschen offers a sweeping examination of the cold war’s afterlife and the…
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“Before Central Park” Presented by Author and Historian Sara Cedar Miller via New Canaan Library Webinar
With over eight hundred sprawling acres in the middle of one of the world’s most densely populated cities, Central Park is not only an oasis of calm and greenery, but an urban masterpiece. New Canaan Library is pleased to welcome historian Sara Cedar Miller, author of Before Central Park, who will discuss her soon to be published book and the two and a half centuries of history that predated the creation of Central Park. Designed in the mid-1800s by the…
Find out more »‘Eastward of Good Hope: Early America in a Dangerous World,’ Presented by Professor Dane Morrison via New Canaan Library Webinar
New Canaan Library welcomes Professor Dane Morrison, speaking on the topic of how early Americans, through news brought back from distant sea voyages of commerce discovery, perceived the world beyond their shores. Morrison will draw upon his book Eastward of Good Hope: Early America in a Dangerous World. The live webinar will take place on Thursday, May 26 at 7 PM EST. Please register at newcanaanlibrary.org for Zoom sign in. Freed from restrictions of British mercantilism in the years following…
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