ILLINOIS HUMANITIES LECTURE: ILLINOIS MEMOIRS

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Lecture

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Adult
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Description

John Hallwas, Distinguished Professor Emeritus from Western Illinois University presents his talk, "Illinois Memoirs"  Hallwas will discuss Illinois' rich literary heritage, including Chief Black Hawk's autobiography, the first by a Native American to be published in the United States; Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs from the Civil War; and Jane Addams' "Twenty Years at Hull House," one of the most celebrated autobiographies by a female American author.

In person lecture with a capacity of 25, while wearing a mask.  Also streaming live on the library's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/267856907581089?active_tab=about

 

Further information about the speaker:

John E. Hallwas, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Western Illinois University, has written or edited two dozen books related to the Midwest, including the award-winning Cultures in Conflict: A Documentary History of the Mormon War in Illinois (with Roger Launius, 1995) and the highly praised true crime narrative The Bootlegger: A Story of Small-Town America (1998). His most recent book is Dime Novel Desperadoes: The Notorious Maxwell Brothers (2008). He has also written scores of magazine and journal articles and hundreds of newspaper essays.

A literary scholar, writing teacher, and historian, Hallwas has two degrees from Western Illinois University and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida. He has spoken in more than 150 communities in several states, on true crime writing, historical writing, the small-town Midwest, noted outlaws, the Roaring Twenties, American nonfiction, Illinois authors, and other topics. An award-winning teacher and cultural leader, Dr. Hallwas continues to teach non-credit, adult-education classes, and to speak widely.

 

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