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SUMMARY:Book Talk with Brent Tarter | Virginia's Forgotten Founder
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with historian and author Brent 
 Tarter on his latest book\, “Virginia’s Forgotten Founder: The World of 
 Robert Carter Nicholas.” Study the American Revolution and you might miss 
 the name Robert Carter Nicholas\; study Robert Carter Nicholas and you will 
 see the entire Revolution. This is the first biography of the Virginia 
 patriot who served in the House of Burgesses and is widely remembered as an 
 opponent of Patrick Henry’s — though the reality is more 
 complicated.\n\nIn reconstructing Nicholas’s life\, Tarter recovers late 
 colonial Virginia society in all of its complexity\, showing how men and 
 women of the upper classes lived\; how they depended on slavery for their 
 wealth and social status\; how they were surrounded by enslaved people 
 almost all of the time\; how they brought up and educated their children\; 
 how the complex international tobacco economy operated\; and how the 
 institutions of government functioned.\n\nThe life of Robert Carter 
 Nicholas uniquely illustrates how a decade of profoundly important 
 challenges and changes culminated in the decision of elite leaders — who 
 at first glance appear to have had nothing to gain and much to lose by 
 risking a revolution — to vote for independence from Great Britain in 
 1776.\n\nTarter is a founding editor of the Library of Virginia’s 
 “Dictionary of Virginia Biography” project. He will be joined in 
 conversation by historian Jon Kukla.\n\nA book signing will follow the 
 program. This event is part of the Library’s programming commemorating 
 Virginia's role in the 250th anniversary of American independence.\n\nThis 
 is a free event\, but registration is required. Limited free parking is 
 available underneath the Library at 800 East Broad Street. For more 
 information\, contact education@lva.virginia.gov
LOCATION:Lecture Hall
ORGANIZER;CN="Anne McCrery":MAILTO:anne.mccrery@lva.virginia.gov
CATEGORIES:Book Talk | Lecture, Exhibition-Related, Featured, VA250
CONTACT;CN="Anne McCrery":MAILTO:anne.mccrery@lva.virginia.gov
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