America at 250: Myths, Misconceptions, and Meaning -- A Members Only Event!
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OLLI at FIU is delighted to welcome back Professor Robert Watson for a special lecture commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States. Professor Watson will illuminate the surprising stories, enduring myths, and lasting legacies behind America’s beginnings, offering fresh insights into the history we thought we knew—and the history we never imagined.
Robert Watson
Robert Watson is an award-winning author who has published over 45 books and 200 scholarly articles
and essays on topics in political, social, and military history, as well as two multi-edition, multi-volume encyclopedia sets on the presidents and first ladies. Some of his recent books include Affairs of State, America’s First Crisis, The Nazi Titanic, The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn, George Washington’s Final Battle, Escape, When Washington Burned, and America’s First Plague, as well as the forthcoming Rebels at the Gates. Dr. Watson’s books have won numerous awards, have been featured on C-SPAN’s Book TV and at prominent literary festivals around the country, are available in audiobook and international translation, and have been the subject of three television documentaries.