Curious and Complex Connections: Environmental History and the War of Independence
MHS Event
Dr. David Hsiung, Juniata College, in conversation with Dr. Joyce Chaplin, Harvard University
This is a hybrid event. FREE for MHS Members. $10 per person fee (in person). No charge for virtual attendees or Card to Culture participants (EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare). The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin 6:00 PM.
Many of us give only a moment’s thought about the environment when considering the War of Independence: the slope of Breed’s Hill, the ice-choked Delaware River, and diseases such as smallpox. But what might we gain by connecting biology, ecology, and geology to the thinking and actions of soldiers and civilians? Rebels and British soldiers acquired and used energy in the form of food, fuel, and work animals, which shaped people’s lives, the course of the war, and the direction of environmental change. Join us as David Hsiung, in conversation with Joyce Chaplin, discusses the intricate and often surprising ways in which the natural environment and the war changed each other.
Hybrid Event. The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin 6:00 PM. If you have questions about in-person attendance, please contact Olivia Sayah at 617-646-0580, or osayah@masshist.org. The virtual program will be on the streaming platform YouTube and begins at 6:00 PM. Registrants will receive a confirmation message with attendance information.
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