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DESCRIPTION:In a groundbreaking global exploration of the ideas that drove 
 the American Revolution\, a prize-winning historian shines a light on the 
 defiance of marginalized peoples all over the world.\n\n \n\nIn her powerf
 ul new history of the American Revolution\, Sarah M. S. Pearsall argues th
 at the American Founding Fathers did not have a unique claim on the revolu
 tionary spirit. The thirteen colonies that became the United States\, she 
 reminds us\, were not even half of the British colonies that existed in th
 e eighteenth century. In her sparkling and original Freedom Round the Glob
 e\, Pearsall uncovers the insurgents\, freedom lovers\, and dreamers in In
 dia\, West Africa\, North America\, Europe\, China\, and West Indian islan
 ds who shaped the nature of American rebellion and nationhood.\n\n \n\nIn 
 each fresh and compelling chapter of Freedom Round the Globe\, Pearsall pl
 ucks a keyword from the Declaration of Independence—security\, happiness
 \, respect– finding its spark in a far-flung place. In an Edinburgh club
  where women were first invited into philosophical conversations\, she exp
 lores what the pursuit of happiness meant to women and men of all sorts. S
 he traces how novel forms of slavery provoked a new use of the word libert
 y in Connecticut petitions as well as in cries of “liberty or death.” 
 On a Kolkata street where Indians protested relentless taxes\, Pearsall fi
 nds a critique of oppressive imperial government that galvanized Americans
  in their protests and parties against the tea of the English East India C
 ompany. In rural Germany\, boy soldiers sent abroad to die for Britain com
 plicate who can lay claim to being civilized in a brutal war.\n\n \n\nIn t
 elling the extraordinary tales of Friends of Liberty protesting tyranny ar
 ound the world\, Pearsall restores these individuals and movements to thei
 r rightful place in the vital story of the American Revolution and the nat
 ion it created. The result is a stirring and surprising revisioning of our
  history.\n\n \n\nSarah Pearsall will be joined in conversation by award-w
 inning journalist and author Elaine Weiss. \n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\n
 Sarah M. S. Pearsall is an award-winning historian with degrees from Yale\
 , Harvard\, and Cambridge\, where she taught for nearly a decade. She is a
  professor in\, and soon to be Chair of\, the Department of History at Joh
 ns Hopkins. She wrote this book as both a National Endowment for the Human
 ities Public Scholar and Distinguished Fellow in the American Revolution a
 t the British Library.\n\n \n\nAbout the Moderator: \n\nElaine Weiss is an
  award-winning journalist\, author\, and public speaker. She is the author
  of Fruits of Victory: The Woman’s Land Army of the Great War\; The Woma
 n’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote\, and her most recent book\, S
 pell Freedom: The Underground Schools that Built the Civil Rights Movement
 .  Elaine lives with her husband in Baltimore\, Maryland. Find out more at
  ElaineWeiss.com.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nTo attend in person pleas
 e register here.Doors will open to registered attendees at 6 pm. A local b
 ookseller will be on-site and have books available for purchase.Free parki
 ng vouchers are available to program attendees who park at the Franklin St
 reet Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) after 4pm.  Ask Pratt event staff for 
 your parking voucher prior to or after the program. This free event will b
 e presented in-person and virtually.  This is a seated event with spaces r
 eserved for individuals with accessibility needs. ASL interpretation will 
 also be available for attendees throughout the event. If you need addition
 al accommodations to successfully participate\, please let us know at even
 ts@prattlibrary.org or 443-768-0762.
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LOCATION:Central Library\, Wheeler Auditorium 
SUMMARY:Sarah Pearsall: "Freedom Round the Globe" 
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