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Edward G. Lengel

Edward G. Lengel, associate professor of history at UVa, is the author of To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 1918 and This Glorious Struggle: George Washington's Revolutionary War Letters. He is the recipient of the National Humanities Medal for his work at the Papers of George Washington.

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Finding the Story in History

Thu. March 27th, 2008 12:00 PM

Historians Edward G. Lengel (To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 1918; This Glorious Struggle: George Washington's Revolutionary War Letters) and Scott E. Casper (Sarah Johnson's Mount Vernon) discuss their books and the challenge of making the past compellingly present to readers.

Sponsored by We the People Initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Moderator: Brendan Wolfe

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1515 University Ave.
(434)293-5900
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