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Hunter@Home - Saving Philip, Losing Alexander: Hamilton’s Doctor and New York City in an Age of Epidemics

May 14, 2020 | 3:00 pm
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Hunter College professors Victoria Johnson and Greg Mosher. (Photo credit: Yanka Kostova)

A reading from American Eden by author Victoria Johnson, Associate Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunter College, in conversation with Gregory Mosher, Chair of the Hunter College Theatre Department

Pulitzer Prize finalist Victoria Johnson speaks with Gregory Mosher about her recent book American Eden. Victoria tells the story of the doctor who not only attended at the infamous Hamilton-Burr duel but also helped launch science, medicine, and the arts in New York. American Eden was a New York Times Notable Book of 2018 and a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award in Nonfiction, the 2018 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Biography, and the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in History.

The reading will be followed by a live, virtual, Q&A.

For more about the book visit: americaneden.org.

This event will be held online via Zoom.

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https://community.hunter.cuny.edu/hunterhome-spring-2020-week-4-reg-form
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Open to Everyone
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Urban Policy & Planning Department of Theatre
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