MAN OF FIRE Book Tour Kicks Off with Talk at HLOM

Batavia’s Holland Land Office Museum hosted speaker Derek Maxfield last Wednesday night for a talk on his new book Man of Fire: William Tecumseh Sherman in the Civil War.

Photo Credit: Quincy Maxfield

In his talk, Maxfield delves deeply into the biographic details of Sherman’s life, painting a portrait of an enigmatic and unforgettable man’s lifelong search for identity.

Maxfield travels next to Richmond Memorial Library in Batavia on April 18th.

Upcoming Events in Western NY include:

4/18/23 – Richmond Memorial Library, Batavia, NY – 7 pm

4/19/23 – Genesee Valley CWRT, Pavilion, NY – 7 pm

4/27/23 – Buffalo, NY, CWRT – 7 pm

5/3/23 – Genesee Community College, Batavia, NY – Historical Horizons Lecture Series – Book talk and panel discussion featuring the author and the authors of book’s appendices, Jess Maxfield, Michael Gosselin & Tracy Ford – 7 pm

6/18/23 – Waterloo Public Library, Waterloo, NY – 7 pm

9/20/23 – West Seneca Historical Society, West Seneca, NY – 7 pm

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