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.

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