Most of the world would be surprised to know how few of our thoughts are really original with ourselves. What we write and say is, for the most part, a kind of mosaic interweaving of ideas and recollections gathered together out of other people’s talk or books. The combination and rearrangement of them is about all we can call our own. When a man does really evolve an original thought out of his own mind, it is the exception, rather than the rule. It is usually the fruit, either of patient study, or of fresh and vivid experience.
Seward's Folly at 150
Jun 25th 2017 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Jun 25th 2017 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Historian Lee Farrow presents her new book, Seward's Folly: A New Look at the Alaska Purchase. Farrow’s work represents the first book-length examination of "Seward's Folly" in a generation. Blending her scholarly background in Russian history with an in-depth look at American motivations to acquire the Alaskan territories, Farrow puts the two sides together in an engaging narrative. As the world reflects on the sesquicentennial of Seward's eponymous folly, this book about its origins and legacy could not be timelier.
Farrow will sign copies of her book after the talk.
Admission: Members $10, General Public $15
Reservations recommended.
Lecture will be held at Theater Mack at the Cayuga Museum.
