Feb 26 2015
Author Talk with Christian Appy of

Author Talk with Christian Appy of "American Reckoning"

Presented by Museums on the Green (operated by the Falmouth Historical Society) at Falmouth Museums on the Green

How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? American Reckoning examines the relationship between the war's realities and myths and its impact on our national identity, conscience, pride, shame, popular culture, and postwar foreign policy. Drawing on a vast variety of sources from movies, songs, and novels to official documents, media coverage, and contemporary commentary, the author offers an original interpretation of the war and its far-reaching consequences. 

Mr. Appy is a professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the author of two previous books on the Vietnam War, including Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered from All Sides, which won the Massachusetts Book Award for nonfiction. 

Admission Info

$5 members/$8 non-members; no reservations required.

Email: fhs@cape.com

Dates & Times

2015/02/26 - 2015/02/26

Location Info

Falmouth Museums on the Green

55 Palmer Ave, Falmouth, MA 02540