Frontier Rebels: The Fight for Independence in the American West - A Talk by Dr. Patrick Spero

The Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience welcomes Patrick Spero, Librarian and Director of the American Philosophical Society Library in Philadelphia. As a scholar of early American history, Dr. Spero specializes in the era of the American Revolution. He has published over a dozen essays and reviews on the topic. He is the author of "Frontier Rebels: The Fight for Independence in the American West, 1765-1776" (Norton, 2018). Prior to his appointment at the American Philosophical Society, Dr. Spero taught at Williams College. Book signing to follow.