Literary Events - Talks - Debates - Book Launch in Bridgeport, United States

Tires, garden hoses, shoe soles, industrial belts, pencil erasers and more. These days, we take rubber products for granted. But well into the 19th century, rubber was considered too unstable for most commercial uses because it decomposed easily and melted at high te ..

The featured speaker will be Kevin Johnson, a Connecticut State Librarian, who will offer a dramatic portrayal of a real historic figure – Jordan Freeman – who was an aid to Connecticut Col. William Ledyard. In the program, Johnson will describe Freeman’s first-hand ..

Performance storytelling is a tradition older than New England. It's different from reading aloud or giving a lecture on a topic - there is a personal connection between the teller and listener. Carolyn Stearns will bring this type of spell-binding performance to a s ..

As the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War approaches, there's likely to be a great deal of reflection and commentary about the U.S. role in the conflict. In contrast, former U.S. Marine Robert Kukiel, of Seymour, will offer a detailed description of what ..

Ebenezer Bassett was a man ahead of his time. In the mid-19th century, when most African Americans led difficult lives, Bassett was educated in Derby schools, attended college, and became a teacher, an activist, and an abolitionist. In 1869, President Ulysses Grant n ..