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The Trouble With Wilderness

The Grange Fall Lyceum series presents
THE TROUBLE WITH WILDERNESS

A six-part series, Tuesdays at 7:00
September 22 through October 27

Co-sponsored by the Grange, Adirondack Council, Boquet River Association (BRASS), and Champlain Area Trails (CATS)

In this talk, historian and frequent Lyceum lecturer Andy Buchanan will take a long historical view of the relationship between human beings and the natural world, asking where our notion of wilderness comes from and how it has changed over time.

SPEAKER: Andy Buchanan is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Vermont. He teaches global and American history and global environmental histor. He is the author of numerous books and articles on World War II. His most recent books include The Greater Second World War: Global Perspectives (with Ruth Lawlor) and From World War to Postwar: Revolution, Cold War, Decolonization, and the Rise of American Hegemony, 1943-1958.

Earlier Event: September 26
Manhattan Short Film Festival
Later Event: October 3
Ordinary Elephant