The Midtown Scholar Bookstore is thrilled to welcome New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara to Harrisburg for an in-person conversation and signing on his new book, THE OLD LION: A NOVEL OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Shaara will be in conversation with Connie Doebele.In one of his most accomplished, compelling novels yet, Jeff Shaara accomplishes what only the finest historical fiction can do - he brings to life one of the most consequential figures in U.S. history, Theodore Roosevelt. This event is free and open to the public.
From the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, from the waning days of the rugged frontier of a young country to the emergence of a modern, industrial nation exerting its power on the world stage, Theodore Roosevelt embodied both the myth and reality of the country he loved and led.
From his upbringing in the rarefied air of New York society of the late 19th century to his time in rough-and-tumble world of the Badlands in the Dakotas, from his rise from political obscurity to Assistant Secretary of the Navy, from national hero as the leader of the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War to his accidental rise to the Presidency itself, Roosevelt embodied the complex, often contradictory, image of America itself.
In gripping prose, Shaara tells the story of the man who both defined and created the modern United States.
About the Speakers:
Jeff Shaara is the award-winning, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of seventeen novels, including Rise to Rebellion and The Rising Tide, as well as Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure - two novels that complete his father's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, The Killer Angels. Jeff is based in Gettysburg PA.
Connie Doebele spent 25 years at C-SPAN television as a senior executive producer. She has produced the network's signature book program "Booknotes." In addition, she was the originating producer for C-SPAN's Book TV. Over the years, she also produced the network's morning show "Washington Journal" in addition to its international coverage and its programming about the Supreme Court. In 2011, she produced a documentary about the Library of Congress. Connie also spent many years in front of the camera moderating C-SPAN's call-in programs and book interviews. She moved to Harrisburg last fall after four years at Purdue University as Managing Director of the Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement.
