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Dr. Jim Brown, Author of Distracted by Alabama

2023-02-23 18:30:00 2023-02-23 20:30:00 America/Chicago Dr. Jim Brown, Author of Distracted by Alabama Dr. Jim Brown, Author of Distracted by Alabama Homewood Public Library - Round Auditorium

Thursday, February 23
6:30pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-02-23 18:30:00 2023-02-23 20:30:00 America/Chicago Dr. Jim Brown, Author of Distracted by Alabama Dr. Jim Brown, Author of Distracted by Alabama Homewood Public Library - Round Auditorium

Homewood Public Library

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Dr. Jim Brown, Author of Distracted by Alabama

Dr. Brown is a native Tennessean. He earned his PhD in European history from Vanderbilt and taught history at Samford University from 1971-2016.  The book Distracted by Alabama: Tangled Threads of Natural History, Local History, and Folklore reflects on fifty years of interactions with the people, places, wildlife, and folkways of Alabama. Copies of the book will be for sale.  

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Arts & Lit | Adult Events |

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