Wednesday, September 18 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm EDT
The Ridgefield Historical Society is pleased to present Keith Marshall Jones III’s new book, THE BATTLE OF RIDGEFIELD: Benedict Arnold, the Patriot Militia, and the Surprising 1777 Battle that Galvanized Revolutionary Connecticut, which Connecticut State Historian Emeritus Dr. Walter Woodward calls “the definitive account of the Battle of Ridgefield for many years to come.”
Mr. Jones, the Founding President of the Ridgefield Historical Society and author of Farmers Against the Crown (2002), has added a great deal of new information and understanding to the story of inland Connecticut’s largest Revolutionary War engagement, the April 27, 1777, Battle of Ridgefield.
Mr. Jones will share insights on the Battle of Ridgefield in a program on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Church North Hall, 351 Main Street. Admission to the presentation is free, but a ticket is required for entry. Book sales benefit the Ridgefield Historical Society.
The 320-page illustrated and indexed paperback book is priced at $35.95. Books are now available to purchase on site at the Ridgefield Historical Society at 4 Sunset Lane during open hours (Tue, Wed, and Thur, 1-5pm) or other times by appointment. Books can also be pre-order through the Ridgefield Historical Society’s website and can be picked-up and signed by the author at this event on Sept. 18. Books can also be shipped to you for an additional $7, for a total of $42.95 each. If you’d like more than one copy mailed to you please call the Ridgefield Historical Society (203-438-5821) before placing your order.
Keith Marshall Jones III is author of JOHN LAURANCE, the Immigrant Founding Father America Never Knew (awarded the American Philosophical Society’s 2019 “Publication of the Year”). Other books include: CONGRESS AS MY GOVERNMENT, Chief Justice John Marshall in the War for Independence (2008); Farmers Against the Crown (2002); and The Farms of Farmingville (2001). He lives in New York City and Tucson, Arizona.
For more information call the Historical Society at 203-438-5821.
