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Salute to Veterans: A Virtual Adventure by the Book

November 11, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm PST

$22.95 – $43.95

About the Event

We are pleased to invite you to a very special Veterans Day event, our Salute to Veterans Virtual Adventure featuring New York Times bestselling author John Cribb, and award-winning author Rebecca Bruff.  Join us on Zoom* to “meet” these creative artists and experience their stories of two very important military figures, one renowned the world over, and one obscure in the annals of history. As you relax in the comfort of your own home, help us honor and remember all those who have served in the United States Armed Forces

This Virtual Adventure was designed not only to support talented authors whose book tours and events were cancelled due to COVID-19, but also to provide readers with our signature Adventures by the Book® multi-sensorial experience that brings literature to life in exciting and unique ways. Event admission is included with your purchase of one or both of the authors’ books.

Your Adventure includes your choice of one or both of the authors’ books, shipping within the US, signed book plate(s), a virtual book discussion with the authors, and a presentation about the Foundation for Women Warriors.

*Instructions to join the Zoom virtual Adventure will be emailed to you three days prior to the event. Please note that no technical assistance will be available during the event, so we highly recommend you practice using Zoom with friends and family prior to the event. If you do not receive your Zoom invite, please contact us.

About the Featured Speakers

Rebecca Bruff writes because she believes that “the stories we read and write and tell have the power to shape and change our lives. I believe that – because a story changed my life.” Seven years ago, when she lived in Texas, she visited the lowcountry. It was her first experience there, so she took a carriage tour through the historic district of Beaufort. That’s when she heard a little bit of the story of a man named Robert Smalls. His story ignited her curiosity, which led to exploration, and exploration led to discovery, a discovery that revealed how little she understood about the experiences of enslaved people in our country.

Her deeply moving and illuminating Trouble the Water reveals the little-known real-life  and unlikely story of Robert Smalls. Born enslaved in South Carolina before the Civil War, Smalls witnesses great privilege and immense suffering alongside his owner’s daughter and the dangerous son of a firebrand secessionist. At the age of twelve, he’s sent to work in Charleston, where he loads ships and learns to pilot a cotton steamer. When the war erupts and his cotton steamer becomes a confederate warship, Robert attempts a daring and harrowing escape to freedom for himself and the people he loves, becoming a Civil War hero and paragon of civic leadership.

To schedule a book club visit with Rebecca or any of our authors on NovelNetwork:

 

 

John Cribb is a New York Times bestselling author who has written about subjects ranging from history to education. His previous work includes coauthoring The American Patriot’s Almanac and The Educated Child; co-editing The Human Odyssey, a 3-volume world history text, and developing online history courses. His writing has been published in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, National Review Online, and several other publications.

His Old Abe is a rare NOVEL of Abraham Lincoln, one that recounts the last five years of his life, the most cataclysmic years of America’s history. We are at Lincoln’s side on every page of this vivid novel as he presses forward amid disaster and comes to life once again fighting to save the country. The story begins in the spring of 1860 in Illinois and follows Lincoln through his election and the calamity of the Civil War to his assassination at the height of power. Amid national and personal tragedy, he struggles to find meaning in the war and bring freedom to Southern slaves. Central to this novel is a love story—the story of Abraham and Mary Lincoln’s sometimes stormy yet devoted marriage. This story portrays Lincoln not only as a flesh-and-blood man, but a hero who embodies his country’s finest ideals. Set amid America’s most devastating tragedy, Old Abe captures the triumphs and defeats of one of the greatest leaders in US history, the one who set a divided country on track to become a great nation.

“This is the best book about Lincoln I’ve ever read.” – William J. Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education and author of The Book of Virtues.

 

About the Featured Veterans Organization

Foundation for Women Warriors is a 100 year old nonprofit organization dedicated to serving women veterans and their children. The organization  was originally established in 1920 to provide housing to widows, war nurses, and mothers of fallen service members. As women’s roles have changed, the organization began to shift its services toward women veterans. Today, they continue to serve women veterans and their children as Foundation for Women Warriors.

Their mission is to serve women veterans and their children so that their next mission is clear and continues to impact the world. Foundation for Women Warriors provides essential programs to enhance the personal and economic wellbeing of women veterans. Their programs honor and empower the women who answered our nation’s call to serve

MAKE A DONATION this Veterans Day to honor the sacrifices and service these brave women have provided to our country.

 

 

For Book Clubs or Author Live Chats

Are you in a book club, library reading group, or is your group of friends, colleagues, family members seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that Rebecca Bruff is a member of our wonderful community of over 125 NovelNetwork authors available to meet with small groups via video chat.

NovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and gain access to our database of dozens of authors, from NYT and international bestsellers, to debut authors, cookbook authors, mystery and non-fiction authors, and representing various regions of the United States, and even Alaska and Hawaii, all of whom want to meet with you!

To schedule a visit with Rebecca or any of our authors, join FOR FREE  here.

 

 

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Date:
November 11, 2020
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm PST
Cost:
$22.95 – $43.95
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