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Speaking on the historical roots of Pennsylvania politics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Oct. 22
Carpenter's Hall 320 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesPhiladelphia's Carpenter's Hall, where the First Continental Congress met in 1774, has invited me back to speak on the historical roots of Pennsylvania politics, the answers to which lie in the regional fissures that run across this state -- the only state, in fact, that contains the original settlement "hearth" of two regional cultures. It's... Read more »
COLIN WOODARD is a New York Times bestselling author, historian and award-winning journalist. He is the author of seven books that have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and inspired an NBC television drama. He is currently Director of Nationhood Lab at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Affairs at Salve Regina University. As State and National Affairs Writer at Maine's Portland Press Herald, he won a 2012 George Polk Award and was a finalist for a 2016 Pulitzer Prize. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, The Economist, Smithsonian and dozens of other major publications.