Maine’s bicentennial is fast upon us, and I have a thing or two to say about how our state’s experiences as a colony of a colony set the stage for statehood in 1820 and a variety of cultural strengths and pathologies every since.
If you live near the western shores of Penobscot Bay, I’ll be giving a talk on all this in Rockland on November 16. The talk is hosted by the Rockland Historical Society, held at the Sail Power and Steam Museum, supported by the Maine Bicentennial Commission, and kicks off at 4pm. It’s free and open to the public.
You can find more details via this Village Soup article.
I’ll be speaking and writing about Maine’s historical legacy in the coming months and will post updates here.
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.