Fall Scholars Lecture with Pulitzer Winner Alan Taylor: Joseph Plumb Martin - The Ordeals of a Continental Army Soldier
Thu, Sep 18
|The Mather Homestead
We kick off our America250 series with acclaimed historian and two-time Pulitzer winner professor Alan Taylor. He will explore one young soldier's Revolutionary War journey as documented in his memoir - a vivid first-hand account balancing grim hardships with humor and humanity.
Time & Location
Sep 18, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
The Mather Homestead, 19 Stephen Mather Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USA
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About the event ...
Discover the Revolutionary War Through a Soldier's Words: Joseph Plumb Martin
Join two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor as he explores Joseph Plumb Martin's remarkable and rare memoir—one of the most vivid firsthand accounts of the American Revolution. Martin, from Milford CT, enlisted at just 15 and served nearly the entire war, witnessing Valley Forge, Yorktown, and countless hardships with wit and unflinching honesty. Taylor brings this irreplaceable soldier's story to life, revealing the human drama behind America's founding.
Alan Taylor is a Professor Emeritis of History at the University of Virginia, once the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Professor of History.. A distinguished scholar of early American history, he has won the Pulitzer Prize twice, as…
Schedule
30 minutesWine & Cheese Reception
1778 house patio
1 hour 30 minutesLecture and Q&A
Barn