She wrote In the Devil’s Snare about the Salem witchcraft crisis of 1692 and most recently 1774: The Long Year of Revolution, which won the 2021 George Washington Book Prize.
Norton joined the history faculty at Cornell University and is now the Mary Donlon Alger Professor of American History Emerita. Ithaca, New York, though a gorgeous place, is in no way a transportation hub. Therefore, she can’t just pop in for guest lectures elsewhere.
In the coming week, however, Prof. Norton will be speaking to two local historical organizations about how the Revolution developed in 1774.
Sunday, 15 September, 3:00 P.M.
1774: The Long Year of Revolution
Hingham Heritage Museum and online
Inaugurating the Hingham Historical Society’s Revisiting the American Revolution series, Norton analyzes the crucial, but often overlooked, year of 1774 and the pivotal events of that year which would help to forge a new nation. Her book 1774 has become an essential text on the American Revolution.
The society is the whole series of lectures as a package, and since I’m the November speaker I simply must recommend that.
Thursday, 19 September, 7:00 P.M.
1774 and All That: Reflections on a Long Year of Revolution
Concord Museum and online
One of the most acclaimed and original colonial historians of our time, Mary Beth Norton, shares her landmark text 1774: The Long Year of Revolution chronicling the revolutionary changes that occurred from December 1773 to April 1775—from the Boston Tea Party to the Battles of Lexington and Concord. In those 16 months, colonists loyal to King George III began discordant “discussions” that led to their acceptance of the inevitability of war. Professor Norton will be joined in conversation to bring to life this foundational moment in American history.
The in-person seats for this event have sold out, but you can still register for online access.
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