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SCHEMEL FORUM COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM - BRICKLAYER BILL - THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE WORKINGMAN'S BOSTON MARATHON

Tuesday, 01 May, 2018

Tuesday, 01 May, 2018 05:30 PM

Schemel Forum with the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library

Bricklayer Bill: The Untold Story of the Workingman's Boston Marathon
Lawrence W. Kennedy, Ph.D., Professor of History, The University of Scranton

The book, published in 2017, recounts the story of the 1917 Boston Marathon winner who became a sports hero of the 1920s and 30s. Bill Kennedy's experiences, from riding the rails to surviving accidents and backbreaking work, illuminate the working-class culture of marathon running long before it became a professional sport. 

Tuesday, May 01
5:30 p.m.; Weinberg Memorial Library, Heritage Room, 5th Floor

Lecture to be followed by a reception and book signing.

Free Event, RSVP Required

Contact:

Alicen Morrison

Phone: 570-941-6206
Website: Click to Visit

Categories:

Weinberg Memorial Library, Heritage Room (5th floor)

300 Monroe Avenue
 Scranton, PA 18510