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 America 250 academic series with acclaimed historian and two-time Pulitzer winning professor Alan Taylor. Join us for a riveting exploration of one young man's Revolutionary War journey—a compelling lens through which to reflect on the sacrifices that shaped our nation’s founding.
Time & Location
Sep 18, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
The Mather Homestead, 19 Stephen Mather Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USA
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 well as the Bancroft Prize and the National Book Award. His work focuses on the colonial period, the American Revolution, and the early American Republic. Professor Taylor is the author of 11 books on…