Voyage to an Enchanted Land

In 1851-52 Navy Lieutenants William Herndon and Lardner Gibbon explored the Amazon River basin the hard way:  west to east, from the river’s headwaters in Peru to its mouth on the Atlantic.  Their superb official account of travels thousands of miles through the lush, fabulously strange heart of the continent became a best seller, and made Herndon into one of the age’s celebrity adventurers.

This talk will be virtual and is a part of the Balch Library fall lecture series.  You can register here.  Use the drop down and register for a lecture.  Let the library know you’ll be attending the Voyage Through an Enchanted Land talk on October 20th.  Once you register, the library will send you a link to join the virtual presentation.  I look forward to “seeing” you on October 20th at 1:00pm.