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American History Book Club

American History Book Club

IFL American History Book Club 2022 Schedule

This year, there will be four special American History Book Club events. We will have four, “History vs. Hollywood" events where we will show a movie related to our book for the month in the community room at 11 AM on the Saturday before the regular book discussion. Club members can also choose to watch the movie or another related one in the comfort of their own home if desired. We will then discuss “History vs. Hollywood,” during our regular book meeting on the fourth Tuesday of every month, in the community room at 11 AM.

January (1st History vs. Hollywood)
January 22nd (Movie)
The Oregon Trail, NR, (86 minutes, 1959-Fred MacMurrary and Gloria Talbot

January 25th (Book Discussion)
The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman (328 pp)

February 22nd (Book Discussion Only)
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom by Catherine Clinton (304 pp)

March 22nd (Book Discussion Only)
All for the Union: The Civil War Diary & Letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes by Robert Hunt Rhodes, Elisha Hunt Rhodes (270 pp)

April (2nd History vs. Hollywood)
April 23rd (Movie)
The Long Riders, R, 1 hr. 40 minutes, (1980-David Carradine, Stacy Keach)

April 25th (Book Discussion)
Last Hurrah of the James-Younger Gang by Robert Barr Smith (272 pp)

May 24th (Book Discussion Only)
Forgotten Ellis Island: The Extraordinary Story of America's Immigrant Hospital by Lorie Conway (208 pp)

June 28th (Book Discussion Only)
Taking on the Trust: How Ida Tarbell Brought Down John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil: The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller by Steve Weinberg (304 pp)

July (3rd History vs. Hollywood)
July 23rd (Movie)
A Farewell to Arms, NR. 80 min, (1957-Rock Hudson)

July 26th (Book Discussion)
America’s Great War: World War I and the American Experience by Robert H. Zieger (304 pp)

August 23rd (Book Discussion Only)
The Twenties: Fords, Flappers & Fanatics by George E. Mowry (186 pp)

September 27th (Book Discussion Only)
At Work in Penn's Woods: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Pennsylvania by Joseph M. Speakman (237 pp)

October (4th and last 2022 History vs. Hollywood)
October 22nd (Movie) 11 AM Community Room. Refreshments provided.
War of the Worlds, NR, 85 minutes (1953-Lewis Martin) OR the original radio broadcast from October 30th, 1938.

October 25th (Book Discussion)
Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News (337 pp)

November 22nd (Book Discussion Only)
Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. (308 pp)

December (No Book Discussion) Happy Holidays!

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