Date: December 29, 2006 Stop: january 3, 2007
Media Contact: Patricia White
706-722-8454 orpwhite@csra.net
Brown Bag History Series Erskine Caldwell and Tobacco Road Dr. Wayne Mixon
The Augusta Museum of History will present its next monthly Brown Bag History Series on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. The speaker will be Dr. Wayne Mixon and his topic will be Erskine Caldwell and Tobacco Road.
Dr. Mixon’s talk will focus on the writing and the reception of “Tobacco Road,” Caldwell’s portrayal of bone-grinding and soul-numbing poverty in the area around Augusta at the onset of the Great Depression.
Erskine Caldwell is one of the most widely read authors of the Twentieth Century, with eighty million books sold to readers in forty-three different languages. The stage adaptation of Tobacco Road made American theatre history when it ran for seven-and-a-half years on Broadway. Caldwell is the author of 25 novels, 150 short stories and 12 nonfiction books.
Dr. Wayne Mixon Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History and Anthropology at Augusta State University, and the author of several books including The People's Writer: Erskine Caldwell and the South.
The Brown Bag History Series program is free to members, $3 for non-members and reservations are required. Bring your lunch and the museum will provide the beverage and dessert. Please call (706) 722-8454 for reservations by Tuesday, January 2, 2007.
The Augusta Museum of History is located at 560 Reynolds Street in downtown Augusta. Hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; and Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Admission is: Adult: $4•Senior: $3•Child: (6-18) $2-(5and under) Free
The 1797 Ezekiel Harris House is located at 1822 Broad Street. Hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Admission is: Adult and Senior: $2 • Child: $1. Please call (706) 722-8454 for more information or visit our websitewww.augustamuseum.org.
