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WWPL to host virtual book talk on the response to World War I

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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library in Staunton will host a virtual conversation with Neil Lanctot, author of The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams and Their Clash Over America’s Future on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.

Lanctot will explore the story of how the three most influential American progressives of the early 20th century split over America’s response to World War I. The book is an engrossing account of how and why the United States emerged onto the world stage, according to the WWPL.

Lanctot is a historian who has written four books Fair Dealing and Clean Playing: The Hilldale Club and the Development of Black Professional Baseball, 1910-1932; Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution; and Campy: The Two Lives of Roy Campanella.

His writing has appeared in Smithsonian, Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore Sun and several other journals and anthologies.

The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum is an educational institution dedicated to the study of the life of President Wilson and the times in which he lived.

In addition to welcoming museum visitors from around the world, the Presidential Library produces online educational programming for people of all ages.

For additional information or to register for the Zoom book talk, visit www.woodrowwilson.org.

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A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, Crystal Graham has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of "Virginia Tonight," a nightly TV news show, both broadcast on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television. You can reach her at [email protected]

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