Thursday, August 21 @ 7:00 pm:Â Join us for the first program in our special A250: A Deep Dive into the Declaration of Independence series presented in collaboration with Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center.
British writer and historian Peter Moore will explore the trans-Atlantic origins of Thomas Jefferson’s fabled phrase, “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” – perhaps the most famous line of the 1776 Declaration of Independence. Approaching a distinctly American ideal from a definitively British perspective, Moore will discuss the contributions of significant thinkers such as Samuel Johnson, Catharine Macaulay, John Wilkes and Benjamin Franklin. Â
Moore teaches creative writing at the University of Oxford. He is the Sunday Times Bestselling author of Endeavour and The Weather Experiment, the latter of which was a New York Times “Notable Book of the Year.” His latest book, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Britain and the American Dream 1740-1776 was published in 2023.
Support for A250: A Deep Dive into the Declaration of Independence is provided by CT Humanities. Â Additional promotional support provided by Ridgefield Commemorates America at 250.
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