How did America begin? That simple question launched acclaimed author Nathaniel Philbrick on an extraordinary journey to understand the truth behind our most sacred national myth: the voyage of the Mayflower and the settlement of Plymouth Colony.

Join the Boston Public Library and American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) for an online talk with Nathaniel Philbrick about Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War.

This talk is part of the BPL's Baxter Lecture series. Ryan Woods, Executive Vice President and COO of American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), will be the moderator and a representative of the State Library of Massachusetts will co-host, following an introduction from BPL President David Leonard.

The event is free to the public.