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Meet the Author: Dr. James Lewis

Event Type: Adult
Age Group(s): Adult
Date: 8/6/2012
Start Time: 7:00 PM
End Time: 8:30 PM
Description:
  Join Dr. James Lewis, staff historian at the Forest History Society, for a discussion of his book The Greatest Good and showing of excerpts from the film of the same name. Greatest The Greatest Good tells the story of the U.S. Forest Service and the public lands the agency manages. The film weaves historic footage and still photographs with interviews with historians, timber industry and environmental leaders, and Forest Service employees to illuminate the past one hundred years of accomplishments and controversies experienced while managing 191 million acres of America's land. Throughout the film, the question is asked: what is the greatest good? The film is narrated by Charles Osgood. A book and DVD signing will follow the discussion.
Library: Main Library - Durham County Library
Location: Auditorium:1st Floor