September Section Meeting
"STEAM COFFIN, Captain Moses Rodgers and The Steamship Savannah Break the Barrier"
Historian and author John Laurence Busch will attempt to re-calibrate your mind before showing why the proposition of making the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on a "steamship" was met with a mixture of skepticism and fear.
John Laurence Busch is an independent historian who has devoted years of research to discovering the true story of Captain Moses Rogers and the steamship Savannah. This led him to scour archives and libraries from Portland, Maine to Savannah, Georgia, and across the Atlantic Ocean to the far reaches of Europe, in search of new information on the life and career of Moses Rogers, one of the first steamboat captains in history, as well as the actors and events that resulted in the formation of the Savannah Steam Ship Company, and the construction of the steamship Savannah.
The result is STEAM COFFIN, the most descriptive account of the saga of Captain Moses Rogers and the steamship Savannah ever written. The foundation for such a story rests upon the contents of neverbefore-published manuscripts and newspaper articles, which provide an abundance of new details illuminating the actions and attitudes of those who participated in, and witnessed, the creation and voyage of the Savannah.
John’s careful weaving together of many disparate sources results in a narrative that recalls both the fabric and style used in storytellings of old. It also shows just what Captain Moses Rogers and the steamship Savannah accomplished for eternity.
When: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Where: Red, Hot and Blue
Route 70 (attached to Holiday Inn)
Cherry Hill NJ
Time:
5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Cost: $10, cash bar (Members and non-members welcome.)
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To:
Please confirm your attendance by 3 pm FRIDAY, September 16, 2011
Call Justin Lane, Phone: 856-339-2367; or E-mail: jlane1@comcast.net to make your reservation.
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2011-2012 Events
October 2011 - Variable Frequency Drives
February 2012 - Student Night
March 2012 - TBD
April 2012 - Plant Tour TBD
May 2012 - Annual Golf Outting
Note:
Contact: Justin Lane, Phone: 856-339-2367; or E-mail: jlane1@comcast.net to make your reservation.
