Connecticut's Cannon: The Salisbury Furnace in the American Revolution with Author Adam Ward Rome

Join us for a virtual conversation with Adam Ward Rome, author of the authoritative history, Connecticut’s Cannon: The Salisbury Furnace in the American Revolution.

With Adam Rome, we’ll explore the vital role the Salisbury ironworks played in producing high-quality artillery for the War of Independence, including three-quarters of the cannons used by the Continental Army. We’ll revisit Salisbury’s local history with a closer look at the extraordinary people, resources, and industrial effort that helped secure American independence. 

This event is presented by the Salisbury Association Historical Society in partnership with the Scoville Library.

Adam Ward Rome will join us via Zoom, and the conversation will be presented in hybrid format, offering in-person and online attendance, simultaneously. Please choose which format you prefer when you register by using the green button below.

About the speaker
Adam Ward Rome’s first publication, Connecticut’s Cannon: The Salisbury Furnace in the American Revolution, came out when he was a sophomore at Yale and began as an independent-study project at Loomis-Chaffee School. He went on to become an expert on the history of our relationship with the environment. He has written about suburban sprawl and the rise of the environmental movement, the first Earth Day, and efforts to green business. He also has created two Audible Original “courses,” one on Earth Day and one on Frederick Law Olmsted. He is a professor of environment and sustainability at the University at Buffalo.