Program Type:
Book Club- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will close on January 25, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
- There are 25 seats remaining.
Program Description
Event Details
Come discuss this year’s Salisbury READS selection, REVOLUTION SONG by Russell Shorto. This acclaimed nonfiction historical narrative tells the story of the American Revolution through the eyes of six diverse historical individuals.
Author and educator Peter Vermilyea will lead three discussions, responding to your questions and connecting Shorto's themes and characters with our own local Revolutionary War history. We’ll explore how our area and communities played a role in the broader struggle for independence while reflecting on the principles, causes, and events that united and divided people during the struggle to found a new nation.
Join us for one, two, or all three discussions. Registration is required for each session.
- Sunday, January 25, 3:30 - 5:00 PM, REVOLUTION SONG & local history
- Sunday, February 22, 4:00 - 5:30 PM, REVOLUTION SONG & local history
- Sunday, March 15, 4:00 - 5:30 PM, REVOLUTION SONG & local history, a deeper dive
Although reading is not required, participants are strongly encouraged to read or listen to REVOLUTION SONG and are invited to come with questions or ideas for discussion.
Copies of REVOLUTION SONG are available at the library courtesy of the Salisbury Association and the Scoville Library and also available for free in audio format. For the free audio version, click this link to Libby and be ready to enter your Scoville Library card number.
Peter Vermilyea, an award-winning history educator and author, teaches at Housatonic Valley Regional High School and for the University of Connecticut. His new book, Litchfield County in the Revolutionary War, will be published in the Spring of 2026.
For more on REVOLUTION SONG and Salisbury READS, click this link.