Authors visit bookstore to chat and sign recent works
WILMINGTON- Bartleby’s Books will host two authors this January as part of Wilmington Works’ Snowflake Saturdays in the Village.
On Saturday, January 11, at 4:30 pm, Sam Brakeley will discuss and sign his new book, “Skiing with Henry Knox.”
In 2015, Brakeley stood at a crossroads in his life. His longtime girlfriend was moving to Utah, with or without him, and he was torn between following her or remaining in New England with family, friends, and the land he loved. So he set out to complete the Catamount Trail, a 330-mile cross-country ski trail that runs across Vermont from the Massachusetts border to Canada. He took advantage of his time in the woods to reach a decision—and brought Henry Knox along for the trip. In 1775, Knox undertook a winter journey of similar length, retrieving dozens of artillery pieces from the recently captured Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain and dragging them 300 miles through snow and cold to Cambridge, MA, to help George Washington drive the entrenched British army from Boston.
Knox, too, faced his own challenges in love, leaving behind a young pregnant wife. By exploring Knox’s 18th-century physical and emotional journey while undertaking his own 21st-century trip on the Catamount Trail, Brakeley reminds readers that history has many lessons to offer the living.
On Saturday, January 18, at 4:30 pm, John C. Porter will discuss his book, “Preserving Old Barns: Preventing the Loss of a Valuable Resource.”
Get those barn restoration and history questions ready! The new edition of “Preserving Old Barns” is a wonderful resource for barn owners to assess, care for, and celebrate their special structures. Porter writes from the vantage point of one who grew up on a dairy farm, working every day in circa-1850s barns. He spent his career working as a cooperative extension educator, helping people retrofit old barns and build new ones to meet the changing demands of agriculture.
For more information or to reserve a book call (802) 464-5425, email bartbookvt@gmail.com or visit myvermontbookstore.com. Bartleby’s Books is located at 17 West Main Street and is open daily.
