Join us for an Author Talk & Book Signing with historian, Robert M. Dunkerly, author of Unhappy Catastrophes: The American Revolution in Central New Jersey, 1776-1782.
In Unhappy Catastrophes: The American Revolution in Central New Jersey, 1776–1782, Robert M. Dunkerly follows the course of the war through its various phases and details lesser-known battles, military campsites, raids, espionage, and more. The book also includes historic sites to visit, markers, and websites for further research and study. This part of New Jersey saw more action during the Revolution than anywhere else in the young nation and has been called the Cockpit of the Revolution. To truly understand the war, look at central New Jersey.
Robert M. (Bert) Dunkerly is a historian, award-winning author, and speaker who is actively involved in historic preservation and research. He works as a park ranger at Richmond National Battlefield Park. Among his books are three in the Emeiging Civil War Series: To The Bitter End: Appomattox, Bennett Place, and the Surrenders of the Confederacy; No Turning Back: A Guide to the 1864 Overland Campaign; and Embattled Capital: A Guide to Richmond During the Civil War. He also blogs for Emerging Civil War and Emerging Revolutionary War Era.
This program is cohosted with the Historical Society of Plainfield / Drake House Museum, a proud partner of Revolution NJ.