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Ill-Fated Frontier

Peril and Possibilities in the Early American West

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Upcoming Author events

“Ill-Fated Frontier: Peril and Possibilities in the Early American West.” Reception and author talk. Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA. Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 6:00-7:00PM live and remote https://www.masshist.org/events/ill-fated-frontier

“The West and South during the Revolutionary Era – Adventure, Conflict, Accommodation, and Multi-Racial Foundations.”   Author talk in conversation with Pursuit of History‘s Lee Wright via Facebook live stream, Thursday, October 14, 2021.

Reviews and Commentary

“This excellent and highly original book is a major contribution to American history. It enlarges our understanding of slavery and the westward movement by the breadth of its research and the depth of its understanding. Readers will be surprised by the scale of slavery in northeastern states before the Revolution, by the magnitude of the westward migration, and by the experience of many Americans in bondage and freedom. It also enlarges our understanding of the values of a free society.” —David Hackett Fischer, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Washington’s Crossing, Liberty and Freedom, Albion’s Seed, Bound Away, Paul Revere’s Ride, and Champlain’s Dream

“This is an important American origin saga, and Samuel Forman is the right person to tell it.” —Nathaniel Philbrick, New York Times bestselling author of Mayflower, In the Heart of the Sea, The Last Stand, Bunker Hill, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane’s Eye

Past Events

Rev250 podcast, Tuesday, July 27, 2021.  Click on Revolution 250.org events for July 27th. “Dr. Joseph Warren.” Author Samuel Forman discusses the Revolutionary War politician, physician, mason, and military hero; along with his new book about the tumultuous western and southern borderlands during the Revolutionary era. “Ill-Fated Frontier: Peril and Possibilities in the Early American West.” In conversation with Prof. Bob Allison.

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Massachusetts Historical Society, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 6:00-7:00 PM.  Author talk and reception. Live on site and remotely via Zoom.

About the Author

Samuel A. Forman is a historian, physician, educator, and businessperson. He is the president of Oak and Ivy Health Systems and a visiting scientist at Harvard University. Throughout his successful careers as a physician, military officer, and businessman, he has published and lectured on historical topics impacting current issues. His identical surname as the historical protagonists is entirely coincidental; he is unrelated to any of them.

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