The Great Fire: One American's Mission to Rescue Victims of the 20th Century's First Genocide

   
Summary

The Great Fire: One American's Mission to Rescue Victims of the 20th Century's First Genocide

Description

Join Professor Lou Ureneck for a presentation on his new book, The Great Fire, the harrowing story of a Methodist Minister and a principled American naval officer who helped rescue more than 250,000 refugees during the genocide of Armenian and Greek Christians—a tale of bravery, morality, and politics, published to coincide with the genocide’s centennial. By turns harrowing and inspiring, The Great Fire uses eyewitness accounts, documents, and survivor narratives to bring this episode—extraordinary for its brutality as well as its heroism—to life.

Starts

6:00pm on Tuesday, October 13th 2015

End Time

7:30pm

Location

Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA

URL

https://secure-alumni.bu.edu/olc/pub/BUAR/event/showEventForm.jsp?form_id=192271

 
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