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The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

History Book Club

Commemorate 250 years of American independence by delving into diverse narratives and experiences that shaped this country. Through fiction and nonfiction, we’ll examine our shared past and its impact on today.

Meetings will be held monthly online and facilitated by staff Montgomery Parks.

Winter Book selections

Dec 9 – “This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War” by Drew Gilpin Faust

Feb 10 – “Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero” by Kate Clifford Larson

Become a member of the History Book Club for additional details.

Time:
Wednesday, December 9, 2026
6:30PM - 8:30PM