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The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta
Jimmy Carter Library & Museum, 441 Freedom Pkwy, Atlanta, GA | Get Directions »
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The annual BATL event commemorating the Battle of Atlanta brings author Marc Wortman to the Carter Center to discuss and sign his book The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta. The book goes into detail about the city's leadership in 1864 including Mayor Calhoun who happened to own a big piece of the Battle of Atlanta battlefield now located in East Atlanta. Wortman reveals the last of the medieval sieges as the first with modern urban devastation.
Event Details
| Where | Jimmy Carter Library & Museum 441 Freedom Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30307 |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 7:00 pm |
| Website | http://www.cartercenter.org |
| Price | $0 |
More About Jimmy Carter Library & Museum
The Carter Library & Museum serves as the repository for more than 27 million documents, letters, videos and photographs, chronicling the presidency of Jimmy Carter. Set on 35 acres of gardens in Atlanta's Poncey-Highland neighborhood, it also is the home of the Carter Center, which, along with Emory University, focuses on human rights and political issues around the world.
