The 1896 Broadway melodrama The War of Wealth was inspired by the Crash of 1893.
Modern Times Lecture Series
The Crash of 1893 and the Gilded Age
Jeremi Suri, PhD
Sunday, OCTOBER 1, 2023 | 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Doors at 2:00, Lecture at 2:30
In Person and Online!
Tickets
$10 General Admission
$5 Student
Free for NCHM Members
The financial crash of 1893 created suffering throughout the United States. It inspired labor unrest and a radical populist movement. It also motivated fundamental changes in American politics and economy. This lecture will discuss the sources of the crash and its consequences. We will examine the legacies of this difficult moment for the development of American society in the next century.
Modern Times lectures can be attended in person or online through Zoom. Register TODAY to receive your confirmation email with the Zoom link. Then decide anytime whether you want to attend in person at the Neill-Cochran House Museum or online. It’s easy!
A recording of the talk will be provided to all registrants a few days after the lecture.
Free parking is available behind the Museum for in person attendees.
Signed copies of Dr. Suri’s latest book, Civil War By Other Means, are available for purchase when you register. Books can be picked up at the event or shipped to you. They can also be purchased at the event.
About the Speaker
Jeremi Suri, PhD, holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a professor in the University's Department of History and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Professor Suri is the author and editor of eleven books on politics and foreign policy, most recently: Civil War By Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy. His other books include: The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America’s Highest Office; Liberty’s Surest Guardian: American Nation-Building from the Founders to Obama; Henry Kissinger and the American Century; and Power and Protest: Global Revolution and the Rise of Détente.
Professor Suri’s writings appear in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN.com, Atlantic, Newsweek, Time, Wired, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and other media. He is a popular public lecturer and comments frequently on radio and television news. His writing and teaching have received numerous prizes, including the President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Texas and the Pro Bene Meritis Award for Contributions to the Liberal Arts. Professor Suri hosts a weekly podcast, “This is Democracy.”