Modern Times
REASON AMID CHAOS: Sam Houston’s Lonely Effort to Stop the Civil War
March 28, 2021 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
**Doors at 2:00, Lecture at 2:30
Tickets
$10 General Admission
$5 Student
Free for NCHM Members
Modern Times is back! But in a new, exciting, and COVID-19 safe way! We are moving Modern Time out onto our gorgeous front lawn, and under an open tent! Plus, for the first time EVER we are taking the show online! Now you can even participate in the lecture even when you can’t be here. So let’s step back in time for Season 15 of Modern Times, America at War: 1855-1865.
Sam Houston stood at the center of a boiling storm as the Civil War approached Texas. Both honored and vilified as the only Southern senator to oppose secession, then as Texas's wily Governor trying to subvert the rush toward Civil War, Sam Houston's lonely campaign to unite a fragmenting country on common ground holds eerie resonance in our own times. Come learn the story of how Sam Houston encouraged unity in the face of divisive times.
To ensure the safety of our guests, speakers, and staff at the in person event, we request that all participate in safe social distancing and wear a mask at all times while on our site. The sides of the tent will be open to ensure open airflow, and all chairs will be spaced apart for proper social distancing. Sanitation stations will also be available to all guests.
Jim Haley will be signing his books Sam Houston and Captain Putnam for the Republic of Texas before and after the event. Be sure to pre-order your book in our online store to pick it up at the event, or to have a copy signed and shipped to you after the event.
About the Speaker
Award-winning historian and novelist James L. Haley grew up in Fort Worth, and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Texas at Arlington with a B.A. in Government-Pre Law. He attended the UT Austin School of Law for two years before resigning to pursue a literary career.
He is the author of over twenty books, embracing the history of Texas and the American West, most prominently the biography Sam Houston now in its 7th printing. Among several prizes he has won the Western Writers of America Spur Award twice, and the Texas Historical Commission Book Award twice. He is a member of the Texas Institute of Letters and a Fellow of the Texas State Historical Society.
He is also the author of seven novels, most recently an important new naval adventure series for G. P. Putnam’s Sons. The fourth one, Captain Putnam for the Republic of Texas, which also features Sam Houston, is new off the press.