Evening Lecture Series: Left for Dead
About the lecture: In Left for Dead, Eric Jay Dolin tells the true story of a wild and fateful encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British warship in the Falkland archipelago during the War of 1812. Fraught with misunderstandings and mistrust, the incident left three British sailors and two Americans, including the captain of the sealer, Charles H. Barnard, abandoned in the barren, windswept, and inhospitable Falklands for a year and a half. With deft narrative skill and unequaled knowledge of the very pith of seafaring life, Dolin describes in vivid and harrowing detail the increasingly desperate existence of the castaways during their eighteen-month ordeal—an all-too-common fate in the Great Age of Sail. Left for Dead shows individuals in wartime under great duress acting both nobly and atrociously, and offers a unique perspective on a pivotal era in American maritime history.
This Evening Lecture will be in person in the Museum's Main Lobby and livestreamed. All attendees are welcome to send comments or questions to Eric, and he will answer following the lecture.
Attending in person? This lecture is $10 for guests, and free for Mariners' Museum Members. Each individual attending the lecture requires one (1) ticket. Up to six (6) tickets may be purchased in one transaction. Each ticket includes one (1) drink ticket. A cash bar will be available for additional beverages. Doors open at 6 p.m. for guests attending the lecture in person.
Watching remotely? This lecture is free to watch and you may register here.
Advance registration is required whether you attend the lecture in person or online.
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Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2642115-0
