Cynthia Elder
Tue, Jun 17
|Barrington Public Library
Book Tour: "Tales of the Sea"
Join Cynthia Elder for a look behind the scenes of her new historical novel. The event will be held in the Collis Family Gallery. Copies of "The Journey Begins" and "The Drumbeats of War" will be available for purchase after the event courtesy of Barrington Books.
Time & Location
Jun 17, 2025, 6:30 PM
Barrington Public Library, 281 County Rd, Barrington, RI 02806, USA
About the event
Join Cynthia Elder for a look behind the scenes of her new historical novel, Tales of the Sea. Based on hundreds of pages of original ship's logs, letters and journals, the book reveals the true story of a seafaring family from West Barnstable, Massachusetts, during the final chapter of the Great Age of Sail and the tumultuous years of the Civil War.
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