Cynthia Elder
Thu, Jun 18
|Herreshoff Marine Museum
Tales of the Sea: The Age of Sail
Cynthia Elder will discuss her historical fiction series, "Tales of the Sea," inspired by original letters, ship's logs and journals from a seafaring family from Cape Cod in the 1800s. Reception: 6 pm. Presentation: 7 pm. Book sales & conversation: 8-9 pm
Time & Location
Jun 18, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Herreshoff Marine Museum, 1 Burnside St, Bristol, RI 02809, USA
About the event
Experience life aboard a 177-foot merchant sailing ship in the years leading up to and through the Civil War in this presentation by Rhode Island author Cynthia Elder. Her new two-volume historical novel, "Tales of the Sea," presents the true story of a seafaring family from West Barnstable, Mass., during the final chapter of the Age of Sail. Based on hundreds of pages of letters, ship's logs and journals, the novels reveals the inner lives of the men and women who sailed on these great wooden ships.
Registration link coming soon at https://herreshoff.org/events/.
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