BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Carmel Clay Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Carmel Clay Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:335a634a-372c-4050-b86b-f3ed9046df69 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260723T122609Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260802T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260802T153000 SUMMARY:Behind the Book with Scott Ellsworth LOCATION:Main Library\nMain Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Main Library;X-APPLE-RADIU S=10;X-TITLE=Main Library:geo:39.978028,-86.121873 GEO:39.978028;-86.121873 DESCRIPTION:Bestselling author Scott Ellsworth shares his new book "Midnig ht on the Potomac." Registration is required for this free author event..\ nhttps://carmel.libnet.info/event/16446849 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

From the author of \;The Ground Br eaking\, \;longlisted for the National Book Award\, comes a rivet ing saga of the last year of the Civil War&mdash\;and a revealing new acco unt of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

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Midnight on the P otomac is a fast-paced Civil War history focused on the war&rsquo\;s final\, uncertain months. Blending battlefield drama\, political intrigue\ , and espionage\, it follows leaders like Lincoln\, Grant\, and Sherman al ongside soldiers\, freed slaves\, and a pioneering female journalist. The book also challenges long-held myths\, revealing deeper Confederate plots& mdash\;including John Wilkes Booth&rsquo\;s ties to a broader conspiracy&m dash\;while uncovering lesser-known stories that helped shape the war&rsqu o\;s outcome.

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Book sales and signing will follow the conversation. Registration is required for this free author event. Presented by the Car mel Clay Public Library Foundation.

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