Wellesley Historical Society’s Spring Gala is celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution with a dinner, silent auction and open bar.

The evening will feature a keynote address by Pulitzer Prize winning author Rick Atkinson, on his new book “The Fate of The Day”.

More information coming soon!

About Rick Atkinson

Rick Atkinson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of seven previous works of history, including The Long Gray Line, the Liberation Trilogy (An Army at Dawn, The Day of Battle, and The Guns at Last Light), and The British Are Coming, the first volume of the Revolution Trilogy. His numerous awards include Pulitzer Prizes for history and journalism.

“The Fate of the Day”

In the second volume of the Revolution trilogy, George Washington’s army fights on the knife edge between victory and defeat. As the war grinds on, the stakes rise higher, with each battle shaping the uncertain future of a fledgling nation fighting for survival against impossible odds.