SOLD OUT: Lunch and Fellowship with Timothy Walker

On November 20, 2015, Library fellow Timothy Walker will offer a rare European view of Revolutionary America, explaining the significant role that the Portuguese empire played in the story of the U.S. struggle for independence. Included will be a discussion of his research topic at the Fred W. Smith National Library, “Commercial Relationships between George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and the Kingdom of Portugal: Commodities, Ports & Merchants.”

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Timothy Walker

Dr. Walker is an associate professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Recent publications include “Atlantic Dimensions of the American Revolution: Imperial Priorities and the Portuguese Reaction to the North American Bid for Independence (1775-1783),” and “The Medicines Trade in the Portuguese Atlantic World: Dissemination of Plant Remedies and Healing Knowledge from Brazil, c. 1580-1830.”