Author Gary L. Gregg Presents “America 250: George Washington: Citizen, Soldier, Statesman" 

Tuesday, June 16 at 6 pm at the High Plains Heritage Center, 825 Heritage Drive in Spearfish.

You’re invited to join author Professor Gary L Gregg for a talk on his latest book America 250: George Washington: Citizen, Soldier, Statesman at the High Plains Heritage Center on Tuesday, June 16 at 6 pm. Admission is free and books will be available for purchase at the event, presented by High Plains Heritage Center and co-hosted by Henry’s Books.

America 250 is the second book in the South Dakota Biography Series: Faces of Mount Rushmore, which highlights the presidents depicted on the national memorial and other figures connected with its history.

About America 250: George Washington: Citizen, Soldier, Statesman As commander in chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and the nation’s first president from 1789 to 1797, Washington emerged not only as the United States’ leading statesman and foremost Founding Father, but as the living symbol of the American Revolution. His name and image are now so ubiquitous, his legacy and legend so much larger than life, that it may seem like he was destined to defeat the world’s most powerful empire and unify a sprawling new nation.

George Washington: Citizen, Soldier, Statesman is a timely reminder that contrary to his grand visage on Mount Rushmore, Washington was not born to greatness—he earned it. Author Gary L. Gregg II highlights the crucial moments of Washington’s career to demonstrate that he was not just a great man, but a good one, who set an example worthy of emulation. 

About the author… Gary L. Gregg II, Ph.D. holds the Mitch McConnell Chair in Leadership at the University of Louisville where he is also director of the McConnell Center. He is an award winning teacher, recipient of the George Washington Medal for Communications from the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge, and has appeared on many national and international television and radio programs. An award-winning political science teacher and expert on the U.S. presidency, Gregg has written or edited several books, including Securing Democracy: Why We Have an Electoral College.  He has also written or edited a dozen books on the American Founding, George Washington and American politics. 

We look forward to seeing you  on Tuesday, June 16 for this special opportunity at High Plains Heritage Center, 825 Heritage Drive in Spearfish.