Contact: Lori
Meads, Educator
Release
Date: Immediate
(252) 335-1453
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Date: May 4, 2014
Running with the Grim Reaper, Volume Two
Walking with Giants
William E. Dunstan
Come to the
Museum of the Albemarle on Sunday, May 4, 2014 from 1:30 until 4 p.m.
for a lecture and book signing. Spellbinding author William E. Dunstan, native of Elizabeth City, North
Carolina, will sign his mesmerizing new book Running with the Grim Reaper,
volume two of his inspirational and magical series Adventures of a Southern Boyhood.
The
adventure series focuses on twentieth-century Elizabeth City. Readers will encounter unforgettable tales,
surging passions, warm friendships, and strong family bonds.
The second
book, Running with the Grim Reaper,
opens with the author's birth in Elizabeth
City, as the titanic hand
of the Second World War grips the globe.
The narrative highlights extraordinary men, women, and children tramping
through unforgettable chapters simmering with tragedies, racial conflicts,
murders, mysteries, ghosts, unconventional friendships, romantic liaisons, lost
loves, and bizarre true stories. The
author invites you for a guided tour through a rich and bittersweet lost world.
A gifted
educator and writer, William E. Dunstan serves as a visiting scholar at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. Dr. Dunstan's comprehensive professional
journey includes remarkable achievements as an archivist, historical editor,
author, college administrator, public-lecturer, and award-winning teacher. He has taught at Brevard
College, Carnegie
Mellon University, North Carolina
State University, and the University
of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. The Chronicle of Higher Education hailed him as an
innovative scholar and author with a deft hand for crafting appealing
literature. His previous publications
include Walking with Giants (the
first volume of Adventures of a Southern
Boyhood), The Runaway Detectives
(a novel), The Ancient Near East, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome.
Free Program
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252-335-1453
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