Panel hosted by Patrick O'Donnell: The Battle of Pelham - John Glover and the Marblehead Mariners

Name: Panel hosted by Patrick O'Donnell: The Battle of Pelham - John Glover and the Marblehead Mariners
Released: 2026-09-17
Duration: 1 h 30 min

$5 tickets; Free admission for Pelham students<div><br><div>Join us for a special presentation by Patrick O'Donnell for a <span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">talk about John Glover and the Marblehead Mariners who saved the American Revolution in the Battle of Pelham. Mr. O'Donnell is the author of</span><i style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">The Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware</i><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">, which tracks the actions of Glover and his men through the American Revolution from evacuating the Continental Army after the Battle of Long Island to rowing Washington across the Delaware before the Battle of Trenton.  The book has been described as:</span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“an engrossing tale” ~ Associated Press, “Combat writing at its best” ~ The Wall Street Journal, and “One of the 100 best books on the Revolution of All Time” ~ Journal of the American Revolution.</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 32px; padding-bottom: 12px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> More about Patrick O'Donnell: Combat historian, bestselling author, and public speaker Patrick K. O'Donnell has written 13 critically acclaimed books that recount the epic stories of America's wars from the Revolution to Iraq. A Fellow at Mount Vernon, Virginia, he is the recipient of numerous national book awards. O’Donnell is a premier expert on elite and special operations units and irregular warfare. His books are described as “nonfiction that reads like fiction.”  </div></div>PT1H30MG2026-09-17Panel hosted by Patrick O'Donnell: The Battle of Pelham - John Glover and the Marblehead Mariners"Panel hosted by Patrick O'Donnell: The Battle of Pelham - John Glover and the Marblehead Mariners"

Showtimes

September 17, 7:30 pm