Join us at the Bixby on November 14th to uncover the history of land speculator, revolutionary, pamphleteer, politician, and empire builder, Ira Allen, a key figure on the Green Mountain frontier.

Author J. Kevin Graffagnino’s new book, Ira Allen: a Biography, ably details Ira Allen’s extraordinary life. As the first published examination of Allen’s career in nearly a century, this book shines new light on Allen and his prominent role in Vermont’s formative decades.

In this presentation, Graffagnino will speak on the extraordinary energy, vision, and accomplishments, of Ira Allen.