LIVE! From the Library
The Life of Robert Noble Burgess
Walnut Creek author and retired commercial real estate executive James R. Moore, Jr. will discuss his new book The Life of Robert Noble Burgess, a richly layered and insightful biography of a pioneering land developer and financier whose remarkable career in the first two decades of the 20th century mirrored the social Darwinism of his era and helped to shape Contra Costa County as we know it today.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Reservations can be made online at www.wclibrary.org/live or by phone at 925.935.5395.
Live! from the Library, produced by the Walnut Creek Library Foundation, features free public lectures, literary events, and cultural programs at the Walnut Creek and Ygnacio Valley libraries. Program sponsors are Walnut Creek Historical Society, East Bay Times, and Minuteman Press Lafayette.
Date & Time
February 12, 2020
7:00PM - 8:30PM
More Info
925-935-5395
Free
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