Auction Ends: Sep 26, 2004 11:59 PM EDT

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Exclusive Guest Appearance by Author William Martin and Six Signed Copies of Harvard Yard

Item Number: 89

Estimated Value: Priceless
Sold: 155 USD to dalersmith

Number of Bids: 5 - Bid History

Item Description

Invite some of your closest friends, book club members or fellow Harvard alum over for a fascinating discussion with William Martin about his latest novel Harvard Yard.

Martin brings the history of Harvard University vividly to life with one of its oldest legends. You are drawn in by the tale of how John Harvard's parents were brought together by none other than William Shakespeare, who then gave them a gift of an original manuscript upon the birth of their son. Now, Peter Fallon, the Harvard historian introduced in Martin's runaway bestseller Back Bay, sets out to find those priceless pages that were thought to have been lost in the Harvard Hall fire of 1764. Mixing fact and fiction, blending the past and present, this riveting treasure hunt unveils the story of Harvard as it grows from a one-room schoolhouse to America's most famous university.

A Boston native and Harvard graduate, William Martin is a best selling author of seven novels and an award-winning television documentary. Martin comes from a long line of Irish storytellers and will fascinate you and your friends with the intriguing legends of Harvard. Martin's riveting novel is full of "good entertainment and copious Crimson lore", according to Publisher's Weekly.

Six signed copies of Harvard Yard are included.

Item Special Note

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