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Marblehead Museum to host talk on Revolution-era book

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The Marblehead Museum will host a talk Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. with author Nicholas Gentile, who will discuss his new book, “Enemies to Their Country: The Marblehead Addressers and Consensus in the American Revolution.”

The book examines Marblehead’s divided loyalties in 1774, when town leaders known as the Marblehead Addressers issued a proclamation supporting the royal governor as others called for independence.

The event will take place in the museum’s JOJ Frost Gallery, 170 Washington St., and will also be available via Zoom. Tickets cost $10 for museum members and $15 for the public and can be purchased at www.marbleheadmuseum.org or by calling 781-631-1768 

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