Historian Brian Hicks, author of five books, including “Ghost Ship” and “Raising the Hunley,” will address the Monday meeting of the Chattanooga Area Historical Association at the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library.
His topic shares the title of his latest book, “Toward the Setting Sun: John Ross, the Cherokees and the Trail of Tears.” His talk will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the downtown library, 1001 Broad St.
Publishers Weekly has described the new book as “richly detailed and well researched … a heartbreaking history [that] unfolds like a political thriller with a deeply human side.”
A former reporter for The Chattanooga Times, Hicks is a senior writer with the Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C.
Admission to the talk is free. Refreshments will be served. For more information, visit www.chattahis toricalassoc.org.