The Bicentennial Speaker Series will host Scott Williams at the library to speak about and sign his book “The Accidental Fame and Lack of Fortune of West Tennessee’s David Crockett.”

In “The Accidental Fame and Lack of Fortune of West Tennessee’s David Crockett,” Scott Williams uncovers what propelled Crockett’s fascinating journey to international fame, while also examining the birth of Tennessee during one of the most fascinating periods in American history. Williams is the president and CEO of Discovery Park of America in Union City, Tenn. Scott is also the author of An Odd Book, How the First Modern Pop Culture Reporter Conquered New York and The Forgotten Adventures of Richard Halliburton: A High-Flying Life from Tennessee to Timbuktu.

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