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The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<br>
Presents<br>
a Screening of<br>
<i>Hit and Run History: The Columbia Expedition<br>
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August 5, 2009 at 7:00 P.M.<br>
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 21, 2009<br>
Contact: Julie O’Neil 508-896-3867 or
<a href="mailto:adminsupprt@ccmnh.org">adminsupport@ccmnh.org</a><br>
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</b> The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster will
be the venue for gumshoe historian Andrew Buckley’s screening of
<b><i>Hit and Run History: The Columbia Expedition</i> </b>on August 5,
2009 at 7:00 P.M. Please call 508.896.3867 to reserve a seat for the
screening at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History.<br>
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The short documentary film is a pilot, meant to secure
full-funding for a 13-episode series on the first American
circumnavigation of the globe. Buckley is the foremost authority on
the Columbia Expedition and its commander, John Kendrick of
Orleans. He’s been on the trail of this story since 1995 beginning
with research for his novel <b><i>The Bostoner</i></b>.<br>
“This is new history,” says Buckley. “Except for a
handful of experts, no one really knows the story of the Columbia
Expedition. Yet, it had such a profound and lasting effect on
American and world history. Without it, there would have been no
Lewis and Clark – no ‘sea to shining sea.’”<br>
<i> <b>Hit and Run History’s</i></b> approach is to get out
to the locations where micro history occurred. They visit the
places where historical figures lived and talk to local historians who
give their personal insights. The film crew also gets involved in
the telling of the story, with a focus on the “making of” the
documentary. <br>
Following the screening Buckley will be available for a
question and answer period and signing of his novel, <b><i>The
Bostoner</i></b>.<br>
This project was awarded three Massachusetts Cultural
Council Grants through the Chatham, Marshfield, and Wareham Cultural
Councils.<br>
<b>"<i>Hit and Run History</b>” </i>is represented by Past
Preservers. For media inquiries about <b><i>Hit and Run
History</i></b>, please contact Nigel Hetherington at
<a href="mailto:nigel@pastpreservers.com">nigel@pastpreservers.com</a>
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