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About the Program:
The Field House Museum is pleased to virtually welcome Gregg Andrews, author of Shantyboats and Roustabouts: The River Poor of St. Louis, 1875–1930, on Wednesday, December 4, at 10:00am.
Shantyboat dwellers and steamboat roustabouts formed an organic part of the cultural landscape of the Mississippi River bottoms during the rise of industrial America and the twilight of steamboat packets from 1875 to 1930. Nevertheless, both groups remain understudied by scholars of the era. Most of what we know about these laborers on the river comes not from the work of historians but from travel accounts, novelists, songwriters, and early film producers. As a result, images of these men and women are laden with nostalgia and minstrelsy. Gregg Andrews’s book uses the waterfront squatter settlements and Black entertainment district near the levee in St. Louis as a window into the world of the river poor in the Mississippi Valley, exploring their daily struggles and experiences and vividly describing people heretofore obscured by classist and racist caricatures.
This virtual program is free with limited seats for the in-person watch party and limited availability on Zoom. Reservations must be made in advance at https://fieldhousemuseum.org/events/programs/, by calling the Museum at 314-421-4689, or by emailing info@fieldhousemuseum.org.

About the Speaker:
Gregg Andrews is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Texas State University, former National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, former Andrew Mellon Pre-Doctoral Fellow in the Humanities, prize-winning author, and singer-songwriter/recording artist who fronts the south Texas band, Doctor G & the Mudcats. Shantyboats and Roustabouts has won several awards, including the James V. Swift Medal for Excellence in Maritime Literature; the Missouri History Book Award; the John Lyman Book Award; and the Hamlin Garland Prize in Popular History.

Promoting literacy and freedom of expression, the Pulitzer invites you to join us for Banned Book Club. Inspired by Scott Burton: Shape Shift, the banned books focus on LGBTQ+ identity.

Over 10,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2023-2024 school year, nearly three times the number banned during the previous year. Overwhelmingly, book bans target books on race or racism or featuring characters of color, as well as books with LGBTQ+ characters. We look forward to discussing a few of these books and the important themes they cover.

Meet us at the museum on the second Thursday of each month throughout the exhibition to enjoy light refreshments and discuss the novel of the month with guest facilitators, Sarah Tisdale and Kea Wilson.

If you need to purchase a copy, we are partnering with Left Bank Books and participants will receive 20% off the chosen novel of the month. You can also purchase the novel of the month at the museum front desk or get in touch with your local library.

Novels:

October 10th: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo – with facilitator Sarah Tisdale

November 14th: All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson – with facilitator Sarah Tisdale

December 12th: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin – with facilitator Kea Wilson

January 9th: Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg – with facilitator Kea Wilson

Space is limited. This program is recommended for ages 16 and up. Individual registration is required. Please contact programs@pulitzerarts.org if you require any accommodations to participate.

Promoting literacy and freedom of expression, the Pulitzer invites you to join us for Banned Book Club. Inspired by Scott Burton: Shape Shift, the banned books focus on LGBTQ+ identity.

Over 10,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2023-2024 school year, nearly three times the number banned during the previous year. Overwhelmingly, book bans target books on race or racism or featuring characters of color, as well as books with LGBTQ+ characters. We look forward to discussing a few of these books and the important themes they cover.

Meet us at the museum on the second Thursday of each month throughout the exhibition to enjoy light refreshments and discuss the novel of the month with guest facilitators, Sarah Tisdale and Kea Wilson.

If you need to purchase a copy, we are partnering with Left Bank Books and participants will receive 20% off the chosen novel of the month. You can also purchase the novel of the month at the museum front desk or get in touch with your local library.

Novels:

October 10th: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo – with facilitator Sarah Tisdale

November 14th: All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson – with facilitator Sarah Tisdale

December 12th: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin – with facilitator Kea Wilson

January 9th: Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg – with facilitator Kea Wilson

Space is limited. This program is recommended for ages 16 and up. Individual registration is required. Please contact programs@pulitzerarts.org if you require any accommodations to participate.

Promoting literacy and freedom of expression, the Pulitzer invites you to join us for Banned Book Club. Inspired by Scott Burton: Shape Shift, the banned books focus on LGBTQ+ identity.

Over 10,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2023-2024 school year, nearly three times the number banned during the previous year. Overwhelmingly, book bans target books on race or racism or featuring characters of color, as well as books with LGBTQ+ characters. We look forward to discussing a few of these books and the important themes they cover.

Meet us at the museum on the second Thursday of each month throughout the exhibition to enjoy light refreshments and discuss the novel of the month with guest facilitators, Sarah Tisdale and Kea Wilson.

If you need to purchase a copy, we are partnering with Left Bank Books and participants will receive 20% off the chosen novel of the month. You can also purchase the novel of the month at the museum front desk or get in touch with your local library.

Novels:

October 10th: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo – with facilitator Sarah Tisdale

November 14th: All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson – with facilitator Sarah Tisdale

December 12th: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin – with facilitator Kea Wilson

January 9th: Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg – with facilitator Kea Wilson

Space is limited. This program is recommended for ages 16 and up. Individual registration is required. Please contact programs@pulitzerarts.org if you require any accommodations to participate.

Promoting literacy and freedom of expression, the Pulitzer invites you to join us for Banned Book Club. Inspired by Scott Burton: Shape Shift, the banned books focus on LGBTQ+ identity.

Over 10,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2023-2024 school year, nearly three times the number banned during the previous year. Overwhelmingly, book bans target books on race or racism or featuring characters of color, as well as books with LGBTQ+ characters. We look forward to discussing a few of these books and the important themes they cover.

Meet us at the museum on the second Thursday of each month throughout the exhibition to enjoy light refreshments and discuss the novel of the month with guest facilitators, Sarah Tisdale and Kea Wilson.

If you need to purchase a copy, we are partnering with Left Bank Books and participants will receive 20% off the chosen novel of the month. You can also purchase the novel of the month at the museum front desk or get in touch with your local library.

Novels:

October 10th: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo – with facilitator Sarah Tisdale

November 14th: All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson – with facilitator Sarah Tisdale

December 12th: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin – with facilitator Kea Wilson

January 9th: Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg – with facilitator Kea Wilson

Space is limited. This program is recommended for ages 16 and up. Individual registration is required. Please contact programs@pulitzerarts.org if you require any accommodations to participate.