Virtual Lecture: Bayard Taylor: Chester County’s Premier Poet & Author

Kennett Square’s Bayard Taylor was a leading international travel writer, poet, literary critic, translator, and diplomat during the 19th century, and the author of over 62 travelogues, books of poetry, short stories, and novels. His translation of “Faust” is widely considered one of the finest works of its kind in literature, and one of his poetry readings drew a crowd of 4,000 people–a record that stood for 85 years. His home in Kennett, called Cedarcroft, still stands. During this talk, author Bruce E. Mowday will discuss the life and works of this man, known as the “Great American Traveler.”

About the Speaker: Bruce E. Mowday is an award-winning author and newspaper reporter. He has authored more than 25 books on history, sports, business and true crime. He is a Consulting Producer with Lionsgate/Blackfin productions in connection with a documentary on his new book, Killer at the Door. Mowday has appeared on television and radio shows, including “The Spark” of PBS member station WITF, Counter Culture, a PBS Emmy-winning show, the Discovery ID channel, ReelZ network, C-SPAN, the Pennsylvania Cable Network, Hollywood and Beyond, Our American Heritage, Whatcha Got, Journey into the Civil War, Chronicles of the American Civil War, WGAL’s In Focus and local television and radio stations.

Admission is Pay as You Wish! Your donation is greatly appreciated. All proceeds benefit the development of future programming and the preservation of the History Center and its collections. The History Center is home to over 750,000 manuscripts, 100,000 photographs, and 70,000 artifacts. Your donation helps us to preserve and share those resources.  Register here for this pay-as-you-wish event

Presentation is via Zoom, and will be recorded and available for 7 days for all registered participants. We will email out a Zoom link the day of the presentation, and email a link to the recording within 24 hours. Note: the Zoom link emailed out the day of the presentation only takes you to the live presentation; the link emailed out the day after will contain the recorded version.

This presentation is made possible by the generous support of The Haverford Trust Company.