The Caribbean origins of Alexander Hamilton - and his contemporaries' connections to other parts of the globe – serve as the jumping-off point to retell an American story using the extraordinary collection of the John Carter Brown Library.
On view through June 2017, The Americas on Fire depicts fire harnessed for agriculture, embraced as a mechanism for communicating with the divine realm, and wielded in combat by Native Americans and European colonizers alike.
Monday-Friday: 9:00-5:00
Thursday: until 7:00
No new materials handed out from 12 - 1 p.m.
Closed on weekends and on major holidays.
Upcoming Closings for Events and Holidays:
| June 28 | 3:30 pm |
| July 4 | Closed |
| July 5 | 3:30 pm |
| July 12 | 3:30 pm |
| July 19 | 3:30 pm |
| July 26 | 3:30 pm |
The John Carter Brown Library
on the Main Green
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
02906
Telephone: (401) 863-2725
Fax: (401) 863-3477
Email: jcb-events@brown.edu
September 13, 2012
Seth Rockman, Associate Professor of History at Brown University, delivered this lecture in conjunction with the opening of "Mind Your Business: Records of Early American Commerce at the John...