Meet the Author: The Official Launch of Alex Kershaw's New Book "Avenue of Spies"
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5:00 pm Reception | 6:00 pm Presentation and Q&A | 7:00 pm Book Signing Alex Kershaw's Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris introduces us to the brave doctor who risked everything to defy Hitler. Surrounded by enemies, American physician Sumner Jackson smuggled fallen Allied fighter pilots safely out of France and became a leader in the Liberation network of the French resistance. A story of Paris's hotbed of daring spies, murderous secret police, amoral informers, and Vichy collaborators, Alex Kershaw recreates the City of Light during its darkest days. To RSVP over the phone, call 504-528-1944 x 412. Can't make it to the Museum? Watch the event live. Date:
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