Writer Charles Slack tells the story of the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts, the crucial moment when high ideals met real world politics, and the country’s future hung in the balance.

Slack’s story begins in Vermont with Matthew Lyon, a controversial political figure in the earliest days of Vermont’s statehood. Slack will draw on research done at the Vermont Historical Society.

Contact Amanda Gustin, Public Programs Coordinator, at amanda.gustin@state.vt.us or (802) 828-2180.