Deschutes Historical Museum and Society

An Evening with Rick Atkinson
2026-05-13 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
The Hatfield Lecture Series Presents Rick Atkinson:
Fate of the Day: The War for America, 1777-1780
In partnership with the Oregon Historical Society’s Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series and the official America 250 Oregon statewide commemoration, Deschutes Historical Museum is proud to host a special event with Pulitzer Prize–winning author Rick Atkinson. Atkinson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight narrative histories about five American wars, including The Long Gray Line, the Liberation Trilogy (An Army at Dawn, The Day of Battle, and The Guns at Last Light), and The British Are Coming, the first volume of the Revolution Trilogy.
Atkinson worked as a reporter, foreign correspondent, and senior editor for two decades at The Washington Post. His last assignments were covering the 101st Airborne during the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and writing about roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007. Born in Munich, Germany, Atkinson is the son of a U.S. Army officer and grew up on military posts. He holds a BA from East Carolina University and an MA in English literature from the University of Chicago.
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General Admission $30
DCHS/OHS Members $25 Must use member code for discount
Ticket plus Individual level DCHS Membership $45
