Book and author dinner at BHYC
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club invites the public to an author talk and dinner on Tuesday, Aug. 22 with Steven Hantzis, author of “Rails of War.”
“Rails of War” is a compelling story of Americans who accomplish great things against prohibitive odds. A gritty, narrative non-fiction, told from an enlisted man’s perspective, is the story of the 721st Railway Operating Battalion as they operate the hazardous Bengal & Assam Railway to supply the Allied war effort in CBI. Hantzis’ father, a journeyman machinist for the New York Central, was a staff sergeant in the battalion.
The author and his wife are yacht club members residing on Barter's Island, and in Alexandria, Virginia.
Ticket price is $30 per person. Cocktails will be served at 5 p.m., Steven Hantzis will begin his talk at 6 p.m. with dinner following at 7.
For more information on the author and the novel, visit www.railsofwar.com
This event is by reservation only. Call the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club’s front desk at 633-5750. The Club is located at 156 Western Avenue in West Boothbay Harbor.
