Carleton’s Regional Carls Program

Announcing.....

Bay Area Carleton Club's own and
Pulitzer Prize winner, T. J. Stiles '86, biographer and historian

'I Am Afraid of This Man':  Reflections on the individual in history
from the life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
Public Talk and Booksigning

Friday, April 16, 2010, 4:30 p.m.

at Los Altos Public Library
13 S. San Antonio Road
Los Altos, CA  94022
650-948-7683

Join Carleton alums, parents and friends on Friday, April 16, and hear a talk by Pulitzer Prize winner T. J. Stiles '86.

This Monday, T.J. Stiles won a Pulitzer Prize for his new book, The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt. The Pulitzer website describes this work as "a penetrating portrait of a complex, self-made titan who revolutionized transportation, amassed vast wealth and shaped the economic world in ways still felt today." The First Tycoon also has received a National Book Award. More about T.J. Stiles can be found at: http://www.tjstiles.com/

No RSVP necessary.  Questions?  Contact Rob Spence '88.