When:
May 17, 2016 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
2016-05-17T10:00:00-04:00
2016-05-17T11:30:00-04:00

 

Shell Point Academy of Lifelong Learning presents author & lecturer Robert N. Macomber for a series of events.

YACHTS THAT WENT TO WAR: learn about yachts from the Gilded Age, which were turned into warships during the Spanish-American War.  In 1898, the United States Navy needed more ships, and they needed them quickly to fight the Spanish in Cuba.  Turning to America’s yachtsmen, thirty-eight elegant yachts became warships.  Many went into combat and several became famous, with careers lasting decades.  This is their amazing story.

** PUBLIC IS WELCOME / RESERVATIONS REQUIRED **

Where:  Shell Point Community; the Grand Cypress Room in The Woodlands [15101 Shell Point Blvd., Fort Myers, FL  33908] 
Dates:  May 17th 
When:  10am to 11:30am  [a different topic each day] 
Contact:  Call tel # 239-489-8472 to reserve your spot 
Cost$10 per person per session

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