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MANCHESTER — Kennebec Cabin Co. and the Manchester Historical Society will co-host a book talk by local historian and author, Dale Potter-Clark, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at The Woodshed restaurant (adjacent to Kennebec Cabin Co.) 915 Western Ave. (U.S. Route 202).
Potter-Clark will discuss her new historical novel about the Underground Railroad, “Escape from Bunker Hill,” which tells a story about a native Maine couple who move to Jacksonville, Florida, and help four enslaved individuals escape north. The refugees pass through Portland, Hallowell, Manchester, Winthrop and Readfield, among other towns and citieslong 1,500 miles of the eastern seaboard.
Potter-Clark said that while the main characters, Dr. Joseph and Myra Mitchell, really existed, “their tale in my novel comes from my imagination.”
“I was inspired when researching their ‘real’ home in Readfield and evidence led me to suspect they’d been involved in the Underground Railroad,” Potter-Clark said. “It is challenging to find proof that most anyone was involved in the secretive and dangerous movement so I did not find confirmation that Mitchells were – even after speaking to some of their descendants – but their story would not leave my head and this novel is the result.”
The novel’s 35-five page appendix includes photos, provides information about the real Mitchells as well as abolitionists, events, places, publications and organizations included in the novel.
Representatives from the Manchester Historical Society will take questions, as will Potter-Clark, after her book talk and reading.
PHOTOS: Dale Potter-Clark, local historian and author, will discuss her book, “Escape from Bunker Hill,” about the local Underground Railroad, on Oct. 2, at The Woodshed, in Manchester. (Submitted photo)
Kennebec Cabin Co. and Manchester Historical Society will co-host a book talk by Dale Potter-Clark on Oct. 2. (Submitted photo)
