In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building, Michael Lasser will review Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation by Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw.

This unique author pair-Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham and Grammy-winning country singer Tim McGraw-trace America's history through songs: lyrics that raised social consciousness, embodied activism, symbolized patriotism, and served as public protest.

[source: Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library brochure, 2019-Sep-9]