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Heritage Lecture Series presents: Eliot Kleinberg’s “War in Paradise: World War II in Florida”

Jan 19, 20216:00 pm

From U-Boat sinkings right off Florida’s coast to sprawling military bases, hear how a war a world away changed a small corner of America to one of its most populous states.

6pm; $10 per person. DBHS Members, Students and Veterans free.

DBHS campus: 3 NE 1st Street, Delray Beach.

Refreshments, lecture, Q & A, plus book signing.

We are excited to welcome esteemed reporter, author and lecturer,  Eliot Kleinberg! He was born in South Florida and spent nearly a half-century as a reporter. In addition to covering local news, he wrote extensively about Florida and Florida history, and had two history columns. He has written more than a dozen books, all focusing on Florida. They include “Black Cloud,” on the great 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane, and two “Weird Florida” books.  www.ekfla.com