” God Forgives, Brothers Don’t” Booksigning with author Jasper Craven
June 23rd, 6 pm – 7 pm
Oblong Books
Book Signing with Author Jasper Craven: “GOD FORGIVES, BROTHERS DON’T: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood”
In conversation with Matt Gordon.
When investigative reporter Jasper Craven first dug into Valley Forge Military Academy five years ago, he uncovered an acrid strain of masculinity that was raw, violent, fiercely hierarchical, and quickly mutating out of control. Initially, he had assumed that military education was a dying, outmoded brand. But as he looked deeper, he found a sprawling, well-funded network featuring dozens of military schools, like Valley Forge and West Point, plus thousands of ROTC programs in public colleges and high schools that allowed the Pentagon to wield outsized power on education. More Info

