Plymouth Library Hosts Capacity Audience for Presentation on Russell Kirk
On October 19, 2018–100 years to the date that Russell Kirk was born in Plymouth, Michigan–the Plymouth District Library held an event celebrating his achievements. James Person, editor of Imaginative Conservatism: The Letters of Russell Kirk (2018), spoke on Kirk the man and the writer, accompanied by rarely-seen photos from Kirk’s boyhood in Michigan. In a surprise appearance, representative Jeff Noble presented a tribute in honor of Dr. Kirk from the State of Michigan. Among the several Wilbur Fellow alumni in attendance was attorney Max Goss, who spoke about the Society for Law and Culture, a new program he founded under the auspices of the Kirk Center. A stunning cake resembling a stack of Dr. Kirk’s most popular books made by a local bakery pleased the crowd. Each attendee received a booklet entitled “Russell Kirk: Pillar of Tradition,” a chapter from Ink Trails: Michigan’s Famous and Forgotten Authors, to bring wider attention to the work and thought of “Michigan’s greatest man of letters.”
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