Join tall ship sailor-turned-cartoonist Lucy Bellwood on Wednesday June 8, 2016 for a reading and signing event at the USS Constitution Museum celebrating her new book Baggywrinkles: a Lubber’s Guide to Life at Sea!
Reading: “Scurvy Dogs, the Cartoon History of Scurvy” at 1:30pm in the Discovery Center
Signing: 2:30pm-4:30pm in the Gift Shop
Baggywrinkles is a rollicking, educational survey of maritime lore built around cartoonist Lucy Bellwood’s time aboard tall ships. From the scourge of scurvy to the exhilaration of climbing the rigging for the first time, Lucy’s comics bring the reader into a world of high seas history and informative adventure with “a sheer and unremitting sense of joy” [Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier].
More details on the USS Constitution Museum website
USS Constitution Museum
Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA 02129
(617) 426-1812
