Literary Event with author of On Freedom Road, David Goodrich in conversation with Sarah Birnbach. On Freedom Road allows us to see familiar places—Washington and New York, New Orleans and Buffalo—in a very different light: from the vantage point of desperate people seeking to outrun the reach of slavery. Join in this journey to find the heroes and stories, both known and hidden, of the Underground Railroad. 

David Goodrich is the former head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Observations and Monitoring Program, and served as the Director of the UN Global Climate Observing System in Geneva, Switzerland. He is the author of A Hole in the Wind, which was a "One City, One Book" pick for San Francisco, and A Voyage Across an Ancient Ocean, also available from Pegasus Books.  He lives in Rockville, Maryland. 

Sarah Birnbach began her encore career as a nonfiction writer after successful careers as a human resources management consultant and family therapist in a juvenile court. She was a motivational speaker at numerous industry conferences and has delivered more than five hundred presentations and workshops.  She is a five-time award winner from the Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition and a two-time award winner in Bethesda Magazine’s essay contest.  Her new book is A Daughter's Kaddish: My Year of Grief, Devotion, and Healing.