History Professor Mark Molesky on NPR’s Academic Minute  

Professor Mark Molesky appeared on NPR’s “Academic Minute” to talk about the research in his widely acclaimed book, This Gulf of Fire: The Destruction of Lisbon, or Apocalypse in the Age of Science and Reason. The book was awarded the 2016 Phi Alpha Theta Book Award for Best Subsequent Book and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

In addition, Professor Molesky was recently awarded a research grant to continue his work by The National Library of Portugal in a program addressed to researchers from the United States who wish to study the collections of the Library. 

In “Academic Minute” Professor Molesky notes that:

“For 260 years, the Lisbon fire has been overshadowed by the great earthquake that produced it. Yet, it deserves to be classified on its own terms with other famous firestorms of the past, like the Great Fire of Rome of 64 AD or the Great Fire of London of 1666.”

Hear the full “Academic Minute,” “Gulf of Fire” on NPR.