Flight and Fight: Family Legacies of Service and Resilience
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Extension Room: E2.014 (1100 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701)
Join authors Jan Davis and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn for a powerful discussion on family legacy, military service, and resilience. In Air Born: Two Generations in Flight, Davis reflects on her father’s WWII service and his influence on her career as a NASA astronaut. In Loose of Earth: A Memoir, Blackburn explores her family’s journey through her father’s cancer diagnosis, faith, and environmental injustices tied to his military service. Through their books, both authors share insights on how their fathers’ military backgrounds helped shape their lives and how resilience emerges in the face of personal challenges.
- Books: Loose of Earth: A Memoir, Air Born: Two Generations in Flight
- Book Type: Non Fiction
- Authors: Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn, Jan Davis
- Moderator: Jessica Grogan
- Book Signing: 2:00 PM at Main Signing Tent
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