Author Brian Haig To Speak At The Mariners’ Museum On March 11

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Author Brian Haig To Speak At The Mariners’ Museum On March 11

Newport News, Va. - (February 2010) - The Friends of the Trible Library and Friends of The Mariners' Museum Library present author Brian Haig on March 11 at 7 P.M. in the Huntington Room of The Mariners Museum. Haig is the son of Alexander Haig, secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan and author of seven books. 

Haig will discuss his latest book, The Hunted. His other books include a six-book series with Major/Lieutenant Colonel Sean Drummond a special forces officer who became an Army JAG.

A book signing and reception will follow the talk. Admission is free. For more information, call 757-594-7130.

His first novel, Secret Sanction, was published in 2001, and became a national and Washington Post bestseller. Other books include Mortal Allies, The Kingmaker, Private Sector, Man in the Middle, and The President’s Assassin. Secret Sanction has been optioned by Nicholas Cage’s production company for a motion picture.

Haig has a bachelor of science degree from the United States Military Academy, a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard, and a master’s degree in government from Georgetown University. His military awards include Airborne wings and the Ranger tab, two Legions of Merit, and the Distinguished Service Medal. Haig is currently a full-time writer and works as a Fox News military contributor.

A description of The Hunted from Haig’s web site says the book, “is set in 1987 when Alex Konevitch was thrown out of Moscow University for indulging his entrepreneurial spirit. By 1991, he was worth $300 million. On track to become Russia's wealthiest man, he makes one critical mistake: he hires the former deputy director of the KGB to handle his corporate security. And then his world begins to fall apart. Kidnapped, beaten, and forced to relinquish his business and his fortune, Alex and his wife escape to the United States, only to be accused by his own government of stealing millions from his business. With a mob contract out on his life and the FBI hot on his trail, Alex is a desperate man without a country-facing the ultimate sacrifice for the chance to build a new life for himself and his family.”

Haig’s appearance at The Mariners’ Museum is part of a writer’s workshop coordinated by Christopher Newport University on March 12.
 

For more information:
Contact: Cindy Mackey
(757) 754-4553
E-mail: pr@MarinersMuseum.org 
 

The Mariners' Museum, an educational, non-profit institution accredited by the American Association of Museums, preserves and interprets maritime history through an international collection of ship models, figureheads, paintings and other maritime artifacts. The museum is open from 10 A.M. until 5 P.M. Wednesday through Saturday, and 12 to 5 P.M. Sunday. It will be closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. For information, visit www.MarinersMuseum.org, call (757) 596-2222 or (800) 581-7245, or write to The Mariners' Museum, 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606.

The Mariners' Museum and The South Street Seaport Museum of New York City are partners in America's National Maritime Museum, an innovative alliance recognized by an act of Congress in June 1998 to share collections, exhibitions, educational programs, publications, and other endeavors.