FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17th at 7 PM  NATALIE DYKSTRA discusses Clover Adams: A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life A legendary figure, Clover Adams was a pre-eminent Washington hostess, photographer, socialite, and the wife of renowned historian Henry Adams.  But her meteoric rise from Boston Brahmin roots was cut short when, in 1883, she took a lethal dose of potassium cyanide.  Join us for a discussion with acclaimed historian Natalie Dykstra, whose groundbreaking study of Clover and Henry Adams casts new light on one of the most important couples in American history. *Parking is available in numbered spaces directly behind Back Pages Books in the Crescent Street Municipal Parking Lot, and is free after 6 PM.