Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Author Talk with Josh S. Cutler


The State Library of Massachusetts Author Talks Series presents Josh Cutler as our April speaker!

Please join us at noon in our historic reading room or tune in virtually; the event will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel courtesy of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Broadcast Services.

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About the book: The Massachusetts State House takes center stage in Under the Golden Dome. Author Josh Cutler recounts significant moments in the Commonwealth’s history all taking place atop Beacon Hill. The book includes stories of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his address to the Legislature, the infamous theft of the Sacred Cod, and the visit of Amelia Earhart to the State House. The book is full of great photos from an Abraham Lincoln impersonator on the front steps in 1928 to Governor Hurley smiling and waving goodbye at the Bulfinch Front at the end of his term in 1939. Fans of Massachusetts political history will love Under the Golden Dome!

About the author: Josh Cutler is an attorney, author, and former state legislator, serving as State Representative for the Sixth Plymouth District for eleven years. Cutler holds degrees from Skidmore College, Suffolk Law School, and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Cutler is also the author of Mobtown Massacre: Alexander Hanson and the Baltimore Newspaper War of 1812 (2019) and The Boston Gentlemen's Mob: Maria Chapman and the Abolition Riot of 1835 (2021); both available at the State Library!

Watch Cutler’s 2023 discussion of The Boston Gentlemen's Mob on our YouTube channel!


As always, this author talk is free and open to all. Assisted listening devices will be made available upon request. If you are able to join us in person for this talk, attendees will be able to participate in a question-and-answer session with the author. Copies of Under the Golden Dome will be available for purchase.

Any questions or concerns, please email us at AuthorTalks.StateLibrary@mass.gov.

For more information on the State Library Author talks series, please visit our site.


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