The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company by William Dalrymple is the January book for the History Book Club. Join in person at the Civic Center Library in the Storytime Room or via Zoom: https://bit.ly/hcebc on Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. Registration is not necessary to attend in person or on Zoom.

Book Summary: “‘The Anarchy’ tells one of history's most remarkable stories: how the Mughal Empire-which dominated world trade and manufacturing and possessed almost unlimited resources-fell apart and was replaced by a multinational corporation, based thousands of miles overseas, and answerable to shareholders, most of whom had never even seen India and no idea about the country whose wealth was providing their dividends. Using previously untapped sources, Dalrymple tells the story of the East India Company as it has never been told before and provides a portrait of the devastating results from the abuse of corporate power.” –the publisher