Richard brookhiser was a guest in 1991. Hollow and made america and how old it could save it. He argues white anglosaxon protestants. Were thrilled to welcome back Richard Brookhiser to the Historical Society and is renowned author and Senior Editor of National Review bledsoe is a columnist for american history. Before he served as a historian and curator for our spectacular institution for Alexander Hamilton also us receiver of the George Washington Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. His most recent book which was released last week as founders son a life of Abraham Lincoln and already getting wonderful reviews. Id like to ask before i invite him to the stage anything that makes noise like a cell phone is switched off now pleased when meet to welcome Richard Brookhiser to the stage. [applause] thanks. I n being adjusted. They did not need this in the 19th century. It is always a pleasure and an honor to be here at the Historical Society. Just my publicist, basic books has done a te
H ost this is a terrific kid and engrossing book. Begin by telling me why did George Washington need conspiring . Guest thank you. He needed inspiring because he has the numbers problem and experience problem. At autopsy had 9,000 people the british had 40,000 troops. Host over the whole course of the war in get as much as 80,000. Washington sees what happens they see the revolution right before his eyes after the success of massachusetts. Host what your . 1776 when he really comes over. I consider success at bunker hill. They look to canada to regroup in washington knows when they come back to new york. They come back to new york city and he knows he cannot be to them so he has to use espionage a and a guerrilla warfare agent be smarter than that and to anticipate them so it is the logic that he needs a spy for sale of his own cia. Then you find out he has the huge the espionage background. From the event dash french and indian war so he tells others that this is where we meet we have
Booktv. Org. Doug most recounts the competition between boston and new york city, to build the nations first subway system during the late 19th century. This is a little under one hour. [applause] thank you. Thank you everyone for coming out on this lovely night. Ive done one of than earlier so far and the also was a slushy and lovely night. So maybe this is what you should expect Going Forward for things. It is also appropriate as i talk to people about this today, as i was thinking about this now, its appropriate that their snow around because as it turned out snow was a critical factor in the building of subways in this country. I will talk a little bit about that. Subways came to be in large part because of a storm much bigger than the one that we are experiencing today and a much more deadly one. I thought id do tonight is talked briefly about the question everyone has asked me, how did you come up with the idea for the book, a question that you often here. And i will talk a littl
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