One of the most significant politicians in the country whose name is not remembered. Part of the problem is that in the nature. In 1954 there is enormous stigma and his widow made it her lifes work to make sure that the story of the suicide was never told. She went so far as to threaten the author of the history textbook that if he knew anything about the suicide in his textbook that she would sue him and so although he knew part of the story, he left it out and so for all these years students in history have read a book on page 521, but on page 521 of doctor larsons book it is overcome by personal and political problems he took his own life on june 19, 1953. He was enormously wellliked. Democrats democrats always have a hard time getting elected to the first time he ran for office, he was the top gogetter in his county and got elected to the legislature and people around the state asked him to run for state office when he became secretary of state and then governor. He was somebody th
The university of North Carolina, press hell be our guest unc press is celebrating. Its 100th anniversary. But first some news from the publishing world. Well the publisher simon and schuster is currently in the midst of an unusual free book giveaway. Its an effort to help bridge the growing divides facing america today. The book publisher is giving away the digital audiobook and ebook editions of amanda. Ripleys book high conflict why we get trapped and how we get out and anna sales. Lets talk about the hard things the lifechanging conversations that connect us. In discussing this giveaway simon and schuster ceo. Jonathan karp said quote perhaps if we all get a little bit better at having those Difficult Conversations will begin to find more common ground. He added that the Supreme Court decision on roe versus wade along with debates on guns the 2020 election, january 6th Climate Change and immigration were on his mind as well in coming up with the idea of the giveaway. And speaking o
World of University Presses. John sharer is the director of the university of North Carolina, press hell be our guest unc press is celebrating. Its 100th anniversary. But first some news from the publishing world. Well the publisher simon and schuster is currently in the midst of an unusual free book giveaway. Its an effort to help bridge the growing divides facing america today. The book publisher is giving away the digital audiobook and ebook editions of amanda. Ripleys book high conflict why we get trapped and how we get out and anna sales. Lets talk about the hard things the lifechanging conversations that connect us. In discussing this giveaway simon and schuster ceo. Jonathan karp said quote perhaps if we all get a little bit better at having those Difficult Conversations will begin to find more common ground. He added that the Supreme Court decision on roe versus wade along with debates on guns the 2020 election, january 6th Climate Change and immigration were on his mind as wel
Side. So just go up to the mic for your questions. It is my sincere honor to introduce main da ripley. This is the first time the book festival has had a formal science pavilion and its completely fitting the first book were causing here is devoted to education and competing visions of how children learn. Amandas book takes to us finland, south korea, and poland, and observes how three highscoring, highly successful educational systems work, and what is unique is she does it through the eyes of three American Kids who are spending a year at each of those school systems. So it makes for a unique combination of her analysis and the insights that the High School Kids provide. Were doing the book in the washington post. Jay matthews wrote this is the most illuminating reporting ive seen on the differences between schools in america and abroad. The New York Times said in the best tradition of travel writing she gets beneath the glossy surface of cultures and makes our culture look strangely
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