Explain in advance that this history course looks at responses to disasters in American History with an emphasis on research and writing over the semester but exam various disasters from various perspectives. First of all psychological and psychological problems. Disaster sermons in responses to fires, hurricanes and epidemics in colonial america. Famine suffered by the donald party, and routes it in california. Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine and the ability to create new lives in this country. Disaster tourism, at the johns down flood of 1889 the impact of the triangle shirt waste factory fire in new york city and disaster that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. So, today, we are discussing david osha skins book book polio an american story. You all received questions that i posted. And im really interested in this topic because i also teach a seminar on the 1950s and, of course, thats when so much of this book takes place and i think just looking at polio really reveals so
And donovan and reached from that was published early last month in june we will have an extended conversation up to 35 minutes and also a few slides here and there as needed with supplemental images and once were done with that wrap up with audience q a we will read some buyers and get the reading under the way. Miles the author of the national and International Bestseller the land of lost maps with the Chicago Tribune best book of the year. In this interlocutor is the true story of a New York Times notable book for nonfiction in the literary science award and the second book published early last month. But these men graduated from the university of michigan a few blocks away from the bookstore. Otherwise i would appreciate it if you wouldnt mind putting your reactions together for our reading. Thank you. Good to see you. So this is why your book is longer than mine and also teaching nonfiction here in chicago so its nice to see you here and i want to be clear to everyone and i will g
We have fog still in the north bay, scattered about across the bay area, our dense fog advisory for another hour in the south bay. You have about five mile visibility in Mountain View but over a mile in san jose. And about a half mile in hayward. Getting worse there. Getting a little better in petaluma but very dangerous in napa with visibility down to nothing. Mt. Tam scattered clouds, 49 in the city. 50 in san jose. 45 with the fog in Mountain View and sfo, low clouds here with in know vnovato. 48 in santa cruz. High in 60s today. Full sunshine for everyone, cumulus clouds, a warming trend beginning of the week and rain returns. Indoor dining in San Francisco is done for the foreseeable future. Its a decision motivated by Health Concerns amid the pandemic but it is another blow to the economy. Were focused on both those issues as part of our effort to build a better bay area. The city is reducing capacity at gyms and movie theaters but abc 7 News Reporter luz pena explains the tough
Square today empty space that would usually be packed with visitors. San franciscos lack of tourists could mean cuts to programs that residents rely on. A brks krrbc 7 News Reporter me woodro has the story. Reporter suns around San Francisco say welcome, were open and visitors are few and far between. One of the campaigns is our gate is open. While that gate just got closed two days ago. Reporter steve rizzo is general manager at hotel g. The hotel has been closed for eight months. Rizzo estimates theyve lost 8 to 12 million in that time. I imagine that a lot of places are in the same boat as we are. Your cash flow runs out when you have no Revenue Source coming in. Reporter according to the quarterly status report released this month by the controllers office, the hotel tax is expected to drop 43. 4 million below the expected 126. 2 million. One of the things that visitors really do is help to pay the cost of living in San Francisco and without them, its going to be noticeable for all
Offer Virtual Events at this time and to hear about the king of confidence a tale of utopian dreamers, frontier schemers, true believers, false prophets, and the murder of an american monarch if it wasnt for you showing up, so thank you for doing that. We do ask you keep your video feed disabled. If you do enable it, if you enable the second time we appreciate your cooperation. I want to go over our format. We will have a reading by miles harvey to start us confidence a tale of utopian dreamers, frontier schemers, true believers, false prophets, and the murder of an american monarch which was published last tuesday and donovan hahn reads from another book published in june we will hear an extended conversation from 30 to 35 minutes and have a few here and there with supplemental images and once we are done with that we will wrap things up with audience q and a, feel free to send them my way. I will be fielding and screening those. I will read some bios and get the reading underway. Mil