The programs youll see on booktv this weekend. For a complete television schedule. Go to booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. And now we kick off the weekend with Nathaniel Philbrick on the relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold. [inaudible conversations] good evening, everyone. Good evening. That was good. That was very good. [laughter] thank you all for being here. Im the president of George Washingtons mount ver. No we are delighted to have you for this installment of the ford evening book talks, and i begin by thank the Ford Motor Company for their Enduring Partnership with mount vernon. Theyve done a great deal for us including endowing this book talk series. I am personally pleased to welcome back Nathaniel Philbrick. Its his third time hes visited mount vernon in as many years. I asked to introduce him because whenever i do that, im struck by his bone fee bonafides as a true renaissance man. He has an
This weekend on cspan citys tour, along with our Comcast Cable partners, well explore utah. Visit moons rare books, a source priority thats been collecting rare books for over 30 years, show casing me of his great finds, an original copy of Thomas Paynes rare sense. He wanted to have the proceeds to buy the soldiers mittens. After it went through three printings, they had a falling out. And so thomas payne allowed anybody to print it. He lowered the price, said anybody can print up. Thats one of the reasons its so well known. And author of a peculiar people talks about antimormonism in the country, through their current struggles and the origins of the animosity. Latter day saints fit in that. Not only are they a religious minority but but one who over time have figured in disproportionately visible ways in the debates about religion. And on American History tv, take a tour of the brickment young museum. The cure rart talks about how the fossils are found. When you can hide the arm chu
K examined. Ve emotions in reconstruction politics. Most recently, dr. Summers published this book, the ordeal of reunion, and it is already sold out in our bookstore behind you. There will be more copies coming. A volume that alongside eric boehners classic reconstruction. It is that important of a book. Mark summers has the task to frame the reconstruction era for us. He is going to raise the Big Questions of this period, and it is my pleasure to introduce professor summers. [applause] thank you very much, peter, and thank you very much, allison, for the great work that you and the others have done to put this together. All of you need to synchronize your watches. The last applause was at 20 minutes until 7 00, so at exactly 20 minutes until 8 00, somebody raise my hand if i am still talking, and we will start applauding. I am uneasy, i have to say, on here on this podium for several reasons. It has been a long time since i have been here. I usually like to thread my way for my way t
But in recent years, his voice has been silenced after being ousted in a coup and then jailed by his political opponents. He has just received political asylum in britain and joins us today from london. But an Army Chaplain resigns his first, post to protest the u. S. Drone program. I submitted a resignation in protest of the president. I resign because i refused to serve and support u. S. Armed drone policy, a policy of unaccountable killing. I resign because i refused to support u. S. Nuclear weapons policy, Nuclear Weapons should not be modernized or miniaturized. They should be completely eliminated. I resign because i refuse to serve as an empire chaplain. Amy we will speak with the reverend chris antal and get new revelations in the tragic case of Kalief Browder, who took his own life nearly one year ago at the age of 16 when he was locked up at Rikers Island and held for three years without trial on suspicion of stealing a backpack. A new expose by the new yorker by magazine mag
Institute at Gettysburg College, also a professor of history, also here at gettysburg. It is my pleasure to introduce mark summers. Mark summers is the thomas d. Clark professor of history at the university of kentucky where he teaches courses in 19th century u. S. History and political history. He is the author of numerous books including rum, romanticism and rebellion, the making of a president in 1884, as well as a dangerous stir, fear, paranoia and the making of reconstruction. This book was a groundbreaking monograph, one that examined the overlooked role of fear and emotions in reconstruction politics. Most recently, dr. Summers published this book, the ordeal of reunion and it is already sold out in our bookstore, just behind you. There will be more copies coming. This volume, which is part of the university of North Carolina little field series, it is, what i think, a volume that needs to stand alongside eric foners classic reconstruction. It is that important of a book. Mark s