Good afternoon. I am margaret sullivan, columnist for the Washington Post hr per sponsor of the library of Congress National book festival. We want to thank the sponsors in particular david rubenstein. You can support the festival with a donation of information in your program and you are urged to do so. Another piece of information is that this presentation will have a question and answer period. There are microphones at the end of the idols and you are urged to take part. The officer at the state department after 30 years while that state he wrote 17 books on the civil war and the American West. His new book is the earth is weeping the epic story of the american war for the American West by radial from booklist called it a magnificent single volume account of the postcivil war conflict that shaped our history and mythology of the frontier. The books have all been selections of the book of the month club, history th of the cb were military book club. I introduce to you peter. [applaus
Appears to involve only the south. But many in the United States also have their eyes on the west. Todays speaker will explore the connections between reconstruction policies to the American South and the American West after the end of the civil war. Congressional republicans had an environmental view of citizenship, desiring to turn both freed africanamericans and indians into Small Farmers. Each group, many white americans believed, would be loyal to the government until the soil and till the soil based on a northern agricultural model. Adam dean is an assistant professor of history at lynchburg college, specializing in slavery, the american civil war, and reconstruction. He received a ba from the university of california los angeles, ma and phd in 19 century history from the university of virginia under the direction of gary gallagher. Gallagher, who will be here to speak. Adams scholarship focuses on using insights from environmental and social history to answer longstanding questi
Isnt a lot of great books on George Washington and native american peoples, particularly one that bring out the full perspective of native american groups as well as they could, particularly reflecting the latest literature, which has been transformed in the last 30 years and more. Professor calloway has been one of the people leading the transformation in the way that american historians have come to understand the challenge of incorporating native American History into American History. He is currently professor of history and professor of native american studies at dartmouth. Fromceived his ba and phd the university of leeds, which means he is an englishman studying native American History in the 70s in england, an extraordinary story in and of itself. To the United States, he taught high school for a few years in springfield, vermont. He served for 2 years as associate director of the center for the study for the history of American Indians at the Newberry Library in chicago, which
American study scholars. For the nal Library Study of George Washington hosted this want. 90 minutes. It is a pleasure to welcome calloway. To speak. His torn inent his and tive American History you know the significance of native americans in the making George Washington and his story. But i think it is significant a lot of great books on George Washington and native american peoples bring outly ones that the full perspective of native they an groups as well as could, particularly reflect latest literature that has been transformed the last 30 years and more. Proffer calloway professor calloway is one who is leading early american historians have learned the incorporating native American History into American History. Hes currently professor of and professor of native american studies at dartmouth. B. A. And ph. D. From the university of lee which english man n studying native American History which 1970s in england is an extraordinary story itself. After moving to the united fores he
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