Thing you could ever do. Watch after words sunday night at nine eastern p. M. On cspan twos book tv two good afternoon. No one likes to sit in the front row but there are one, two, six, seven seats in the front row. Come out and see. I want to begin by thanking Peggy Mcdonald and all of those who have worked to make the madison, such a terrific source of support for gainesville authors and their book. Peggy, thank you so much. [applause] some of the best nonfiction writing allows us to see something we thought we knew well in an entirely different way. This has been the power of my friend, jack davis career as an environmental historian who examines the past not through the spy glasses of the sailors but through the curves of the land, the running of the tide in the rush of the wind and rain. This is also the power of jacks new book were here to celebrate, the gulf the making of an american city. The clear light of nature tells a truer story than the cloudy minds of men. Nature has bee
Some of the best nonfiction writingallows us to see something we thought we knew wellin an entirely new way. This has been the power of my friend, jack davis career, as an environmental, historian who examines the past not through the side glasses of sailors but through the curve of the land, the running of the tide and the rush of the wind and rain. This is also the power of jacks new book were here to celebrate, the gulf the making of an american city. The clear light of nature, tells a truer story, than the cloudy minds of men. Nature decorates in his introduction has been and i quote participants at the sis and catalyst. The riches that made nations wealthy and powerful and overreached their armies fought, it was the wildness our ancestors insisted on taming, discourage that left them despairing and the blessing that kept them alive. Introducing jack in the golf is a challenge as his praise for this book is deep. I thrown all of that out, instead, since he plans to talk about some
Chapter, which seems so realistically real. So what lay behind that . Why didnt you just continue a story that was real estate . My conception originally is , book where shes going to different parallel countries. Im not in historical novelist and one day i will write an historical novel but its not something that occurs to me. I couldnt bring in germany and several experiments and late 19th century lynching protocols in a book that wash t. About 1950. It allowed me to have that play with time with different historical events in conversation with each other. Er it never occurred to me to play astray. If i played it straight it would be totally different but cannot its interesting to me as a writer. Thank you. Your book was very powerful. My question is did you know when you started writing the book how the ad particularly her mother . Is a linear story of the book that cora and in short sectionsl about maple, caesar, the slave catcher. To do women really well. And make us how to struct
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