My name is Michael Quinn and as the president and head of this museum, it is my pleasure to welcome you for a fascinating insight into part of the american revolution. One of the things we pride ourselves here at this museum is telling the stories of the revolution that you do not always know, bringing the life bringing to life the people from all walks of life who took part in the revolution, who took the ideas of the revolution to heart and launched a series of revolutions that has created the american nation. Today, it is my great pleasure to be introducing a noted scholar, historian, political activist, Robert Watson from Lynn University who will be talking about the ghost ship of brooklyn. I am holding the book in my hand. We have had a lot of online orders for this book. He will be signing books after and we still have a few left in our gift shop, if you want to take it home. This is how history should be written. It makes it a story of real people, drama, and excitement. I stron
In the courtroom, they are fighting to save their careers and lives. The last image i wanted to bring to your attention is a. There was a book fair in chicago 10 years ago. Those are wonderful things to go to. For historical research, you can get some great finds. There was, wrapped up in plastic, front page copy of the sinking, july 25. There was a wonderful cartoon that to me, after all the years of research, brings it in chilling fashion to life. The cartoonists blaming greed for the shipwreck. This is a pretty good representation. This has actually shipped the tipped the ship the wrong way. But, the point is well made. That brings to a close the image portion of the presentation. I would be happy to take some questions. We have some books. Some questions . I was in chicago for a few days and took an agricultural tour of the smell river. It is in the middle of chicago. Smale river. It is in the middle of chicago. I get on my boat in south michigan. You were very close. You were at m
History. We also hear from historical act tect john boeing about the recent restoration. Aye like to welcome you to Washington Union station. This is a magnificent building located here in washington, d. C. , just a couple of blocks from the u. S. Capitol building. My job is ceo and president of Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, a nonprofit here in washington, d. C. Whos responsibility is stewardship of this magnificent building. It was built in 1907. Not only one of the largest buildings in the world, but the most magnificent train station that had been built to date. This station has understood ggo changes throughout the years. Completed in 1912 and entered into a busy, busy Time Starting with world war i when the uso took over then of course through the 1920s and through the depression, went through many, many changes from being an active station to a place where of course it was not so active. Served over 200,000 people a day. In this magnificent hall to serve the men and wo
History. We also hear from historical act tect john boeing about the recent restoration. Aye like to welcome you to Washington Union station. This is a magnificent building located here in washington, d. C. , just a couple of blocks from the u. S. Capitol building. My job is ceo and president of Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, a nonprofit here in washington, d. C. Whos responsibility is stewardship of this magnificent building. It was built in 1907. Not only one of the largest buildings in the world, but the most magnificent train station that had been built to date. This station has understood ggo changes throughout the years. Completed in 1912 and entered into a busy, busy Time Starting with world war i when the uso took over then of course through the 1920s and through the depression, went through many, many changes from being an active station to a place where of course it was not so active. Served over 200,000 people a day. In this magnificent hall to serve the men and wo
History. We also hear from historical act tect john boeing about the recent restoration. Aye like to welcome you to Washington Union station. This is a magnificent building located here in washington, d. C. , just a couple of blocks from the u. S. Capitol building. My job is ceo and president of Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, a nonprofit here in washington, d. C. Whos responsibility is stewardship of this magnificent building. It was built in 1907. Not only one of the largest buildings in the world, but the most magnificent train station that had been built to date. This station has understood ggo changes throughout the years. Completed in 1912 and entered into a busy, busy Time Starting with world war i when the uso took over then of course through the 1920s and through the depression, went through many, many changes from being an active station to a place where of course it was not so active. Served over 200,000 people a day. In this magnificent hall to serve the men and wo