This evening we have cspan here. Is the microphone working back there . We have just one microphone here to ask questions. Cell if you need access to this microphone, if you are sitting over there you can go back there. I want to welcome Lilly Ledbetter who has come this evening to talk about his new book grace and grit. This is the first time Lilly Ledbetter has been to politics and prose. He is from montana which is why think he has written many books. Including the song of the dodo which expects a medal for Natural History writing. He holds honorary degrees from Colorado College in Montana State university where he serves as prof. Of western american studies. He has won the National Magazine award three times for articles in a wide variety of magazines including esquire, the advantage and rolling stone. The third of these awards was for a National Geographic storing called when stock went wrong. National geographic now, David Quammen has the title contributing editor which gives him
Can you talk a little bit about it . Guest it was the other side of the mountain. During the time my parents were working in the United States, i would look at the mountain something about my parents being on the other side. Host where did you grow up originally . Host where did you grow up . Guest the little town in mexico that no one has heard of. But when they mention it, if you mention acapulco, people know where it is. Its about three hours away from their my father came here in 1977 and december my mother a few years later. My mother came here in 1980 when i was 4. 5 years old. Host when did you come to the United States. Guest i came in 1985, in the month of may of 1985, i was nine and a half years old. Host what can you tell us about coming to the United States . Guest i have been separated from my father for about eight years. When he was sent to mexico in 1985, my family convinced him to come back here. To take us to the United States, we beg him to bring us here. We didnt wa
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