Amazing Business Opportunities especially for nations young adults. Plus, World Leaders meet this week to ponder the fate of i. S. I. L. Looking for new ways to crush the armed group as it rises in libya. The topic of tonights the week ahead. We begin with the count down in New Hampshire. We are just two days away from the nations first president ial primary and donald trump appears to be on the verge of victory. Several polls out today show him enjoying at least a 15 point lead. For democrats, Bernie Sanders remains way ahead of Hillary Clinton. Mike viqueria is on the campaign trail in manchester. Good evening, randall, on the republican side things seem to be up for grabs. While donald trump is nominally leading the polls, over the challenger, plooub marco rubio,s are notoriously late in deciding. Donald trump underperformed in iowa, when you compare the precaucus polls. Many are expecting the same thing ohappen here in New Hampshire. Meanwhile, marco rubio is emerging as the establ
Its government officials thought, what better immigrants to have then these confederates who have advanced agricultural knowledge compared to a lot of other perspective immigrants. Obviously, are not happy with how things are going at home. So they essentially were given land grants to come to brazil. So that is the reasoning behind it. Just to bring home berts point, i would like to read something briefly called, its from the virginia magazine of history and biography. Alternatives to appomattox is the title. Edited by frank j. Merley. I want to read the opening paragraph. It really brings home how people were feeling and how people responded to these various surrenders and the prospect of life following the end of the confederacy. The title of the essay is alternatives to appomattox. I am sure many of them wished there had been an alternative. Some weeks after general robert e lee surrendered at appomattox courthouse in april 1865, a disgruntled leader put a rifle in his mouth. He ch
[applause] for those who have more questions, he will be in the lobby signing his books. You can ask questions. One thing to keep in mind, there were also native americans that did fight in the union army as well. Particularly from minnesota. And yesterday we talked about ely parker, who drafted the terms at appomattox. Bert has several books, the confederate surrender at greensboro no turning back. And then, his talk was about to to the bitter end. People only say i would like to buy a book for my friend. They love the civil war but i do not know what books they have. They do not have this book, i guarantee it. It came in just as we were loading up the van to bring it too long with. To longwood. Just off the press. You can find books and answer questions. Mark bradley, yesterday, our last speaker sign some of his books. This astounding close, blue coats, tar heels. If you buy 50 of books, they give you a nice bag. You get the bag otherwise for 2. 95. Were live with American History tv
Some local trouble. Through a mutual acquaintance discovered that there were virginians who were traveling to brazil. In fact, this was not a virginia phenomenon. It was something that was happening throughout the south. The reason for it was that, at least in the case of brazil, it has been advertised in newspapers in places like new orleans, atlanta, charleston all over, by brazilian officials. The idea was that brazil, being an enormous country, it is still an enormous country, needed further development of its interior. Its government officials thought, what better immigrants to have then these confederates who have advanced agricultural knowledge compared to a lot of other perspective immigrants. Obviously, are not happy with how things are going at home. So they essentially were given land grants to come to brazil. So that is the reasoning behind it. Just to bring home berrtts point, i would like to read something briefly called its from the virginia magazine of history and biogr
I would encourage students, graduate students watching and scholars watching who are interested in panAmerican History as well as the civil war, this is a rich area of inquiry in which there is a lot of that still needs to be done. How did i come to it . Im a little out of my element here an english professor among historians who writes historical fiction but did a lot of Historical Research for my book. For my fictional title, confederados. How does an english professor from appomattox, virginia, come to have an interest in confederados . And the answer is, marriage. [laughter] i married a local gal from Buckingham County who had an ancestor who fought in the civil war in mosbys rangers and who afterward, for various reasons was compelled he was a bachelor, a young guy was compelled to leave the country. Going back to berts comment reconstruction after the surrenders, it is a time of uncertainty. A lot of southerners were concerned, how are we going to be treated . Is it going to be m