Lucy hayes is so much more. As was her husband. Everything she accomplished in the white house was in spite of the fact her husbands legitimacy to be president was questioned. She was a charming person very delightful. Innovative. One of the more controversial collections is the white house china. An article says the art was absurd. Who would want to eat a lovely meal and see a duck at the bottom of their plate . She took an interest in Public Affairs from an early age. Two causes that were important to her were veterans soldiers and or friends, children who were made orphans as a result of the civil war. She was a very devout mother. She does not neglect her children. She embraces the life. Womens minds are as strong as man. Equal in all things and superior in some. In 1831, born, in ohio, she was the first first lady lady to have a college degree. That tells us much about the time she lived in. The civil war and into a time where technological innovation and significant social forces
American history tv. Next, steven hood, the author of john bell could the rise, fall, and resurrection of a confederate general. Generals weof love to hate. You can watch all of this coverage by visiting our website at www. Cspan. Org history. Join us tomorrow at 9 00 a. M. Eastern for more of the symposium. [crowd noise] im just getting it right to the introduction of our next speaker, who had an odyssey to get here but he is here happily. M. Hood is a distant relative of confederate general john bell put. He is the author of John Bell Hood the rise, fall, and resurrection of a confederate general. And also, the lost papers of confederate general John Bell Hood. President of the Confederate Museum in new orleans. Without further do, sam. [applause] sam hello, and thank you. You mentioned my odyssey. My wife and i moved to myrtle beach, south carolina, five days ago. And if you think it is bad when the Airlines Lose your luggage, we werent able to move into the so we arere buying livin
Examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the president he. For Martha Washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on American History on cspan3. As a compliment, cspans new book. First ladies president ial historians on the lives of iconic women. It is available as a hardcover or an ebook. During the civil war in 1863 the union Army Believed confederate guerrillas in kansas in the region were drying from missouri. In an attempt they imposed general order 11. The Kansas City Library hosted the talk. My name is eli paul and the land and people of western missouri had suffered as much as any during the civil war. The 1865 edict known as order number 11 had depopulated several missouri counties, devastated homes and farms and left the physical and mental scars that took decades to heal. A local independent historian has authored two books on the subject of this burnt district. Caught between three flyers
Examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the president he. For Martha Washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on American History on cspan3. As a compliment, cspans new book. First ladies president ial historians on the lives of iconic women. It is available as a hardcover or an ebook. During the civil war in 1863 the union Army Believed confederate guerrillas in kansas in the region were drying from missouri. In an attempt they imposed general order 11. The Kansas City Library hosted the talk. My name is eli paul and the land and people of western missouri had suffered as much as any during the civil war. The 1865 edict known as order number 11 had depopulated several missouri counties, devastated homes and farms and left the physical and mental scars that took decades to heal. A local independent historian has authored two books on the subject of this burnt district. Caught between three flyers
The Kansas City Public Library hosted this talk. It is about an hour. Eli welcome, how are you . I head up the Missouri Valley special collection, the history arm of the public library. It is my pleasure to introduce time. By the time of lees surrender at appomattox, the land and people of western missouri had suffered as much as any during the civil war. The 1865 edict known as order number 11 in the federal army had depopulated several counties, devastated homes and farms come and left deep physical and mental scars that took decades to heal. Tom has authored two books on this subject. The first, caught between three fires, and the second, cinders and silence. Both will be available after his talk. He discusses the land, its resilient people, the metamorphosis that occurred with both, and what one came back to after the civil war on the western border. Please welcome to the Kansas City Public Library, tom rafiner. [applause] tom thank you eli. Some of you may have heard me speak. I h