We will finish up our primetime programming at 11 00. That all happens tonight on cspan2s booktv. Welcome to montgomery, alabama on booktv located on the alabama river, population of 200,000 making it the second largest city in the state. We explore the history of the city and state by local authors including a look at alabamas most powerful governors. Go around the entire south, louisiana had the laws, georgia had the challenges, South Carolina had pitchfork intel and strom thurmond. I would say we can say and put ourselves up against theirs. Later we will go inside the home of F Scott Fitzgerald to learn about the importance of montgomery. We show you a house that was the turning point for scott and zelda. You will find out F Scott Fitzgerald is more than just a writer. He is not a genius who can come up with everything on his own. He needed a partner, someone to give him a life full of ideas that he could write the Great American novel. That was elza. We speak with fred gray about t
And Cornell University provided the booknotes. And now a few words shes a specialist in history and art and reserved her undergraduate from harvard and phd from columbia university. Shes been a recipient in the Fulbright Foundation and columbia university. The dean at the school of undergraduate studies at the school of Public Engagement for which i am extremely grateful. Shes doing an amazing job. And before i close, one of the reasons i accepted the invitations to open this event is she never gave me a job that i applied for but it was to be her driver around france visiting chateaus and castles. I dont think she took me seriously but it was great and ive disappointed you didnt take me up on the offer but nonetheless, congratulations. Its been an incredible piece. Im looking forward to reading it. Please come up. [applause] thank you, everybody and especially tim. As i explained at the time the reason that job went to somebody else is it points to a scotsman that promise to wear a ki
The south during the u. S. Civil war, that the winners would want cuba because there had been a lust for taking cuba for decades previously. This had been this effort to make cuba a state of the United States of america. So thats one idea thats sirlating in the circulates in the minds of the rulers in cuba. Another idea thats circulating is they should be in solidarity with their comrades who are slave owners in the south in order to defeat the north. But then again, as i said if the south had won, the south would be after cuba ousting the spanish. But in any case, at the end of the day they decided to open their ports to the Confederate States of america, socalled. But after the defeat of the Confederate States of america there was tremendous pressure on cuba to abolish slavery, and a bloody war e erupted to that end leading to the rise of a figure who may be known to many of you. Im speaking of antonio ma say owe. Like many of you know, he was considered to be a hero amongst black am
French revolutions. This is about one hour. Okay. Im tim marshall the provost for the new school and im delighted to welcome everyone here for this wonderful event to launch laura auricchios new book which is right here. [applause] the Marquis Lafayette reconsidered which came out this month published by knox publishers. This is a research over the course of seven years at a major part of it the tilted personal life from the inside of the passion french hero become of the American Revolution of several freshmen over several to watch the kids. Theres an intimate depiction summit towering figures of the historical period while also eliminating and explore the new role of the press and publication the politics of the time. The personal letters of marquis de lafayette which can be found in in the collection of elaborate of congress and at Cornell University provides many of the books anecdotes. And now a few words about laura. She is a specialist in 18th century french history and art and
American history tv recently visited the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia. Coming up next, old dominion professor timothy orr describes how world war i was different from previous wars and highlights some of the major battles. This introduction is just under half an hour. This time, id like to bring up dr. Timothy orr, who will lead all of our sessions today. Dr. Orr is a professor of history at Old Dominion University and specializes in American Military history and the history of the civil war era. In particular, hes written on the liveslization and of union soldiers. His latest research focuses on theisan conflict within officer corps and also a set of interests, u. S. Naval dive bombing during the midway. F dr. Orr teaches courses on history. Dr. Timothy orr. [applause] 13, 1917, aber who had been off the front lines for a full year, received the iron cross, second class. One of 5. 1 million medals the german army. He was not pleased. At first he admitted that the offered hi