Dollars in constitutional studies, economics, Foreign Policy and so on but perhaps our most anguished scholar at least if we can agree but it depends on what the meaning of distinguished is is our Hl Mencken Research fellow p. J. Orourke. I always say ive grown up with pj. When i was in college most popular magazine on campus was National Lampoon which he edited and i remember funny bits from National Lampoon i cant quote them as i think they all involve drug use, ethnic stereotypes or gender relations and theyre all forbidden now. He then moved on to Rolling Stone where he was Foreign Affairs desks chief which was totally cool because they paid him to travel wherever he wanted. But why you wanted to travel to beirut and to a televangelist retirement village was always kind of mystifying. And as he moved out of the rock n roll stage and into the age of sober reflection he became a correspondent for the sober us magazine in america, the atlantic monthly. He wrote soberly about medicare
Education and so on. But perhaps our most distinguished scholar, it depends what the meaning of distinguishes commas or hl pj orourke. I always say have sort of grown up with pj. On campus was a National Lampoon i cannot quote them but they all involve drug use ethnic stereotypes or gender relations. When his afforded parents desk chief which was totally cool because they paid him why he wanted to travel to beirut in a tele evangelist retirement village was always kind of mystified. As he moved out rock n roll station to sober reflection he became a correspondent for the sobers magazine in atlanta, the Atlantic Monthly p wrote soberly client finance Campaign Reform and other adult topics he was editing a magazine on finance and investment its online its free its called for megan consequences. if you read eat the rich it will learn more about why countries get rich and why they dont during the whole year of economics and college. Thats why recommend those two books as a christmas gift,
And his family was facing serious financial problems. At this point in his life, he was a man trying the take care of his family. And we get to tell a story here that most people dont know about. Welcome to Saratoga Springs on booktv. Located about four hours north of new york city, it has a population of about 27,000. Named for the numerous springs in the area, early settlers flocked here to experience the therapeutic effects of the natural mineral waters. Today Saratoga Springs is a popular Tourist Destination with its spas, revolutionary war history and horse racing. With the help of our spectrum cable partners, for the next 90 minutes well learn about the citys history and feature its Literary History including Andrew Mckenna on his battle with opioid addiction. Growing up, i thought the person who was addicted to heroin was under a bridge somewhere with, right . And was pushing a shopping cart around or Something Like that. Thats not the case. One of the most abused drugs right no
Discovered in 1792. It was found to be beneficial for certain diseases. And id like to say that Congress Park is a city park developed because of constipation. Because that was a disease that itwas most likely used to treat. It was to spur a Great Development of hotels, boarding houses and businesses generally here in saratoga springs. There was nothing here until the first was discovered. In fact, we think that the mohawk and mohican indians came here only for the mineral springs. It was not a place where they cant particularly. Perhaps they hunted here. So the first european americans came here in 1771. Probably finding the spring in the course of surveying and providing land that had been very inappropriately taken from the mohawks. So what happened in the very beginning, 1772 was that the first people to come here built long cabins. And anyone whos heard about this medicinal qualities of water made their way here. Paid a small sum of money to stay in one of these very rough long ca
Tonight at the Kansas City Public Library is really honored to have the author of three of the best american biographies of the last 20 or 30 years to kind of collect important that t t. J. Stiles has given us of the mid19th century. First his book about jesse james which he helped us understand fictional creation of the legends, elegant initial credit by the kansas city star. That would of course never happened today. [laughter] its about the civil war of course but its also about a Great American theatrical tradition, decoration of celebrities in public life. That would never happen again today. He has such great moments, narrative moments. Jesse james robbing a train near saint louis and issuing what in essence is the First Press Release by a bank robber. May be the First Press Release, bank robber and railroad robber. He makes you understand the dynamics. One of the three books i think that are necessary to understand what happened in our part of the world and also what created the