Welcome. The Hingham Heritage Museum. My name is deirdre anderson. I have the pleasure of serving as the executive director of the hingham Historical Society. Whose home is here at the Hingham Heritage Museum and welcome to this soldout program. On behalf of our board of directors and our small staff, i would like to thank you all for making us a part of your week. Excuse me. I would like to thank cspan for filming us so that others who cannot be with us tonight can see it at a later date. And thank you to the Abigail Adams Historical Society and their board of directors, who offered us this wonderful opportunity to partner with them as we did last year with their gillis. Their speaker, edith gillis. Abigails rich history in this region inspires us every day. Thank you. The hingham Historical Society is focused like never before on its history, to understand all voices. We currently are in the midst of a campaign for the Benjamin Lincoln house, which is our effort to purchase the home
Thank you all for making us a part of your week. I would like excuse me. I would like to thank cspan for filming us so that others who cannot be with us tonight can see it at a later date. And thank you to the abaco atoms Historical Society and their board of directors, who offered us this wonderful opportunity to partner with them as we did last year with their speaker, edith. Abigails rich history in this region inspires as everyday. Thank you. The hingham Historical Society is focused like never before on his history, to understand all voices. We currently are in the midst of a campaign for the Benjamin Lincoln house, which is our effort to purchase the home of hinghams American Revolutionary war hero. Benjamin lincoln received the british surrender at yorktown. Or as we like to tell schoolchildren, that is Benjamin Lincoln on the white horse. He is featured so prominently in the rotunda of the u. S. Capitol. Benjamin lincoln served hingham as a clerk, constable, and selectman. He a
My name is kristin king and im the manager here and i want to thank you all for joining us this evening. A couple notes before we begin. First and foremost, the book is available for purchase in the bookstore and will be available after the event and in addition there will be a signing. Second, we have a really fantastic fall lineup coming at all six of our busboys and books location this fall. Theres an event signup list being passed around on a clipboard, so feel free to add your name and email address. Thank you again for joining us and without further ado join me in welcoming and he and doctor ibram kendi. [applause]. Think you. Pleasure to have you all here on this rainy afternoon. Although, compared to whats happening in houston our hearts and minds go to the people they are. I want to welcome all of you for being here and let you know that independent bookstores are dropped dying breed. They can only make a comeback if you support them and buy support them i dont mean to say its
Julian malvo, steve forbes and nobel prizewinning economist joseph stiglitz. Of this is a topic that interests you go to our website at booktv. Org and in the search bar type economics book and you will find a large archive of authors and materials would all of these are available to watch online. Host welcome to nashville and the southern festival of books. He will hear from many offers throughout the weekend including National Book Award Finalist Patricia Bell scott and nancy maclean, talk radio host eric erickson, basilica other liza monday and many others. For complete schedule visit booktv. Org or follow along on social media sites on facebook, twitter and instagram at booktv. We are kicking off todays coverage with biographer jonathan i on the life and politics of mohammed ali. This is live coverage on cspan2. [silence bracket good morning, everyone, thank you for coming and welcome to the 29th southern festival of books. It is my pleasure to have the opportunity to introduce jon
Talk radio show host eric erickson. Liza randy and many others. For a complete schedule visit booktv. Org. We are Facebook Twitter and instagram. Were kicking off todays coverage on the life and politics of mohammed ali. This is live coverage on cspa cspan2. [inaudible] of money. Think you for coming and welcome to the 29th southern festival of books. It is my pleasure to have the opportunity to introduce our author. Another that i really admire and have been reading his work for years. Hes here to talk about his biography of mohammed ali. This is only his third stop so thats an honor for us. Before he speaks the book festival is free but if youd like to contribute to the cause you can do that at the headquarters for the book festival outsider online. Also remind you that after the remarks will be heading over to the signing tent seeking to have him cite your book over there. Is one of the typewriters of nonfiction a fantastic author in addition to writing for bestselling books jonatha