He was elected chairman of the Governors Association earlier this month. In the studio, we have James Hohmann of politico and Niraj Chokshi of the washington post. James is the first question. Thank you for joining us. You are taking on this job after a pretty bad year for democrats. A lot of republicans who people did not think could get reelected in places like maine did. Democrats lost governorships in illinois and states where they should not have, even in a bad year. As you take on this job, looking ahead, what lessons did you take away from 2014 that democrats can really apply in 2015 and 2016 . You bet. Thanks for having me, james. First, i would pushback on that a little bit. We have three great new governors in pennsylvania, rhode island, hawaii. Keeping colorado and connecticut, even with the u. S. Senators lost, in the face of millions of dollars in negative ads people spent against them we certainly did not get everything they wanted in 2014 but i think we got some real sta
Anyway, its interesting, im going out on the book tour and speaking to a lot of audiences about both of my books. Its always interesting to see the kind of reaction youll get to the books. Most of it positive. Most of the interesting comments from a friend of mine in williamsburg that came up and said, tony, i have to admit, i really didnt like history very much in school. Because it was kind of boring. But you make it come alive. I love your book. I feel like im there. This was the hurricane of independence. I feel like im in newfoundland fishing and hurricane is coming. I feel like i am on the battlefield in the american revolution. Im so engrossed in the book. I feel like im there. Of course, i was appreciative and said thank you. Her husband elbowed me in the ribs and said, she likes it so much he reads four pages a day. It is right next to the Readers Digest in the bathroom in that little basket i was chuckling. He elbowed me again and said some day she likes me likes it so much,
Retrace our steps and decided to kill back and produce what is now a 400 page fullcolor book for you. Similarly, i prepared a fivehour presentation for you this evening and decided to scale back back to a more manageable 45 minutes. So i will start by saying that without newspapers, there would no American Revolution. Newspapers would fans rebellion. The same royalty to the cause and provide critical correspondence during the war and ultimately aided in the outcome. Historians knows very well. For 200 plus years, historians have referenced these newspapers in the footnotes of their analysis and interpretation. What this book does is inverse to traditional history book, taking those whose newspapers to benefit not come placing them at the forefront. For general readers like you to enjoy full access to fullcolor newspapers from it. So you feel you are reading over the shoulder of George Washington or paul revere. Now, the process for putting this book together was quite a journey for me.
Next on booktv, Tom Angelique and the American Revolution from assorted 18th Century Newspapers. Mr. Anderlecht contains newspapers from 1763 to 1783 examines reports ranging from the sugar of 18,642,000 concorde and bunker hill. Its an hour and 15. Its an honor to be speaking at the old state house. Thank you for coming. Thank you to the tv and cspan for joining us here. About three weeks into the design of reporting the revolutionary war, we realized we were on pace to producing 800 page from a twoinch thick volume and so we quickly cut corners and retrace our steps and decided to scale back and produce what is now a 400 page fullcolor book for you. Similarly, i prepare to fight our presentation for this evening and decided to scale back back to him are manageable 45 minutes. So ill start by saying that without these papers, there would have been no American Revolution. Newspapers are what fan the flames of rebellion, sustained loyalty to the cause, provide critical correspondence du
Ahoy, mates. And welcome to tonights great lives presentation on americas pirates. The top is faltered by the Community Bank of chesapeake to whom we are grateful for their generous support over the past several years. And its that kind of commitment that enables it the program to bring to the university and to the Community Outstanding speakers such as our guest tonight. Eric jay dolin is the author of the fascinating book black flags blue waters. The epic history of americas most notorious pirates. Eric grew up near the coast of new york and connecticut. And from an early age developed an interest in maritime affairs. Toward that end, he earned the double major in biology and environmental studies then getting a masters degree in Environmental Management from yale. That was followed by a ph. D. In environmental policy and planning from mit, where his dissertation focused on the role of the courts in the cleanup of boston harbour. Eric has held an interesting variety of jobs. Many of