The stage author of the definitive study on soviet russian famine of 1921 to 23, the big show on the American Relief expedition to soviet russia in the famine of 1921. He also curated two exhibitions dealing with the famine. The 1922 show here entitled deliverance america and the famine in soviet. Russia 1921 to 23, and at the Hoover Institution that just closed this year, bread plus medicine american famine relief and soviet russia,. 1921 to 23. The informative exhibit catalog for the later exhibition is available through the Hoover Institution press. And i would encourage all of you to go online and get a copy. Youll never think of Cod Liver Oil the same way hes a lecturer in history and International Relations at stanford university, a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution. And your moderator, please welcome her partner. So you tom, for a very generous thanks for putting together this panel, which as youre about to see. Its very interesting and thanks to you for inviting me to p
Dealing with the famine. The 1922 show here entitled deliverance america and the famine in soviet. Russia 1921 to 23, and at the Hoover Institution that just closed this year, bread plus medicine american famine relief and soviet russia,. 1921 to 23. The informative exhibit catalog for the later exhibition is available through the Hoover Institution press. And i would encourage all of you to go online and get a copy. Youll never think of Cod Liver Oil the same way hes a lecturer in history and International Relations at stanford university, a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution. And your moderator, please welcome her partner. So you tom, for a very generous thanks for putting together this panel, which as youre about to see. Its very interesting and thanks to you for inviting me to participate. So and to all of you for coming out today. We have three very interesting speakers, three historians who have a knack for bringing a fresh point of view to, familiar topics, three, one mig
George donner began a perilous journey across the continent, a new and untested route resulted in many unexplored, pected hardships and delays. The wagons were late reached in the sierra nevada. The last barrier on the route to california. Disaster awaited the 87 men, women and children of the donner party early autumn snowstorm. Arms trapped the wagons and they were forced to construct makeshift camps for the winter. The result was extreme suffering and starvation. By the following april, when the last several rescue efforts ended, nearly half of the wagon Party Members had perished. The ordeal drew National Attention sparked by rumors of cannibalism. Still, the tragedy remains a mystery, including the location of the various winter camps. This is the story of one effort to shed new light, one of the most dramatic events in the history of the american west. I am tickled to see that theyre doing this, and this is a real highlight in my life, gives me goose fat, you know . Its really, r
George donner began a perilous journey across the continent, a new and untested route resulted in many unexplored, pected hardships and delays. The wagons were late reached in the sierra nevada. The last barrier on the route to california. Disaster awaited the 87 men, women and children of the donner party early autumn snowstorm. Arms trapped the wagons and they were forced to construct makeshift camps for the winter. The result was extreme suffering and starvation. By the following april, when the last several rescue efforts ended, nearly half of the wagon Party Members had perished. The ordeal drew National Attention sparked by rumors of cannibalism. Still, the tragedy remains a mystery, including the location of the various winter camps. This is the story of one effort to shed new light, one of the most dramatic events in the history of the american west. I am tickled to see that theyre doing this, and this is a real highlight in my life, gives me goose fat, you know . Its really, r
George donner began a perilous journey across the continent, a new and untested route resulted in many unexplored, pected hardships and delays. The wagons were late reached in the sierra nevada. The last barrier on the route to california. Disaster awaited the 87 men, women and children of the donner party early mn snowstorm. Arms trapped the wagons and they were forced to construct makeshift camps for the winter. The result was extreme suffering and starvation. By the following april, when the last several rescue efforts ended, nearly half of the wagon Party Members had perished. The ordeal drew National Attention sparked by rumors of cannibalism. Still, the tragedy remains a mystery, including the location of the various winter camps. This is the story of one effort to shed new light, one of the most dramatic events in the history of the american west. I am tickled to see that theyre doing this, and this is a real highlight in my life, gives me goose fat, you know . Its really, reall