Institute at Gettysburg College, also a professor of history, also here at gettysburg. It is my pleasure to introduce mark summers. Mark summers is the thomas d. Clark professor of history at the university of kentucky where he teaches courses in 19th century u. S. History and political history. He is the author of numerous books including rum, romanticism and rebellion, the making of a president in 1884, as well as a dangerous stir, fear, paranoia and the making of reconstruction. This book was a groundbreaking monograph, one that examined the overlooked role of fear and emotions in reconstruction politics. Most recently, dr. Summers published this book, the ordeal of reunion and it is already sold out in our bookstore, just behind you. There will be more copies coming. This volume, which is part of the university of North Carolina little field series, it is, what i think, a volume that needs to stand alongside eric foners classic reconstruction. It is that important of a book. Mark s
Also here at gettysburg. It is my pleasure to introduce mark summers. Mark summers is the thomas d. Clark professor of history at the university of kentucky where he teaches courses in 19th century u. S. History and political history. He is the author of numerous books including rum, romanticism and rebellion, the making of a president in 1884, as well as a dangerous stir, fear, paranoia and the making of reconstruction. This book was a groundbreaking monograph. It was one that examined the overlooked role of fear and emotions in reconstruction politics. Most recently, dr. Summers published this book, the ordeal of reunion and it is already sold out in our bookstore, just behind you. There will be more copies coming. This volume, which is part of the university of North Carolina littlefield series, it is, what i think, a volume that needs to stand alongside eric foners classic reconstruction. Its that important of a book. Mark summers, this evening, he has the task to frame the reconst
Romanticism, and rebellion, as well as this book examined. A dangerous stir fear, paranoia and the making of reconstruction. Most recently, dr. Summers published this book, the ordeal of reunion, and it is already sold out in our bookstore behind you. There will be more copies coming. This volume is a volume that needs to stand alongside eric boehners classic reconstruction. It is that important of a book. Mark summers has the task to frame the reconstruction era for us. He is going to raise the Big Questions of this period, and it is my pleasure to introduce professor summers. [applause] dr. Summers. Dr. Summers thank you very much, peter, and thank you very much, allison, for the great work that you and the others have done to put this together. All of you need to synchronize your watches. The last applause was at 20 minutes until 7 00, so at exactly 20 minutes until 8 00, somebody raise my hand if i am still talking, and we will start applauding. I am uneasy, i have to say, on here
Thank you. Real america revealing the 20 reconstruction an the president. The national air and space museum. The celebration took place in july with the Current Museum director retired general jack daley and a look at exhibits on the start of aviation and into space exploration. It begins tomorrow night at 8 00 eastern. Coming up this weekend on American History tv on cspan 3 as the National Park service prepares to celebrate its 1 00th anniversary, well take a look at the development of californias national and state parks. Saturday night at 10 00 eastern on real america the 1935 u. S. Interior Department Film the land of the giants documents the efforts of the civilian conservation core and the daily life in the work camps. Clearing dense undergrowth from the big red woods for Fire Prevention and freer growth provides lumber for practically any kind of construction job which may be desirable. The conservation core boys make everything from heavy bridge timbers to park signs. Sunday m
As 2016 is a president ial election year, the Program Committee assembled a roundtable of scholars willing to talk about president ial leadership, what about its failures gather rather than its successes. This seems particularly timely as the trump juggernaut rolls forward. Just yesterday the clinton and Sanders Campaign engaged in a verbal sparring match about who is the most unqualified to be president. So things are getting interesting. The panel we have here today, all of these scholars, have written about president s who were bad in their own special way. Although it didnt occur to me it did occur to me on the train coming up that bad to whom might be an important qualifier. What did it mean to be a bad president . What counts as bad . How do we define a bad president . And specifically, who might have been the worst president ever. Our panelists are david greenberg, associate professor. Are you cool professor now full professor now . Sorry, a little inside baseball. Associate pro