Im going to read you a paragraph, just in case any of you wandered in without actually checking your program or the door, and you can guess what that paragraph what this panel is about. It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilization itself seeming to be in the balance. But the right is more precious than the peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest to our hearts, for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples and shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free. To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of those who know that the day has come when america is privileged to spend her
Im going to read you a paragraph, just in case any of you wandered in without actually checking your program or the door, and you can guess what that paragraph what this panel is about. It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilization itself seeming to be in the balance. But the right is more precious than the peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest to our hearts, for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples and shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free. To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of those who know that the day has come when america is privileged to spend her
I appreciate the work take the the work done to make this visit possible. Byould like to start thanking the Kansas City Public Library and the National World war i museum for sponsoring my visit here. I am very excited to be in kansas city, talking with you all about this historical figure , and retracing some steps a little bit. Theve been doing that over years, following stubby all the places he has been, and one of the places he has been is kansas city. I will talk a little bit more about that as the evening goes on. Lets go to the pictures. I brought lots of historical images to share with you. I will tell you a little bit about my own background. Himself, of stubby some of the stories behind the creation of the books i have written about him, one for adults and one for young readers. We will save some time at the end for questions as well. First, i want to make sure we are in on the same page in terms of terminology. When we are talking about dough boys, we do not mean this guy. W
Attacks. Received by three american president s. This is hosted by the Kansas Library and the world war i museum. Its about an hour. Well hear about a hero whose never in question hes legendary. He became a war hero. This evening, were going share of this special dog and his soldier. Bossom is an awardwinning uthor of Childrens Books with a focus on history. They captivate readers with breathless pacing, and intriguing characters. Whether they fly under the radar of historical top recognition. After our visit to the national can war i museum today, i only imagine what historical artifact has set her imagination now. Otion so please welcome ann bossom. Hello. Thank you. Thank you for coming out. I appreciate the work that katie stover has done to make this visit possible. And i would like to start by thanking the kansas city public world and the national war i museum for sponsoring my here. Im very excited to be in kansas city talking to you all about and historical figure retracing som
He was later received by three american president s. It is about an hour. Tonight well hear the biography of a brave and invaluable soldier who played a significant part in world war i. He couldnt write, he couldnt speak and he couldnt hold a gun. However, his loyalty and abilities were never in question and his inspiration to his fellow infantrymen in the Yankee Division is legendary. Stubby, the war dog, survived the horrors of the trenches and became a war hero. This evening, ann is going to share the story of this very special dog and his soldier. Ann has a lively style breathless pacing and intriguing characters, whether they fly under historys radar, or rise to the top of historical recognition. After our visit to the National World war i museum today, i can only imagine what historical art fat has set her imagination in motion now. Please welcome ann bausum. Hello and thank you. Thank you for coming out. I appreciate the work that katie stover has done to make this visit possibl