On holidays, too. Follow us on twitter, like us on facebook. And find our programs and schedule on our website, cspan. Org history. Next on American History tv, a panel of scholars discusses the life and legacy of novelist, journalist, photographer, and social activist jack london. In this twohour program, well see a selection of his photo journalism and learn how the author of the call of the wild has influenced generations of western writers. The bill lane center for the American West and Stanford University libraries cohosted this event. Thank you, bruce. Hello, my name is marc levin, and im an affiliated scholar with the Billing Center for the american center. A program today is called jack london, apostil of the American West. And is being cosponsors by bill lane center for American West and the Stanford University libraries. As bruce was describing, the Billings Center is dedicated to advancing scholarship and Public Education on the past, present, and future of Western North ame
Thank you. Bruce. Hello my name is mark levine. Im an affiliated scholar. Program today is called jack london, apostle of the American West. And its being coupon sorried by Stanford University library ris. As bruce was describing, the center is dedicated to advancing scholarship and public presentation on the past, future of Western North america. This is very appropriate pan ford for them. And the University Library comprehensive range both digital formats in support of research and construction here at stanford. Today we ingnaw grate a new center. It is designed to place a spotlight on the humanities in the American West. Arts west offers the stanford community, innovative public programming on the writers artists and cultural leaders that make it further ground for artistic vision. It offers two distinctive series t great writers of the west focuses on western literary heritage and the great artist of the west elevates the western liberal arts. We begin today with jack london whose
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There are books for sale. I recommend you pick one up and perhaps get a signature on it. With that, i will turn over the introduction of our speaker today. Thank you. Good to be here. Welcome to the seminar. It is wonderful to have them back. He is an alumnus. Spent part of the work on his book here. We are delighted to have them come back with the final product. Let me just say by way of introduction, he is entering director of the East Asia Program at syracuse university, and the former Vice President of the foundation. In that capacity he has done a lot of good work and research and is also a trustee, us china relations. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College concert with the u. S. Army in vietnam, holds ma and phd degrees from stanford. His book is already been reviewed, and we are very much looking forward to his presentation today. Thank you very much. It is a special privilege to be here. This is where the project started. I wanti want to take this opportunity to not
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