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[cheering and applause]. There in the washington dc area. And viewers of cspan, we love you. And of course the regular viewers as well. We welcome everyone to cspan. But theres a couple of other things. So first i will tell you about the different between history and destiny. And we all know what this history. Its what happened. But destiny is what must happen. And its true, cant believe this is happening but my father may he rest in peace was struck by lightning. His father, my grandfather, was also struck by lightning. And the means dont stand next to me in a rainstorm. I was doing my son last week, the story and telling him, listen, my dad was struck by lightning in my is that was due. In his democrat, we can be struck by lightning. And i said you wont be but sure, you might be. This is true. My son, and my wife and my kids work taking amtrak train from new york city to washington dc for this event. In the train, was struck by lightning. My son texted me and said youre not going to
Ms. Cox my name is mary cox. Im so pleased to be here. This is my first hoover days. I just published my first book. Ill do a little plug. It was just released in the u. S. A few weeks ago. Todays lecture covers a lot of whats inside the book, but theres also a lot more that is in there. What i want to do is tell you a story about what it was like to be in germany as a civilian during the First World War and in the years following. As part of that story, i will be discussing Herbert Hoover, some of things he did to alleviate suffering in germany, which remember, had been a big enemy of the allies of the u. S. One of the things i enjoyed so much doing the research is seeing his compassion for people that were very unpopular, and his ability to encourage others to also feel that compassion and save millions of lives. Heres the book. Im going to start by telling you about the british blockade. Right when the war started, the British Government started an interdiction of goods. Blockade ha
Discussing Herbert Hoover, some things he did to alleviate suffering in germany, which remember, had been a big enemy of the allies of the u. S. One of the things i enjoyed so much doing the research is seeing his compassion for people that were very unpopular, and otherslity to encourage to also feel that compassion and save millions of lives. Here is the book. Im going to start by telling you about the british blockade. Thet when the war started, British Government started and interdiction of goods started an interdiction of goods. This blockade prevented many things from entering the country, including food and fertilizer. And since then, over the past century, scholars have discussed this. There are scholars who say the blockade had no impact whatsoever. Other scholars argue it had a huge impact on germany. I started this book because i wanted to ask the question, what were Living Standards actually like in germany . This debate that has gone on the last century began much earlier.
The turning point in the war. Refinery 29 called the book a thriller in the form of a Nonfiction Book and another review said the book is comprehensive and compelling. Readers get to know these amazing women as individuals as their duties unfold against the backdrop of the war. Rose smoothly integrates developing events with biographical details calling it a satisfying mix of social history and biography. She is the author for all the tea in china how england stole the worlds famous drink and changed history. She is written for many journals. In 2014 he was awarded a prize in travel writing. Sarah, were so glad to have you here tonight. Thank you. [applause] so thank you all for coming. Before i start, i want you to know that you have a responsibility here. And that is i need you to ask questions. Im going to give a little and short reading and then the responsibility is in your hands to get me talking. With that in mind, i want you to picture a war that is being lost, three years into