Studies and Popular Culture have spun clouds of myth around the violent collection collision of native americans and the ongoing, irrepressible, unstoppable western march of the new american nation. It has fallen to historian Peter Cozzens to set the world straight. Is a goodis weeping read. Amazon has declared it to be one of 2016. P books the story of standing bear, the chief who rode out of his village to talk with the soldiers who had come to completely surround it. He is Holding Forth the piece metal he had been given a short time before by president lincoln in washington. Standing bear was shot dead in his saddle by a trooper. Also the telling of custers attack on the village in the washy to valley. This was years before little bighorn. Custer split his troops to attack on a cold winter night. Riding beside custer was a captain named lewis hamilton, the grandson of alexander hamilton. He was shot in the chest and died on the spot. These stories, however compelling, telling the st
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
My name is mark lavigne and im an affiliated scholar with the Billing Center for the American West. Our program today is called jack london, apostle of the American West. And it is being cosponsored by stanfords bill lane center for the American West and the Stanford University libraries. As bruce was describing, the bill lane center is dedicated to advancing scholarship and Public Public education on the past, present and future of Western North america. So this is a very appropriate program for them, and the Stanford University libraries offers access to a comprehensive range of Scholarly Resources both print and digital format in support of research and instruction here at stanford. Today we inaugurate a new lane Center Initiative called arts west. It is designed to place a spotlight on the rich contributions of the arts and humilities in the American West. Arts west offers the Stanford Community innovative public programming, on the writers, artists and cultural leaders that make t
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