[inaudible background conversations] [inaudible speaking] the panel is titled American History, renegades and sponsored by the Mississippi Library commission. Tracy carr, with the library commission, was in the room for the very first organizational meeting of the festival we couldnt do this without the Mississippi Library commission or libraries from all over the state so thank you very much for your support. We are in the room today courtesy of foreman watkins law firm, our gratitude to them. Our panelists are tom craven, eric j dolman and Peter Houlihan. You can purchase copies of their books from vendors outside and you can find the times are authors will be signing in your program. We will hear from our panelists for about 40 minutes then open the floor to questions. Please come to the podium in the center of the room to ask your questions. Help me welcome our moderator for this panel, kitty blunt director of Mississippi Department of archives and history. [applause] thank you. Im
[inaudible conversations] this panel American History sponsored by the Mississippi Library those who are with the Library Commission with the very first organizational meeting we could not do this from all over the state thank youmi for your support. We are in there today and the gratitude to them. You can purchase copies of their books and it would be signed in the program. Ced then open the floor to questions so help me welcome the moderator to the panel. [applause] i will tell you about these guys than me will start a conversation. Tom is a reporter from the New York Times and editor before turning to music on writing fulltime. Dodge city, the typhoon and wildas bill published by Saint Martins press and harpercollins will release. And the other 13 books and those by the l. A. Times and boston globe. And the john lyman award for a maritime history. And of the american my house including the impact of ptsd and First Responders in his number of book reviews and is a native of Southern
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Hearse corporation newsreel. He created a traveling film and lecture program, the National Archives restored the film together with a recording of his original narration. This is 45 minutes. The one place that intrigued me was my first trip to london, and the house of parliament and big ben. Now these pictures you must remember are more than a quarter of a century old. The thing that amused and entertained our boys who were stationed all over england was westminster abbey, and there were quite a few americans who came there to see the sites and see westminster abbey, and these are the scenes that i wanted to photograph on one sunday afternoon. Another area that intrigued me was marble arch. The marble arch on one sunday afternoon was full of people. You must remember that london was being bombed almost every night in this particular time, and i was photographing these speakers that were addressing the crowds. Every speaker was speaking on a different assumptiosubject, but police stood
Final lecture he gave before he passed away. The one place that intrigued me was my first trip to london and the health of parliament and big ben. Now these pictures, you must remember, are more than a quarter of a century old. The thing that entertained our boys stationed in england was westminster abbey. Quite a few americans stationed there came to see westminster abbey. These are the photographs i took on a sunday afternoon. Another thing that intrigued me was marble arch. Marble arch, on one sunday afternoon, it was filled with people. You must remember that london was being bombed almost every night during this particular time. I was photographing these speakers that were addressing the crowds. Every speaker was speaking on a different subject, but the police stood around and watched and as long as there were no strong arguments, nobody was hurt. The people in the argument in the audience were arguing back with the speakers, but these were typical shots of how we pass the time wa