Us, a little about history in the park service. So since he retired dr. Pitcaithley teaches at new mexico state university. He teaches public history and Civil War History. He had a book that came out this week, the u. S. Constitution and secession, a documentary anthology of slavery and White Supremacy. So it is my distinct pleasure and honor to introduce you to dr. Dwight pitcaithley. Nick promised he wasnt going to include the rock star part, but best laid plans. Thank you for coming tonight. Thanks to nick for that wonderful introduction, thanks to the grant site for hosting this event. Im going to talk for about 25 or 30 minutes and then turn it over to you so you can talk about whatever you want to talk about, and we hope that during my time ive been provocative enough that we can have a conversation that goes on for another 30 or 45 minutes. Robert penn warren, who many of you know threetime Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote in 1961 at the centennial of the war that the civil war is
He is one of the best known living economists with the fight against inequality. Thomas piketty is here to discuss his eyeopening and audacious new book, capital and ideology. He is joined by stephanie former chief economics and professor of economics and Public Policy at Stony Brook University this is available june 9 for preorder. Just a few housekeeping things before we get started, what to hear from you. Just as you would in an in person event, thomas will answer your questions after the talk. How does that work . Look at the bottom of your screen youll see a book that says active question. Please use this space to ask your question about capital and ideology. You will be joined on screen will be reading from your questions and asking some of her own. And a reminder, unlike our in person events, the author hosts and audience there was cannot see you through the screen. So now please join me in welcoming thomas piketty. So hello, hello to all. That means you say i would much prefer
Contagion. Struggle against epidemics is a global one. Sunday, at 4 00 p. M. On real america, the 1948 film the eternal fight. From a disease infected zone, the traveler became unwittingly a carrier of deadly germs. The germs stayed and spread. Sunday, at 6 00 p. M. John hancock created a committee as a whole to gather amongst ourselves an individual caucuses and decide how we should proceed. Do we really want independentsy and then he committed a committee of five men. From the tour of monticello and bill barker you know i served 40 years in Public Service and yet i have often thought if heaven had given me a position to migrate it would have been on a small spot of ground, well watered and near a good market for the produce. Gardening is one of my greatest delights. This weekend on cspan3. Every saturday night American History tv takes you to College Classrooms around the country for lectures in history. Why do you all know who Lizzie Borden is and raise your hand if you ever heard o
For everything you can go to the website politics prose. Com or pick up one of the monthly printed calendars. Before we get started, id like to ask everyone to please silence your cell phones so as not to disrupt the event. When we get to the qanda if you could line up at the microphone at the pillar, that would be great as we are audio recording and booktv is filming as well so we would like to have your questions in their. Following the qanda we will have a signing at the table and if you could leave your chairs where they are we have a couple more readings today that would be fantastic. And so today we are very excited to welcome robert plumb here celebrating his newest book the better angels five women who changed the civil war america. Collective biography of five extraordinary women who came to National Prominence during the civil war. Documenting how the conflict left openings for women to assume roles held by men and ensuring the depth of passion and commitment. To them and tir
[inaudible conversations]. And when we get to q a at the tiller because we are audio recording and cspan for book tv is filming as well. We really like to have your questions and there. We will have a signing at this table and if you could just leave your chairs where they ar are, we have a couple more readings today would be fantastic. Today we are excited to welcome robert plumb here to celebrate his book, for a bit the better angels. And to come to National Prominence during the civil war to document tell the conflict left openings for women to assume roles usually held by men to show the depth of their passion and commitment. Segments tireless work of the underground railroad traces from massachusetts to Clerk Position in washington where she began the work that led to her establishing the American Red Cross. Chronicles held. Beecher stowe and abolitionism. And to write Uncle Toms Cabin. While julia ward was inspired by battle hymn of the republic. And also to demonstrate the patri