Tv. I know thats a lot of information to throw at you. Will go we will go into the history and the biography room and this is where you will hear from Sidney Lowenthal talking with his most recent book is about Abraham Lincoln and his final years. Its called wrestling with his angel. The 17th annual book festival. [inaudible]. [background sounds] good morning. I am at a vision of the editor of the Washington Post sunday section which is our encore for ideas essays arguments personal narratives and also thankfully for Nonfiction Book coverage. The post is very happy to be a sponsor of the National Book festival for many years. Before we get started couple of quick orders of business. I want to remind everyone that you can donate to help support the festival which is a really cool event. All of the information is in the program. After Sidney Blumenthal finishes there will be q a, time permitting. In addition he will be doing a book signing downstairs from 12 until 1 oclock. In my decade
My great aunt was a Strong Influence and came out to my montana in a covered wagon and they met lincoln and one of the daughters of one of the great ands aunts decided she would marry this fellow. And one said, he is a democrat. And she said, yes. Said,e other and aunt we would rather you marry a dog. But lincoln was very much in the picture. Anyway, you have already met all of our distinguished panelists. So we are going to have a about the and various topics that have been covered here. And i think, is somebody saying something . Which one, lets of you, i guess we will take questions from the audience. There is a question over there. Yes, some of the lectures have talked about, in their lectures, looking back 150 years ago with 21st century glasses, and either making judgments or whatever. Something has always interested me in reading from that time period, what the United States was like at that time, in the sense that it was incredibly provincial. Most of what we would call america
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Was the head of a regiment of the volunteers and became a major at appomattox for cutting off lees retreat. My great aunt was a strong toluence on me and came out montana by covered wagon, and they all met lincoln. In one of the daughters of one of the great aunts decided she would marry this fellow. And one said, he is a democrat. And she said, yes. And the other one said, we would rather you marry a dog. [laughter] was lincoln was my very much in the picture. Anyway, your party met all of our distinguished panelists here. So, we are going to have a about the and various topics that have been covered here. And i think, is somebody saying something . Anyway, so, lets which one of you, i guess we will take questions from the audience. There is a question over there. Good. Yes, some of the lectures have talked about, in their lectures, looking back 150 years ago with 21st century glasses, and either making judgments or whatever. Um, something that has always interested me in reading from
Announcer 1 and you are watching live coverage of a symposium all day on Abraham Lincolns life, career, and legacy here on American History tv. It is being held at ford theater. The next speaker will be Douglas Wilson, who is the coeditor of herndon on lincoln. William herndon was lincolns law but law partner and biographer. After this will be a Speakers Panel featuring the presenters responding to questions from the audience and from one another. They had been indicating a fair amount of interest in each others books and writings as the day has gone on. We are live at ford theater in washington dc. [background chatter] i take great pleasure in introducing a longtime friend wilson. Eague, douglas he is the lawrence distinguished professor of english, not at knox of English College in galesburg, illinois. He currently codirects the lincoln study center at knox college along with his longtime colleague rodney davis. Rodney was stricken severely with parkinsons and is unable to be here. I