The International Center for jefferson studies at monticello and she is the author of several books, including unwise passion, a true story about a remarkable woman and the first great scandal of 18th century america. Monticello and most recently, we are all here today to learn about his wonderful, entertaining new book how not to get rich the financial misadventures of mark twain. Please join me in welcoming alan crawford. [applause] alan thank you, jamie. We are all familiar with the story of how mark twains death was greatly exaggerated. There were two times in which this took place. The first one was in 1897 in london. The second one, the one he will today,out the first time , three yearsn 1907 before mark twains death. This was during his last visit to the old dominion. He had come here for the jamestown exposition. The jamestown exposition was a theds fair, celebrating 300 anniversary of the First Permanent English Settlement in the new world. Exposition were steam engines, new f
Jamie now onto our speaker today. A former Senate Speech writer Alan Pell Crawford has reviewed books on u. S. History, politics and culture for the wall street journal since 1993. Alan has been a resident scholar at George Washingtons mount vernon. My previous employment, the International Center for jefferson studies at monticello and the boston and the name. He is the author of several books, including unwise passion, true story of a remarkable woman and the first great scandal of 18th century america. Twilight at monticello, and most recently, what we are all here today to learn about his wonderful, entertaining new book how not to get rich the financial misadventures of mark twain. Please join me in welcoming alan crawford. [applause] alan thank you, jamie. We are all familiar with the story of how mark twains death was greatly exaggerated. [laughter] alan there were two times in which this took place. The first one, the one we are all familiar with, was in 1897 in london. The sec
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