Fascinating. Anyone who likes to travel is going to places where people live that have been so tied to history. I think just going to Abraham Lincolns home. Almost you walk in and some of the dark wallpaper and defiance of the time just kinds of things to take you back into the time that youve kind of got in a sense of the people from the places theyve lived. What is really neat is how he took on architecture. His first book, the preservation was a collection of profiles. That was taking a look at the architectural biography and he partnered with roger straus to take the photograph and was followed is a series of books that are not only stunning to look at but fascinating to read. We had the houses of the Founding Fathers as one of the things looking at the Founding Fathers fathers and the houses theyve lived in. Hes written a number of books but this is a timely anniversary of the civil war and as i said the photographs are spectacular. Its interesting so please join me in welcoming h
You are watching booktv, television for serious readers. You can watch any program you see here online at booktv. Org. Now on booktv hugh howard examines the homes of notable civil war era figures which includes the residences of jefferson davis, robert e. Lee clara barton and frederick douglass. This is about one hour. Good evening. Im tony clark from the carter president ial library. Im really glad you guys are here. I have really been looking forward to this because this book, houses of civil war america, is usually faceting. Anybody i think the likes to travel, one of the things, i know i enjoyed is going to places where people lived that have been so tied tight in history. I just think of going to abraham lincolns home and i can still, you almost walk in and some of the dark wallpaper and designs of the time it just kind of seems to take you back into the time and you can to get a sense of the people from the places theyve lived. For more than two deca
Howard has been writing about the past. And what is really neat is how he took on architecture. His first book, the preservation progress was a collection of essays and profiles, and then when he went right for right, that was with Frank Loyd Wright taking a look at the architectural biography of Frank Loyd Wright, and he partnered with Roger Strauss to take the photographs, and what followed is a series of books that are just not only stunning to look at but really faceting to be. We had hugh here before for the house of the Founding Fathers is one of the things. Just an interesting look at the Founding Fathers and the houses they live in. Hes written a number of books but this one is especially timely at the observance of the anniversary of the civil war and as i say, the photographs are spectacular. The text that puts it all in context is really interesting so please join me in welcoming hugh howard. [applause] thank you tony, for those nice words. And thank you all for coming out t
I recommend it. I think it is a wonderful way to immerse yourself in the past, to wander into these houses. They are so different in the characteristics and decorations and colors and furniture and these are all significant structures. With architecture, i noticed one photograph of a column in the background in the photo. Is there a reflection of people having an affinity for columns so much that they would put a column in the background of a family portrait . I think you might be talking about the marina davis image that does definitely have a column. That is a classic, classical way of painting a portrait, great commonplace very commonplace in the 18th century and it carried through here. But also very suitable in the sense that the greek revival was the predominant architectural style in the 1820s, 30s and into the 50s. So in the years leading up to the civil war the columns of the architectural language people spoke that they were most familiar with was the greek revival so it woul
That document describes a come and save compromise emancipation plan, his last ever to get slaveholding border states to sell their slaves to the federal government so that they could be out of that is this. When he rejected that, he began to discuss the process of the emancipation proclamation. We believe, as ron white points out, that pastor girlys relationship with mr. Lincoln helped mr. Lincoln develop a higher understanding of his relationship with his god and allowed him to think through clearly from a religious perspective, how vehement patient proclamation can best be described and encompassed. With that, we are ready to begin the program. I would like to introduce edna green medford. History professor and chairperson at howard university. Shields degrees from Hampton Institute and the university of illinois and her phd is in history from the university of maryland. Dr. Medford specializes in 19 country United States history and teaches courses on the jacksonian era and civil w