We have had amazing achievements thats country. Tend to come out were just this great enlighted people and america is wonderful, the end. Its that when we have had great struggles over the worst aspects of american history, america was the largest slaveowning nation on earth, and what happened is we had this huge war, which revolved around the issue of slavery, that led to the abolitionist slavery and within a few years, a nonracial definition of citizenship, in which africanamericans were voting, Holding Public office, sitting in congress, within a few years after chief justice ruled in dred scott that they are not fully human, basically. They have no rights. The white man is retired to respect. And a few years later you have black senators and congressmen. Its amazing. Yet its not just a straightforward line of progress. So, these issues this comfort discomfort about the way things change, the definition of whoa is an american, the role of the federal government, and the federal gove
Q a. Pulitzer prize winning author is a biography of general George Armstrong custer. He discussed the book at this years tucson festival a book, held on the campus of the university of arizona. This is one hour. Hutton, hello everyone. My name is Paul Andrew Hutton, i am a professor at at the university of new mexico, just to the east of arizona today. Welcome to the eighth annual tucson festival of books. We want to especially thank cspan, book tv, tv, and Cox Communication for sponsoring this venue. This presentation will last one hour, but we will talk for about 40 minutes and will open it up for questions from the audience. Please go go over to the microphone there to on either side to do your questions. Immediately following the session tj stiles will be autographing books and that you a bookstore tent booth 153 sponsored by the university of arizona bookstore. Books are available for purchase at that location. We like people to buy your books, dont you . Yes, it helps me write.
Is sunday, david brooks, on writing an article for the times, and the award she gives out. They are given for the best essay of the year. We can be in journals or literary magazines. They can lead in journals or literary magazine. We take a week to step back and the even and not even read newspaper articles read something deeper and longer and celebrate the longer pieces. I do believe that magazines changes 300 the news republic, the magazines change things. The new republic sunday night at eastern and pacific 8 00 eastern and pacific. Each week, American History tv sits in on a lecture. You can watch the classes here every saturday. Next, william and mary professor paul mapp talks about the interactions between european colonial powers and native american tribes on the great plains during the 1700s. He describes the importance of owning horses and guns, and how the tribes had the upper hand on trade and more. This class is about one hour and 10 minutes. Lets go into this lecture about
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Sweet, juicy green grass all day. Id never forget jewel. Well, so long, dale. Bye, scotty. I would never forget you, little jewel. Poor old scotty. He thinks everything that glitters is gold. Usually nothing but felspar. Dont bother, it isnt worth anything. Scottys quite a character. Ha ha yeah, he has a claim somewhere out in the mountains just across the desert. Comes in every now and then to get supplies. Maybe he will strike it rich sometime. You put out a mighty good meal, miss. Thank you come in again you know, weve got a lot to look forward to, my lady. Oh, its going to be fine, honey. Just fine. Ill tell you that. Wonder if them fellas is following us, jewel. We better find out. Now you stay here, old gal. I dont want you getting hurt just when youre starting to enjoy living. You stay here. Webster, go around behind him. Try not to hit him, though. We want him about to talk. Bullet nice going, scotty. Well you didnt do so bad yourself, roy. And me and jewel is mighty greatful t