Louisiana got lasted this past week via hurricane and i pray for everyone in lake charles and that whole area. We were speaking earlier saying they are probably going to have many weeks of not months of no power and trouble with their water system. And even people as far north as shreveport and monroe are still without power. Our thoughts go out to them. So anyway we are here today with jack davis in conversation with the author. Jack is a professor of history specializing in them for mental history and sustainability studies. Also the author of Pulitzer Prizewinning the gulf, the making of an american city. Nil in addition to the Pulitzer Prize the gulf was the news york times noted book of 2017 and made several other bestseller list that year including the Washington Post and pr in jack, welcome. Its great to have you here with us today. See my pleasure being here. Will turn to jack and eric and let them start the conversation. People have questions they can go to the chat room and w
Im reading two books. Im reading a book by Doris Kearns Goodwin that looks into four of our presence the two roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon Johnson very interesting and im also reading the border by daniel silva. Host what looks are you planning on reading in the future and why . Guest i do tend to move towards more historical types of hooks on leadership political books historical perspective. I dont have any titles in mind right now but i like to read nonfiction and thats probably what ill do. Host how do you like to read . Guest i do it a couple of ways. Sometimes i get sick just gyms from friends that i used to be in the oak club back in the day and i would hear reading selections and pick from that and then i read the book review sections of the newspapers to see whats good and whats considered page turning. I kind of mix it up. Host do you share books with her colleagues and friends . Guest absolutely. We share books and we share book ideas and as a matter fact roy blunt a
Reynolds, i am the Current National ambassador for young peoples literature. Coming to you from my home in washington dc im currently in my office where i do all my work you can see the books behind me. Im also the author of stamped racism, antiracism, and you. I should say on the coauthor of the book. It came about because there is a wonderful great scholar named biebers candy, abhe published a book in 2016 called stamped from the beginning a history of racism and policies he won the National Book award, we met at the National Book award and it was then that ab shortly after that he asked me to somehow translate all this work. He had over 600 pages of scholarship about history he wanted to figure out a way for that book to be translated into something for young ayounger people. After some prodding i eventually said yes and decided to tackle it. The purpose behind it is to make sure this information is as accessible as possible so we can arm ourselves with information creating new voca
Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in lake charles and Cameron Parish and that whole area. We will speaking earlier and saying that theyre gonna probably have many weeks if not months of no power and having trouble with their water system. Even people as far north as shreveport and monroe are still without power. Our thoughts go out to them. Anyway, we are here and of today with jack davis in conversation with our author. Jack is the professor of history, specializing in environmental history of sustainability studies. Also the author of the pulitzer prizewinning the goals are the making of an american sea. New york times beautiful homage to a neglected lexi. In addition to the pulitzer prize, the gulf was a New York Times notable book for 2017 and made several other best of list for that year including the washington post, npr and forbes. Jack, welcome, pleasure to have you with us today. My pleasure to be here. Im going to turn the floor over to jack and eric and let them st
Our last speaker is well known to all of you, Gary Gallagher is the third professor in the history of the American Civil War americas at the university of virginia and the founding director of our core sponsor, center for civil war studies at the university of virginia. Knowing that gary was about to retire a number of years ago and move west, i have been writing just about every introduction for him the last few years as if tomorrow the last time we would see him in richmond. I want to apologize to gary for trying to show him the door and kick him out of the state every time he speaks here. Im happy to have been wrong in my assumption that garys retirement would mean farewell and im pleased that hes still a fixture in the commonwealth. Garys contributions to the field of civil war studies are many and varied beyond his own scholarship, writing and ing editing more than 30 books, hes been a frequent contributor and columnist for civil war magazines, battlefield guide, and Founding Edit