Supposed to be a test at the end. The title of my talk on which i forgot until jamie just mentioned is the unknown aaron burr. Im going to tell you what i read a book about aaron burr. The title of my book is called the heartbreak of aaron burr. I cant tell you the whole story without giving away the ending. I dont want to give away the ending because its not just that i want you to buy the book and read the book and enjoy it and hang around till the end, but it has to do with the reason i wrote the book in the first place. This goes back to my experience of writing, my experience of reading and in particular, my experience of listening to a question that my mother has een put into me for the last 23 or 24 years. And the question i would get to in a moment. But it goes to the heart of why people wait and why people read. I teach history at the university of texas. I also teach writing. I teach writing to graduate students bear the graduate students in my writing seminar also completed
Subject, but i know perfectly well that if they did not have tests or papers, if they were not held accountable, none of the seats would be empty. None of you have to be here, but you did come, so i find that very flattering. I could, i suppose, give you a test at the end. The title of my talk, which i forgot until jamie just mentioned it is the unknown aaron burr. I will read a bit about my book about aaron burr. The title of my book is called the heartbreak of aaron burr. Whole story you the without giving away the ending. I dont want to give away the ending because its not just that i want you to buy the book and read the book and enjoy it and hang around till the end, but it has to do with the reason i wrote the book in the first place. This goes back to my experience of writing, my experience of reading and in particular, my experience of listening to a question that my mother has been for the last 23 or 24 years. The question i will get to in a moment, but it goes to the heart of
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