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Marcusreddeker. Com. From the 17th annual texas book festival in successen, texas, we discuss the book syria the fall of the house oo assad. Thank you so much foruch for spending part of your afternoony with us here. S i would like to welcome you alle on behalf of the professor and myself. This is afessor l wesonderful s. Im saying that dispassionately, and were so happy youre here. R i wanted to introduce the profe professor to you. He is asch to professor of middt history at Trinity University it san antonio. Professor lesch is a prolific writer writer and thinker about the the middle east and whats happening in the region. Its really a treat tosy a havem here today. He h w hes written his new book n b syria the fall of the house ou assad which im hoping youll m all purchase and get him toill sign. He signed my copy first so he f. Has met extensively with met president assad and officials lg between 20042011, been in the middle east, studying the middle st east, making connections an
Welcome to this session of the texas book festival with h. W. Brandis. My name is steve hair again. I will be doing a q a with bill. 15 minutes after the session phil will be signing books in the book signing campus between the tenth and eleventh down the street. Please patronized the book signing tent in the bookstore, and pleas by the the book which wont be a problem. This is the book, the man who saved the union, Ulysses Grant and war and peace. If you by this book, proceeds will go to support texas libraries and literacy. It is a great book to read and to find a word because. H. W. Brands is the dixon Allan Anderson centennial prof. Of history in austin. His focus has been for many years on American History and politics and his biographies and histories include a number of tremendous books. This is the just the most recent. Also traitor to his class about Franklin Roosevelt, biography of Andrew Jackson called Andrew Jackson. The age of gold about the gold rush in the 1840s. The Fir