Tonight we are very pleased to welcome back mark wilkinson. He has also been the director at the atwood house museum. Mr. Wilkins is a published auth author. He has a masters from Harvard University and he is currently working on several books related to world war one aviation. Mr. Will kins is also conservativing as producer of aerial effects documentary film. His new book, aeroneurosis. Due to unforeseen complications, we dont have any copies you can have signed tonight. The speaker graciously agreed to personalize some as well. Please join us in welcoming mark wilkins. Thank you for that very nice introduction, crystal. Im very happy to be here tonight. Thank you all for coming. I hope you find this topic as fascinating as i do. Basically the to give you a little background, the book was something i did for air and space magazine. Anyway, the research for that article sort of opened my eyes to the amount of material about how greatly about a a lot of these First World War pilots suf
House museum and has worked for the smithsonian and mystic seaport. Before wilkins is a published author of books and articles relating to maritime and aviation history. Mr. Wilkins has a masters degree in history from Harvard University and is currently working on several books relating to world war i aviation. He is adjunct faculty in the History Department at st. Marys college of maryland. Mr. Wilkins is also serving as producer of aerial effects for the lafayette escadrille. His book, aeroneurosis, will be available for purchase on october 21st. Due to unforeseen complications we do not have copies of the book available for signing tonight, however we do have bookplates already signed you can pick up on your way out or the speaker graciously agreed to personalize some as well. Thank you again for joining us this evening. Without further ado, please join me in welcoming mark wilkins. Thank you for that very nice introducti introduction, krystal. Im happy to be here tonight. Thaur th
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Tv cspan. Org to leave your comments and suggestions. And wed like to tell you about some of our other American History tv programs. Join us every saturday at 6 00 p. M. And 10 00 p. M. Eastern. Thats programs on the civil war every saturday at 6 00 and 10 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv on cspan3. Each week american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums, and hitic sites around the country. Next we visit the president Woodrow Wilson house in washington, d. C. , which was home to the 28th president and his wife, edith, after they left the white house. A wilson house exhibit features a Brown University collection of world war i paintings and other artworks. They helped shape Public Opinion over the three years that america remained neutral in the conflict. Finally, in 1917 president wilson led the nation into what was hoped to be the war to end all wars. Jo welcome to the president Woodrow Wilson house here in washington, d. C. This home was finished in 1916 and was the
The country. Next we visit the president Woodrow Wilson house in washington, d. C. , which was home to the 28th president and his wife, edith, after they left the white house. A wilson house exhibit features a Brown University collection of world war i paintings and other artworks. They helped shape Public Opinion over the three years that america remained neutral in the conflict. Finally, in 1917 president wilson led the nation into what was hoped to be the war to end all wars. Jo welcome to the president Woodrow Wilson house here in washington, d. C. This home was finished in 1916 and was the home to which president and mrs. Wilson moved the very day they left the white house on march 4th, 1921. ohzn both of them lived here the rest of their lives. For president wilson that was to be only three more years. He died early in 1924, but amazingly his widow, edith, lived until 1961 in this home and wasd had a front seat really in American History during that entire time. In our collection