First is john quist, the tall one standing behind michael birkner. History. Rofessor of he teaches classes in 19 century u. S. History and 20th century as well. He studied at the university of michigan. A student of james mills important portend. John has published a very important book entitled the social roots of antebellum reform in alabama and michigan. And his cospeaker today is michael birkner. Michael is the Benjamin Franklin professor of liberal arts and professor of history at Gettysburg College. Many of you might remember that michael was the interim director of the Civil War Institute. He played a pivotal role in the transition. Let me just say, there is not a person on this faculty that i rely more on than michael birkner. He has been indispensable to what i have done here, with my staff has done, and the way we have been able to connect with Gettysburg College students. And they are students who adore him. I hear time and time again that michael birkners class on historica
Is involved in the civil war. It is just under 90 minutes. Good afternoon everyone, i am peter carmichael. I am also director of the institute. It is my pleasure to welcome back tj stiles. He spoke yesterday afternoon, as you all know. He spoke on george armstrong, based upon a book that he received the Pulitzer Prize for. He is the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. This afternoon he will be speaking on another misunderstood character, jesse james. Hime james the study of at the point of a new wave of civil war scholarship that is focusing on guerrilla warfare. Beenf these authors have doing work on what many have considered to be the periphery of the civil war. Thanks to these scholars like mr. Stiles, we have a view of civil war military history. Jesse james unfortunately its sometimes used as a robin hood figure of the old west. We often see him as being a likeical apolitical those bandits who have always been compared to him. Mr. Stiles has taken this man and enabled us to the a man w
Received the pulitzer for. This afternoon hes going to speak on another misunderstood character, jesse james. Its really at the point of a new wave scholarship focused on civil war warfare. Theyve all been doing work on what many have considered to be the periphery of the civil war. And now we have a more kpansive view of civil war military history. Jesse james unfortunately sometimes is perceived as a robin hood figure. And we also see him being a political, that hes part of those bandits. I think whats so impressive is he has taken this man and enabled us to see a man who, we should note, has left very few written records. But a man who was during the civil war, who was deeply political. And so it is my pleasure to bring back to the stage t. J. Styles. [ applause ] thank you very much. My grandfather did some public speaking and once he was going to talk, someone came up to him in the lobby and said i really want to go to the ball game, is this guy any good . He said sometimes i find
Received the pulitzer for. This afternoon hes going to speak on another misunderstood character, jesse james. Its really at the point of a new wave scholarship focused on civil war warfare. Theyve all been doing work on what many have considered to be the periphery of the civil war. And now we have a more kpansive view of civil war military history. Jesse james unfortunately sometimes is perceived as a robin hood figure. And we also see him being a political, that hes part of those bandits. I think whats so impressive is he has taken this man and enabled us to see a man who, we should note, has left very few written records. But a man who was during the civil war, who was deeply political. And so it is my pleasure to bring back to the stage t. J. Styles. [ applause ] thank you very much. My grandfather did some public speaking and once he was going to talk, someone came up to him in the lobby and said i really want to go to the ball game, is this guy any good . He said sometimes i find
Its my pleasure to welcome back tj stiles to cwi. He spoke yesterday as you know. He spoke on George Armstrong custer, based upon a book that he received the pulitzer for. He is, as you all know, the winner of two pulitzers. This afternoon he is going to speak on another lets say misunderstood character in jesse james. Jesse james, the study of him by tj stiles is really at the point of a new wave of civil war scholarship thats focusing on guerilla warfare. You heard bart meyers yesterday. You met kim noe. They have all been doing work on what many have considered to be the periphery of the civil war. Thanks to these scholars and thanks to tj stiles, we now have a more expansive view of civil war military history. Jesse james, unfortunately, is sometimes perceived as a robin hood figure of the old west. We often see jesse james as being apolitical. That he is part of those bandits like bloody Bill Anderson. I think what is so impressive about what tj styles has done is that he has take