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
Domestic violence. Mass violence has a certain connotation today. How would it have been different in the 1850s . It was very different, because in our past, mass killings were very common. You just did not have the technology to kill as many people. When you are talking about violence are nearly done with knives or swords, or muzzleloading firearms you know, it takes a while to reload. Even if you are skilled, it takes 30 seconds to reload one of those things. By the time you pour in the powder, put on the percussion the persont ready, you are trying to kill should be half a mile away. It is very difficult. These were mass murderers where a lot of people got together to do these things. We can get examples very early in our history. The pequot war, we talk about that as a war, but what happened at the end was the pequots surrendered. The new englanders surrounded them, burned the swap, and anyone who was alive theythey k. It took a lot to kill 700 people back then. You look at things
You just did not have the technology for an individual to kill as many people as you do today. When you are talking about violence done with knives or swords or muzzleloading firearms, you know, it takes a while to reload. Even if you are skilled, it takes 30 seconds to reload one of those things. By the time you pour in the powder, put on the percussion cap, and get ready, the person you are trying to kill should be alf a mile away. It is very difficult. These were mass murderers where a lot of people got together to do these things. We can get examples very early in our history. The pequot war, we talk about that as a war, but what happened at the end was the pequots surrendered. They were hiding out in a swamp. Over 700 children and women and men. The new englanders surrounded them, burned the swap, and anyone who wasnt burned alive and tried to get out they shot them down. They killed over 700 people. It took a lot to kill 700 people back then. You look at things like when the morm
Research. This interview is about 20 minutes. We are joined by randolph roth. Here to talk with us about Mass Violence and Domestic Violence. Mass violence has a certain connotation today. How would it have been different in the 1850s . Prof. Roth it was very different, because in our past, mass killings were very common. It was a group activity. You just did not have the technology to kill as many people as an individual can kill today. When you are talking about violence, knives or swords, or muzzleloading firearms you know, it takes a while to reload. Even if you are skilled, it takes 30 seconds to reload one of those things. By the time you pour in the powder, put on the percussion cap, and get ready, the person you are trying to kill should be half a mile away. It is very difficult. These were mass murderers where a lot of people got together to do these things. We can get examples very early in our history. The pequot war, we talk about that as a war, but what happened at the end
Research. This interview is about 20 minutes. We are joined by randolph roth. Here to talk with us about Mass Violence and Domestic Violence. Mass violence has a certain connotation today. How would it have been different in the 1850s . Prof. Roth it was very different, because in our past, mass killings were very common. It was a group activity. You just did not have the technology to kill as many people as an individual can kill today. When you are talking about violence, knives or swords, or muzzleloading firearms you know, it takes a while to reload. Even if you are skilled, it takes 30 seconds to reload one of those things. By the time you pour in the powder, put on the percussion cap, and get ready, the person you are trying to kill should be half a mile away. It is very difficult. These were mass murderers where a lot of people got together to do these things. We can get examples very early in our history. The pequot war, we talk about that as a war, but what happened at the end