He has written several sailing books. Heart of thehe won the National Book award for nonfiction. Books has been adapted into a 10 part tv series. Pbs. S also a consultant on everyone herefor this evening is that he turned his prodigious talents to the american revolution. The right another one of his book has an acquired by warner bros. For a film adaptation that ben affleck might direct. Stay tuned on that one. He has written for vanity fair, the New York Times book review, the wall street journal, the los angeles times, and the boston globe. He has appeared on the today show, dateline, pbs, cspan, npr. We are delighted to have cspan here this evening to found the lecture film the lecture. He hails from pittsburgh. Historyts his ap u. S. Teacher for recognizing his nascent talent and encouraging him to write. Her prescience is one of the reasons we welcome him here tonight. He is discussing his latest book that was just released today. Please join me in welcoming him. [applause] mr. P
Know what, i put on couple of extra layers today. I heard well be in for a bit of a shock. Next few mornings, pretty cold, talking tos, 30s, today we struggle to get to 50. This is the coldest day since last april. So been a while, but that time of year woe start to get these hits of cold air. Good news, if you dont like the cold, basically it is a one day deal. Tomorrow we bring the temperatures back to average, maybe couple of degrees above average. Overall not back weekend at all, nice and dry. All is cold outside. Breezy day yesterday. That breeze brought in mid of 60s, not happening today. Big change there. Thirtyseven the current temperature at the airport. Northwest breeze down to 5 Miles Per Hour, windchills values down to the lower 30s, maybe upper 20s cold spots. Again, chilly morning with the heavier coat needed. Frost advisory for philadelphia, Delaware County, all of delaware, and Cape May County. The areas not in the frost advisory, areas that already had their frost, ear
Thanks for being here and there president any we are delighted to have you here for the of book talks and i begin by thanking the Ford Motor Company for their intered partnership in including the book talks series. I personally am pleased to welcome back then bill the third time he has cut back in his many years. I asked because whenever i do that he is seen as a true renaissance man he is from an english did Brown University and also Duke University where he was a fellow and worked as an editor and wrote and edited several books including up passionate seller sailor. He is the author of mayflower in 2010 he published a book called the last end that was a New York Times bestseller was a notable book and has been adapted into a tv series as misspeak rose also a consultant on custers last stand. So the good news is in published in 2013 bunker hill where he spoke about several years ago and one the new england book award for nonfiction the rights to the book have been acquired by Warner B
The programs youll see on booktv this weekend. For a complete television schedule. Go to booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. And now we kick off the weekend with Nathaniel Philbrick on the relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold. [inaudible conversations] good evening, everyone. Good evening. That was good. That was very good. [laughter] thank you all for being here. Im the president of George Washingtons mount ver. No we are delighted to have you for this installment of the ford evening book talks, and i begin by thank the Ford Motor Company for their Enduring Partnership with mount vernon. Theyve done a great deal for us including endowing this book talk series. I am personally pleased to welcome back Nathaniel Philbrick. Its his third time hes visited mount vernon in as many years. I asked to introduce him because whenever i do that, im struck by his bone fee bonafides as a true renaissance man. He has an
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