Conference with professor gallagher. With that, i will turn it over to professor stephen cushman. Thank you very much. I am grateful to everybody. I wont repeat all the thank yous that have been said, but on behalf of Tamika Nunley and myself i would say thank you for being courageous and not being driven away this morning by that first talk. [ laughter ] all right, lets start with a large claim. Here it is. Without the civil war, there would be no mark twain. But why stop with one big claim. There is another that i will throw in free of charge. Without mark twain, memory of the civil war would be different from what it is today. Twain played a very significant role in civil war memory, by publishing books by various other people about the war, at least one of which, the memoirs of grant, has become a classic of American Literature and history. But lets stick to the first big claim. Without the civil war, there would be no mark twain. As we think about mark twain and the civil war, two
Of the day is none other than steve kushman. He holds the robert c. Taylor it wasship in the English Department and a renowned poet and thrilled to say he is a scholar of the civil war as well. Three of professor kushmans 14 books dealt with the civil war including be lidge represent muse and the book i suggested you get in the back, civil war writing from the first conference with professor gallagher. With that, i will turn it over to professor kushman. Im grateful to everybody. I wont repeat the thank yous, but on behalf of tamika and myself, i will say thank you for being courageous and not being driven away by that first talk. Lets start with a large claim. Without the civil war, there would be no mark twain. But why stop with one big claim. Heres another i will throw in free of charge. Without mark twain, memory of the civil war would be different from what it is today. Twain played a significant role in shaping civil war memory by publishing books and by various other people abou
And his family was facing serious financial problems. At this point in his life, he was a man trying the take care of his family. And we get to tell a story here that most people dont know about. Welcome to Saratoga Springs on booktv. Located about four hours north of new york city, it has a population of about 27,000. Named for the numerous springs in the area, early settlers flocked here to experience the therapeutic effects of the natural mineral waters. Today Saratoga Springs is a popular Tourist Destination with its spas, revolutionary war history and horse racing. With the help of our spectrum cable partners, for the next 90 minutes well learn about the citys history and feature its Literary History including Andrew Mckenna on his battle with opioid addiction. Growing up, i thought the person who was addicted to heroin was under a bridge somewhere with, right . And was pushing a shopping cart around or Something Like that. Thats not the case. One of the most abused drugs right no
When grant arrived at the ill,ook, here he is very only a few days left before he passes away. Seeing this great beauty, this valley that once saw conflict and warfare, and where the nation was born was now a Peaceful Valley where farmers worked. He mustve taken some satisfaction in that he was a part of the Great American story. Mount mcgregor in upstate new york, a few miles north of saratoga springs. Of thisificance Historic Site is this was the final home of civil war general and president ulysses s grant. This was the place where Ulysses Grant did his memoirs in 1885. He was dying of throat cancer. His family was facing serious financial problems. At this point in his life he was a man trying to take care of his family. We get to tell her story here that most people do not know about. After his second term as andident, ulysses s. Grant his wife julia went on a world tour for two years from 18771879. He met many world leaders, he was well respected around the world. Tour for twowhe
He once was dying of cancer and his family was facing serious financial problems. At this point in his life he was a man trying to take care of his family and we get to tell his story here that most people dont know about. Welcome to Saratoga Springs on the tv. Located about four hours north of new york city it has a population of about 27000. Names for the numerous springs in the area early settlers walked here to experience the therapeutic effects of the natural mineral or water. Today Saratoga Springs is a popular Tourist Destination with its spots. Revolutionary war history and. With the help of our spectrum Cable Partners for the next 90 minutes will learn about the citys history and feature its local Literary Community including Andrew Mckenna on his battle with opioid addiction. Growing up i thought the person who is addicted to heroin lived under a bridge somewhere and was pushing a shopping cart around or Something Like that you know, that is not the case. One of the most abus