Inventing disaster the culture of calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the johnstown flood. Copies will be for sale. Thrilled to be with you to hear her talk. I hope you will join me in a very warm welcome for cindy kerner. [applause] prof. Kierner in 2012, Superstorm Sandy destroyed many places i cared about. It was not in the ocean on a road on it. Stories about this storm really riveting. Especially the Human Interest stories about its victims, survivors, efforts to provide post Disaster Relief in the way in which the whole says situation became politicized. It happened so soon before president ial election. I also found it interesting what all the stories told us about the larger story worlds of new york and new jersey. In the United States generally. In 2012. , i noticedortant that the news followed a pattern familiar to me from katrina and other disasters. The quantitative information about what happened. How many people died, how much property was destroyed in the value of that
Calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the johnstown flood. Copies will be available for sale. I am thrilled to be with you to hear her talk. I hope you will join me in a very warm welcome. [applause] prof. Kierner in 2012, Superstorm Sandy destroyed many places i love. I found toys about the storm very riveting. Especially the Human Interest stories about its victims, survivors, different efforts to provide Disaster Relief. Which the whole system became politicized. I also found it interesting what this told us about the larger worlds of new york and new jersey. I notice that the news followed a pattern that was familiar to me from katrina and other disasters. First claim the quantitative information about what happens. How may people died. How much property was destroyed. And the value of that property. Interestme the human stories, mostly uplifting stories about relief and resilience. Third and finally came the postdisaster investigation. This is a threestep process. It is how we do
We are excited to have her here today was a here all you were in sweden last week so we are thrilled that you would reach out to us to confirm the appearance but even the New York Times the starspangled scandal on scandal that we are talking about. Formerly senior litigation capital to the attorney general constitutional and International Law and for the fourth largest county sitting on the board of directors in the board of scholarly advisors he and his wife anna reside in indiana. [applause] thank you for that introduction. Thank you for having us and for being here. And also cspan book tv this will be my fifth appearance thank you for all you do to promote books and authors. Who here has heard the one about the congressman who killed his wifes lover . When i came across a story i knew it was too extraordinary not to share. While working on my last book about the five former president to live to see the civil war. They are appropriately focused as the country teeters toward civil war
Arizona attorney general and professor of constitutional and International Law and clerk of the superior court were americas part the fourth largest county. Chris sits on the board of directors for the Abraham Lincoln association and the board of scholarly advisors to president lincoln cottage. He and his wife, haner, reside in phoenix. Without further introduction eight present to you chris derose. [applause] thank you, tammy, for that introduction. Thank you for having us and all of you for being here. Pennsylvania cable tv and cspan book tv this will be my fifth appearance on the cspan book tv. Thank you for all you do to promote books and promote authors. Who here has heard the one about the kind of man who killed his wifes lover across from the white house . Good. When i came across the story i knew it was too extraordinary not to share so i was working on my last book called the president s award which was about five former president s who live to see the American Civil War and i
Chris was i believe in a sweden last week and we just got the call last week that he was coming. Were thrilled he took time away to reach out to us and confirm his appearance. Hes a New York Times bestselling author of the star spangled scandal which is the topic for today. The president he was formally senior litigation counsel to the Arizona Attorney general and professor of constitutional and International Law and clerk of the superior court were americas part the fourth largest county. Chris sits on the board of directors for the Abraham Lincoln association and the board of scholarly advisors to president lincoln cottage. He and his wife, haner, reside in phoenix. Without further introduction eight present to you chris derose. [applause] thank you, tammy, for that introduction. Thank you for having us and all of you for being here. Pennsylvania cable tv and cspan book tv this will be my fifth appearance on the cspan book tv. Thank you for all you do to promote books and promote aut