Everybody in lake charles, we were saying, probably have many weeks if not months of no power, trouble with the water system and even people as far north as shreveport and monroe, still without power. We are here today with jack davis in conversation, a professor of history so specializing in environmental history and sustainability and the author of Pulitzer Prize winning the gulf the making of an american city. New york times book review calls this book a beautiful homage to a neglected in addition to the Pulitzer Prize, notable book for 2017, made several other lists including the Washington Post and npr and forbes. Welcome. A pleasure to have you with us today. I turn the floor to jack and derek and have a conversation. One final thing, people have questions they can write in the chat room and get to the question if not during the talk, at the very end. And encourage people who have signed copies at the bookshop and go to our website, www. Districtbookshop. Com. Give us a call anyw
Thoughts and prayers go out to everybody in the lake charles in Cameron Parish and the whole area. I know we were speaking earlier saying, there will probably have many weeks if not months of no power and having trouble with her water system. Even people as far north as shreveport and monroe are still without power. Our thoughts go out to them. Anyway, we are here today with jack davis, will be in conversation with the author and jack is a professor of history specializing in environmental history and sustainability studies. And also the author of the Pulitzer Prizewinning the gulf the making of an american sea. The New York Times book review called this book a beautiful march to a neglected see. In addition to the Pulitzer Prize it was a New York Times notable book for 2017 and that several other this list that you including the washington post, npr and forbes. Jack, welcome. Its a pleasure to have you here with us today. My pleasure to be here. Im going to turn the floor over to jack
Louisiana got lasted this past week via hurricane and i pray for everyone in lake charles and that whole area. We were speaking earlier saying they are probably going to have many weeks of not months of no power and trouble with their water system. And even people as far north as shreveport and monroe are still without power. Our thoughts go out to them. So anyway we are here today with jack davis in conversation with the author. Jack is a professor of history specializing in them for mental history and sustainability studies. Also the author of Pulitzer Prizewinning the gulf, the making of an american city. Nil in addition to the Pulitzer Prize the gulf was the news york times noted book of 2017 and made several other bestseller list that year including the Washington Post and pr in jack, welcome. Its great to have you here with us today. See my pleasure being here. Will turn to jack and eric and let them start the conversation. People have questions they can go to the chat room and w
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Definitely worth every penny. She is here today and afterwards she will answer it questions after the presentation. We even have a table setup for her here to answer more questions or even sign one of the books if you purchased one here today. All right, we are going to go ahead and get started here. Again, thank you for coming and thank you Charlotte Waisman for being here today. applause its great to be here with all of you and thank you for many of you who i know who are coming. Its good to have that smiling audience right in front of you. I was asked to talk about women of the west and i was told to top 45 minutes and take 15 minutes of questions. So i have a timer for myself and i will start it. I will stick to a script so that i can stick to time because those of you who know me know that i also could just talk forever and i dont want to do that now since you probably have other things to do as well today. We are having this filmed so it is very exciting. It will be on cspan thre