To the video saying the promise of jamesville is the promise of america and that line gave me goosebumps because i heard that Youtube Video after the a simile plant closed. So there was an iron he to what is president ial candidate became president was saying. Jamesville was part of the sitdown strike in the 1930s, and the domestic war effort in world war ii, they stopped making vehicles and started turning out artillery shells. A big moment in the 20th century, i just like that history. Before i knew anything about this community or met anybody here i had the sense i might find some interesting politics. I just thought there might be Something Interesting about a youth and represented by paul ryan. The gaithersburg book festival live on booktv wrapping up with a discussion on the United States expansion into the west. A couple routine announcements to begin here. We are being broadcast live on cspan. If you have a problem with that, let me know. I have a couple minutes, right . Okay.
Here. Delighted have you here. We have so many exciting things coming down the pike. Just let this one out of the bag last night. Roxanne gay is coming in july. One of many, many we basically have two events a day between now and the end of june. So make your sure youre on our email list or follow us on facebook and you will be kept the loop. This author has been the friend us to the whole time we have been opened. We have watched his kid goes from small guys who couldnt read at all to guys who are deeply interested in star wars and minecraft and this is our specked event with him. Always a pleasure to get to host someone in your community. So gives me great her to give you dan sharfstein. [applause] thank you, nicki. It is so wonderful to be here at parnassus books. These kind of places its a cultural institution. These kinds of places we cant take them for granted. We remember i remember very well, i think we all do, the dark days of 2011 when there was no book store in town, and fas
Thank you guys so much for being here. Im niki coffman, director of events and marketing at parnassus books. Where delighted to have you here. If youre not already please join us, like us on facebook. With so many exciting things coming down the pike. I just let this one out of the bag last night. Roxanne day is coming. I know. In july. Its very exciting and shes one of many, many, many brilliant basically to events a day between now and the indigent. Make sure youre on our email list or follow us on facebook. Tonight author has been a friend to us for the whole time he has been we watched his kids go from really small guys to birdie awesome guys who are deeply, deeply interested in star wars and mine craft, and this is her second event with him. Its always a pleasure to host summit in your community. So it gives me great pleasure to give you guys daniel sharfstein. [applause] thank you, niki. Its so wonderful to be here at parnassus books. These kind of places, i think of parnassus bo
This mornings line up. On my far right you to your left, we have john hennessy, and historian. He is also a the author of an acclaimed book on second bull run. To his left, scott hartwig. He is a long time friend and supporter of cwi and also a historian. Retired historian from Gettysburg National park. He is also written a book on the battle of antietam. It is a two volume study and the second volume will be out in a few years. Excellent. Good. To the left of scott is jennifer murray. Jen murray also cut her teeth as a historian right here at the Gettysburg National park. And she is a professor of history at the university of virginia at wise. And many of you met ken know. He was your advisor at auburn where she completed her dissertation. And last, we have brooks simpson who he just said who needs no introduction. You do need introduction. And everyone, on cspan audience, they know you, brooks. He is a professor of history at Arizona State and his specialty as you know is the preside
This mornings line up. On my far right you to your left, we have john hennessy, and historian. He is also a the author of an acclaimed book on second bull run. To his left, scott hartwig. He is a long time friend and supporter of cwi and also a historian. Retired historian from Gettysburg National park. He is also written a book on the battle of antietam. It is a two volume study and the second volume will be out in a few years. Excellent. Good. To the left of scott is jennifer murray. Jen murray also cut her teeth as a historian right here at the Gettysburg National park. And she is a professor of history at the university of virginia at wise. And many of you met ken know. He was your advisor at auburn where she completed her dissertation. And last, we have brooks simpson who he just said who needs no introduction. You do need introduction. And everyone, on cspan audience, they know you, brooks. He is a professor of history at Arizona State and his specialty as you know is the preside