From you in your career. Thank you. Thank you. Booktv continues now on cspan2, television for serious readers. Welcome everybody to a house divided coming to from Abraham Lincoln book shop in chicago. Thank you very much for joining us today. My name is bjorn skaptason, and i will be the administrator for todays program. I just have a little bit of information to cover before we start. First of all the book were discussing today on house divided is tecumseh and the prophet the shawnee brothers who defied a nation and author of the book is Peter Cozzens and you going to meet peter in just a moment when he gets talking with Daniel Weinberg, the host of your show. For someone to tell you something about tecumseh and the prophet. Comes to us from alfred aiken off published and we thank them from publishing the book and helping katie peter on the program with us today. The cost of the book is 35 and it can be ordered from our website. Those of you who are watching this on the live stream, o
The middle of anywhere you should have access to staffs reliable internet. We are leading the way. Media, along with these Television Companies support cspan2 as a public service. Resident doctor andrew weiss sitting in the middle. University distinguished professor of history in the school of humanity at the university of southern mississippi. I. Reese also the founding director of the dell center for the study of war and society. Several major publications including vietnams forgotten heroism and betrayal for which she won the society for military history distinguished book award. So i know i mispronounce part of that. But take it away. [applause] good afternoon. I have the arm today of posting america war panel here at the mississippi book festival id like to thank the festivals organizers especially ellen rogers and daniels who is out early b wearing this beautiful dress with butterflies on it. You all think or if you see here. And i would like to thank the audience members both he
Andrew wiest sitting in the middle is University Distinguished professor of history in school of humanities at the university of southern mississippi where he is alsoe te founding director of the dale center for the study of war and society. He has several major publications, including vietnams forgotten army heroism and the trail, for which he won the society for military histories distinguished book award. So, i know im mispronounce part of that, but take it away. [applause] good afternoon. I have the honor to date of hosting the america war panel here at the mississippi book festival and up like to thank the festivals organizers especially alan Rogers Daniels who is earlier. Shes when disputable dress with butterflies on it. Dont think or if you see her. Of course would like to thank the audience members will fear and in person andus on cspan fr joining us today. Yall are in a treat come in for treatment we get to talk about four books to cover the entire span of u. S. Military hist
Where he is also the founding director of the dale center forr the study of war. And society. Hey has several major publications including vietnams forgotten her with them and betrayal for which he won the society for military history, distinguished book award. So dr. Weiss i know i mispronounce part of that would take it away. [applause] good afternoon. I have the honor today of hosting the america war panel here at the book vessel would to thank the organizers especially ellen Rogers Daniels we talked earlier butterflies on it. What to think the audience membersin here and a person andn cspan for joining us today. You are all in for a treat. We get to talk about for a book that cover the entire span of history all the way from how the creeks were set up as a nation all the way up to Operation Iraqi freedom. Arent be onke in 2003 but first like to introduce our panelists. In the order that they appear in your program which will also be the order in which i throw questions their way. M
Gbs, it is important and valuable so surveys are available here and on the gaithersburg book festival website, you will be entered to a drive for 100 visa gift card and a quick word about buying books. It helps these guys too and the more books we sell, the more publishers, to speak with us. Politics and prose, help support the greatest independent bookstores. If you enjoy this program and in position to do so please buy your books here at the politics and prose tends. Peter cousins Peter Cozzens and William Hogeland will sign their books after the presentation, their books are on sale in the politics and prose tends. Today, Peter Cozzens and William Hogeland will be discussing their works that bookend the history of the us expansion westward from the Atlantic States to the pacific. Each book addresses the impact of that extension and the natural destiny on the lives, cultures and societies of the people indigenous to the continent, people we call native americans or American Indians.