Im the interlocutor. Im joking. And this is the author, doug. And were here to talk about the mysterious case of Rudolf Diesel. I wouldnt. This is amanda appeared in september 29, 1913, and went off a boat that was going between belgium and britain. The obvious question is, did he jump or was he pushed . I wouldnt dream of trying to answer that because otherwise you wont have any fun reading the book. Its a little like reading the last chapter of an Agatha Christie in, you know, whats the point you need to get should the build up . And i recommend the build up because its a really terrific read. But lets start somewhere else. Im curious. I mean, i and i think maybe other people in the audience know you as a novelist and indeed not an historical novelist. Very contemporary. Wall street professional tennis. Main topic of today, etc. And though its true that this book still has the novelists eye for detail and concerned with character and above all, pacing that reads if there can be such
Not even past. And in this way we, as a nation, who we are because of who we were. Hidess not a nation that from its history or hides its history from its history books. And indeed one reason why we can are is, in of who we part, because of who we once were, a nation that divided its own citizens by race. Root and branch Charles Hamilton houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the struggle to a storyegation tells of how two men, two lawyers, take this country from where we were to where they knew one day could be. Thexplores how the moment, brown v. Board of education about. Came brown is not the miracle it is often purported to be. Unanimoushat it was a decision still stands as judicial miracle but the Supreme Courts decision in brown v. Board of education was the result of careful planning and a careful strategy by Charles Hamilton houston and enacted by houston marshall. Od in 1935, walter white, who was secretary of the naacp, and truly an extraordinary character in his right, an extraordi
Be found, just that it was probably true that very dangerous files might exist. Why the media . One question is way the media and the second question is over five years, did the fbi ever get close to any of them . Downtown philadelphia, that was a great big building. There were other outlying i dont really know. [laughter] when he tells the story he describes going downtown one day for another purpose but check out where the fbi is. Its a Tall Building and its impossible, 24hour security and then he describes sometime later looking in a suburban phonebook on the campus oh a fbi office in media. He decided this might be doable. Yes, back here. I want to add. [laughter] there is a documentary that you will have a chance to see in late may as i announced that the Constitution Center and there are some people who have expressed interest in making a movie. You will have a chance to see the real thing. Yes, sir. First of all, excuse me i have a cold. Everything else that is so inspirational
With how i got to that the gate thinking who raised us to raise certain extent. Talking how you clearly have year entered a. Yet despite the charity the journey is people across the masondixon line or to ruth ellis island to see the statue of liberty the same day somebody said we may have come here with different ships that we are all of the cboe. But thats is what people discover it will remind them of what they go but why i chose to swear off the car on owned by Thomas Jefferson and you will talk about that story they will read my conversion story how we can make conagra spontoon better in my view or the critical nature to organize on the grass roots to counteract the corrosive of rare mood of money and politics. That is what people will learn. If you really love this country and have greater things to do there are things in this book that will resonate. I wrote it in a readable fashion that i hope people enjoy. Host thank you. Guest thank you sir [applause] eight you for coming out.
Start just about a halfhour to the north of the here in dundee, ill. It also features a lawyer by the name of Abraham Lincoln who i also understand came to prominence here in illinois. I will give you the plot in a nut shell. The year is 1861. Lincoln has been elected president and it turns out that there was a period in our nations history when president ial elections had a divisive and polarizing effect on the population. Very unlike the perfect harmony and stability of our present day. So over the period of 13 days as lincoln is making his way by train to his home in springfield, ill. Washington d. C. For his inauguration as president the air is filled with rumors of an assassination plot. In maryland where his train will pass below the masondixon line, there are rumors that he will be shot or stabbed to or his train will be blown up at a whistle stop appearance in baltimore. Allan pinkerton of the legendary Pinkerton Detective agency is on the scene, he is already there in baltimor