Visitors here as well as those online and the future cspan audience. We have cspan in the room tonight recording this for wider distribution. Lancaster historys regional colloquium is very proud to introduce mark kelly, the author of the highly anticipated autobiography of Lydia Hamilton Smith, entitled, an uncommon woman the life of Lydia Hamilton Smith copublished by lancaster history and penn state press. I would like to ask of you to silence your cell phones if you havent done so so far. I will do the same in woman explores the life of Lydia Hamilton Smith a prominent mixed race business woman in lancaster, pennsylvania, a figure of rising science and progressive action. Smith was instrumental to stephens success as. He led the drive to end slavery, impeach andrew and push the ratification of the 13th, 14th and 15 amendments to the constitution. In this biography, mark kelley reveals how smiths served the cause of abolition managed stevens household acquired property in her own rig
Host congratulations on another bestseller. Its good to be in the set with you. Usually im on the phone in a dark corner of the capital. Read discovering americanism. I found it deeper more scholarly even though ive read some of your other books, a lot of history and research. And excellent contrast between the principles and values that are essentially american in the ideas and motives of progressives. One thing that hit me in the first chapters what we call conservativism is really americanism. We probably been better off if we had named this whole idea. What were trying to conserve are those ideas that made the country unique and free and prosperous. What is americanism too . Thats exactly my point in the book. We have a superficial discussion about american principles. Nice of us figure out what americanism is. People talk about populism and conservatism. So i research and dug into this. And the founders told me where to go. Look at aristotle in sydney and montesquieu and some othe
Public service by americas Cable Television companies that is brought to buy your cable or satellite provider. Up next on afterwards, mark levine argues against expansion of the federal government in his book, rediscovering americanism. He offers his thoughts on what the country must do to return to what the founders intended. Host congratulations on another bestseller. Its good to be on the set. Usually im on the phone talking to. Rediscovering americanism in the tierney of progressivism. I found it a deeper, scholarly water history, Letter Research and excellent contrast between the principles and values that are essentially american in the ideas and motives of progressives. One thing that hit me in the first chapter was what we call conservativism is really americanism. We wouldve been better off if we name the whole idea. Were trying to conserve those values that made us so unique and prosperous. What is americanism too . Thats a great point. And thats my point in the book too. We
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For a rally. He will join us after the events to take your phone calls. It gets underway tonight at 7 00 eastern here on cspan. , politics, books and american history. Coverage ofe alive president ial candidates at the iowa state fair continues. Chris christie at noon and bobby jindal at 1 00 p. M. Sunday evening at 6 30, scott walker holds a town hall meeting in ashland, new hampshire. Saturday come up with tv is live at the inaugural mississippi book festival beginning and 11 30 a. M. Rights, history and biography and the literary lives of harper lee and eudora wealthy. Shares her critical thoughts on the obama administrations relationship with millennials. Saturday afternoon at 5 00, andrew on the preservation of new yorks cultural, political and architectural landmarks in the history of the commission created to protect them. Railamerica, three films on the program administered by the Johnson Administration to help improve relations between the police and the community after the Ma