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
Welcome to the dimension washington headquarters. Im so happy that all of you are here and joining us today for this program. If you have not been here before definitely after the lecture today please stay and take a tour with our staff. Just before i come to introduce our guest speaker today in just a few rules, and bits of information. We do have Light Refreshments for you in the kitchen. Coffee, tea, cheese, crackers, cookies. Please feel free to get up and take what you like. Restrooms are in this building. You do not need to go to the visitor center. We have staff here today. I am the director of the department of Historic Affairs for the county of passaic. By de facto, i am the director of the site. We are fortunate enough to have a guest speaker and historian to share his knowledge and expertise on Alexander Hamilton and his rise to military fame and glory. Mr. Cregeau graduated from Hillsdale College with a bachelors degree in history and from Colorado State university with a m
Business tycoon taking on georgias government but will voters saying to his team. And our people step in doha with a lot of support a busy fist of 6 journalist and the premier league with little built on up a point lead in the title race. Hello welcome to the program our top story this hour iraqs president has submitted his resignation after refusing to back the man whos been nominated to take charge as the countrys new Prime Minister assad a dunny the governor of the oil rich buster profits is supported by a parliamentary bloc that is closely linked with iran but present barham saleh says dani will not satisfy the demands of protest as for an independent Prime Minister salah now says he will step down to avoid bloodshed and protect peace since october more than 450 people have been killed in demonstrations led by people who say iraqs political system is profoundly corrupt dosage of by reports now from the iraqi capital baghdad. A political maneuver with potentially far reaching conseq
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a primary challenger from his party. So we begin with breaking news this hour in turkeys president to ship typewriter one has said he will be sending troops to libya after an invitation from its internationally recognized government the turkish president says it wants to support the chippie based government which has been under a months long offensive by forces loyal to warlords. The turkish president says he will seek parliaments approval once it reconvenes in january hope present a bill to parliament to send troops to libya. He also says that hes agreed with tunisia to support libyas internationally recognized government headed by. Well have more on this story when we speak to our correspondent mom with up to lod later in this bulletin moving on to other news in people in brooklyn a fossil a morning after 2 attacks in just 48 hours at least 12 soldiers were killed when they were ambushed on wednesday night in a in some province near the border with m
Restrooms are in this building. You do not need to go to the visitor center. We have staff here today. I am the director of the department of Historic Affairs for the county of passaic. By de facto, i am the director of the site. We are fortunate enough to have a guest speaker and historian to share his knowledge and expertise on Alexander Hamilton and his rise to military fame and glory. He graduated from hillsdale a bachelors degree in history and from Colorado State university with a masters degree in history. He has been an independent historian researching, writing, and giving presentations throughout the northeast since 2007. He is a scholar of the American Revolution with Research Interests that include espionage in the war. U. S. S published in the marine corps journal, financial history, and the journal of the American Revolution. He has given presentations on espionage in the revolution. 2017s been here before in with another wonderful presentation. He is a longtime resident