Jeffersons found of university of virginia, Thomas Jeffersons education. This is an hour. Im bradley graham, the coowner of politics and pros, along with my wife and everybody at p and p welcome, have you thank you very much for coming down to our location at the wharf. Were pleased to have alan taylor here to talk about his new book Thomas Jeffersons education. Alan is a professor, held the Thomas Jefferson chair in American History at university of virginia for the past five years and before that, he taught at university of california at davis, and at boston university. Hes also written eight previous books on topics ranging from the colonial period to the war of 1812 and beyond. Two of his works have won a Pulitzer Prize in history. In 1996 it went to his William Cooperstown, about the politician William Cooper and his son, the novelist James Fenmore cooper then in 2014, the pulitzitzer prize to his ba on slavery and war of 1812 and contradictions of society. In Thomas Jeffersons ed
Is an accomplished chair at the university of virginia for the past 5 years and before that he taught at the university of california davis and boston university. He has also written eight previous books on topics ranging from the colonial period to the war of 1812 and be on. Two of his works have won a Pulitzer Prize in history in 1896 and William Cooperstown, politician William Cooper and his son, James Fenimore cooper. In 2014 the pulitzer was given to the internal enemy which is about slavery in virginia during the war of 1812 and contradictions of early Virginia Society. Thomas jeffersons education turns to the establishment of the university of virginia. He regarded the university is one of his signature achievements and alan got interested in pursuing a book on the subject after coming across correspondence between jefferson and an associate by the new school. Various ways in which the American Revolution impacted society and politics in the early years of our country and the st
He has written several sailing books. Heart of thehe won the National Book award for nonfiction. Books has been adapted into a 10 part tv series. Pbs. S also a consultant on everyone herefor this evening is that he turned his prodigious talents to the american revolution. The right another one of his book has an acquired by warner bros. For a film adaptation that ben affleck might direct. Stay tuned on that one. He has written for vanity fair, the New York Times book review, the wall street journal, the los angeles times, and the boston globe. He has appeared on the today show, dateline, pbs, cspan, npr. We are delighted to have cspan here this evening to found the lecture film the lecture. He hails from pittsburgh. Historyts his ap u. S. Teacher for recognizing his nascent talent and encouraging him to write. Her prescience is one of the reasons we welcome him here tonight. He is discussing his latest book that was just released today. Please join me in welcoming him. [applause] mr. P
Theater at the National Archives. I am chief of the archives. And that is just a fancy way that we run a lot of the public spaces on the other side of the building. He sends his regrets that he could not be here but his presence was needed at another one of the facilities. I will gladly steal his signature line and say welcome to my house. Im pleased you could join us whether you are here in this room today were here to listen to christian be keller. The Great Partnership Stonewall Jackson and the fate of the confederacy. He became the director of the military history program. With the american civil war. In the germans nativism ethnicity and civil war memory. In the inter induction to the book. They relate clearly and concisely several things including the value of this book the four doors with the text itself. As an archivist. With the interpretive value. And the reliability of source material particularly confederate related sources. Versus poorest postwar sources. This military his
Up next, the best selling historical novelist jeff shaara focuses on the latter half of the civil war involving sherman and the end of the civil war. He argues against the depiction of sherman is a villain and talks about how slaves reacted to his military victory. The Smithsonian Associates posted this 90 minute event. Good evening everyone. Can everyone hear me well . Good. I am mary maclachlan, you program coroner with the Smithsonian Associates and i would like to welcome all of you tonight to what promises to be a stimulating program on the Union General, William T Shermans marched to the city. Before we begin and i announce our speaker, would like to remind everyone to check their cell phones and make sure they are turned off. And also remind everyone that photos are prohibited during these programs. Lastly, we are delighted to have cspan History Channel filming tonight program. Jeff shaara will take questions at the end of the program and we have microphone so we can capture you