Growth of the u. S. Beef industry. The Watkins Museum of history and lawrence kansas hosted this event. Good evening everyone. Welcome to our latest book chat at the watkins. I am will hickox. I thank you for joining us tonight. Im starting to sound like a broken record before every event, but these days, when there are so many options for things to do with our free time, and you can just sit on your couch every evening. It is very encouraging and exciting for us here at the museum to have folks come in for our events. We really appreciate it. I know that the staff of the bookstore appreciates it as well. I will introduce tonights guest speaker. James sherow is University Distinguished professor at the department of history at kansas state university. He specializes in researching and teaching environmental history. Kansas history. North American Indian history and the history of the American West. Professor sherow sherow has written six books and numerous articles. It is a familiar re
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Really the First Independent person looking at this because of course it is such a politically loaded story all the countries yes they want to put pressure on saudi arabia but the same time no one really seems to be willing to go that extra mile to break relationships with the kingdom so for months still no body and certainly a big question as well as to who ordered the killing of a high profile journalist in the Saudi Diplomatic Mission here in istanbul. Pearson is a former u. S. Ambassador to turkey he says it is unlikely the u. S. Will change its position on the. I think it really expresses mr airlines frustration eat and been able to do more in what has happened all of the countries with an interest in saudi arabia pro and con now more or less taking their positions and now to mr everyones opinion it seems clear that thats not sufficient i am a little puzzled why he decided to take on the us again over there because by to go six weeks maybe at most when he invited President Trump t