Well, hello, everyone. Were so excited to have you guys with us today. Im ronald angel johnson. Im the lynch here of history at baylor university, the coeditor of the journal of the early republic. Im delighted to welcome you all to this afternoons roundtable to discuss and outstay ending new book by one of the profession freshmans best scholars on the International Dimensions of the early u. S. , early u. S. Religion and reform. The book is missionary diplomacy, religion in 19th century American Foreign relations this year by, Cornell University press, the books author emily conroykrutz, is an associate professor history at Michigan State university. She is a historian of the global history, the 19th set of 19th Century America. In addition, missionary diplomacy. Emily is, the author of christian imperialism converting the world in the early america. That is one of my favorite books of all times. I thought until this i did it in very nice job, emily. And she is also the coeditor of a
Who is this person were recognize missing here tonight and why is it relevant to the White House Historical association and to recognize his birthday and this home that we as our headquarters of White House Historical association. We gather on what would have been the eve of the 245th birthday of Stephen Decatur. He was a hero of the war of 1812. One of those little conflicts with the british and early history and. It. One had a torch connected thats a story an event for a different but but Stephen Decatur was then and is still to this day the youngest to attain the rank of captain in the history of the American Navy. At the age of 25 years old. He had a great and promising future. He and his wife susan built house. The architect was the famous english architect benjamin latrobe, who also built St Johns Church just across the rom where are this evening and he was a hero and received the monetary rewards compensation that was common in his day for that service. That heroism with those p
Served in the confederate navy, youre not welcome in the us navy, right. Well take one final question. Anyone has one. Perfect. All right. Well, i think that that concludes our panel for today. You so much for being here. And thank you so much to our panelists. Well, hello, everyone. Were so excited to have you guys with us today. Im ronald angel johnson. Im the lynch here of history at baylor university, the coeditor of the journal of the early republic. Im delighted to welcome you all to this afternoons roundtable to discuss and outstay ending new book by one of the profession freshmans best scholars on the International Dimensions of the early u. S. , early u. S. Religion and reform. The book is missionary diplomacy, religion in 19th century American Foreign relations this year by, Cornell University press, the books author emily conroykrutz, is an associate professor history at Michigan State university. She is a historian of the global history, the 19th set of 19th Century America