And his family was facing serious financial problems. At this point in his life, he was a man trying the take care of his family. And we get to tell a story here that most people dont know about. Welcome to Saratoga Springs on booktv. Located about four hours north of new york city, it has a population of about 27,000. Named for the numerous springs in the area, early settlers flocked here to experience the therapeutic effects of the natural mineral waters. Today Saratoga Springs is a popular Tourist Destination with its spas, revolutionary war history and horse racing. With the help of our spectrum cable partners, for the next 90 minutes well learn about the citys history and feature its Literary History including Andrew Mckenna on his battle with opioid addiction. Growing up, i thought the person who was addicted to heroin was under a bridge somewhere with, right . And was pushing a shopping cart around or Something Like that. Thats not the case. One of the most abused drugs right no
He once was dying of cancer and his family was facing serious financial problems. At this point in his life he was a man trying to take care of his family and we get to tell his story here that most people dont know about. Welcome to Saratoga Springs on the tv. Located about four hours north of new york city it has a population of about 27000. Names for the numerous springs in the area early settlers walked here to experience the therapeutic effects of the natural mineral or water. Today Saratoga Springs is a popular Tourist Destination with its spots. Revolutionary war history and. With the help of our spectrum Cable Partners for the next 90 minutes will learn about the citys history and feature its local Literary Community including Andrew Mckenna on his battle with opioid addiction. Growing up i thought the person who is addicted to heroin lived under a bridge somewhere and was pushing a shopping cart around or Something Like that you know, that is not the case. One of the most abus
Because it is the oldest sport in the country. Itself saw just about every racehorse that ever lived. Not all of them, but most of them. The New York Times magazine said that the battles for saratoga were the most important battles ever fought in the entire world in the last 1000 years because they resulted in surrender. It was the First Time Ever in World History that a british army surrendered. Welcome to Saratoga Springs, on American History tv. Healing mineral waters, revolutionary war battles, and worldrenowned horseracing are all part of the citys history. It is located about four hours north of new york city, and has a population of about 27,000. With the help of our spectrum Cable Partners, for the next 75 minutes we will learn about the citys history, including its connection to civil war and american president ulysses s. Grant. We begin our special feature on the battlefield that changed the tide in the revolutionary war. The New York Times magazine said the battles for sarat
To feature the history of cities across america. Here is a recent program. I represent a third of the geography of new york state, i wide swath of upstate new york. It is steeped in revolutionary war history. Saratoga springs, i represent half of saratoga county. When you grow up in a state new york, you truly grow up around our nations founding history. The battle of saratoga was one of the most important titles in the world because it turned the tide of the revolutionary war. For school kids growing up, the fact they can learn about saratoga battlefield as part of their curriculum and actually visit the battlefield with teachers or family, it is so tremendously powerful. This district is very independent. If you look at many of our local and federal elected officials, people vote for the individual they think will be the strongest advocate for their communities and region. I think i reflect the viewpoints of the district, and i think i also reflect my generation. If you were to ask m
Viewers. You can watch more of our visits at cspan. Org citiestour. When grant arrived at the overlook, and here he is very ill, only a few days left before e passes away, and seeing this great beauty, this valley that ce saw conflict and warfare, and where our nation was born, was now a Peaceful Valley where farmers were working and he must have taken some satisfaction in that he was a part of the Great American story. On Mount Mcgregor in upstate new york. Only a few miles north of Saratoga Springs. And the significance of this Historic Site is this was the final home of civil war general and president ulysses s. Grant. And and this is the place where Ulysses Grant penned his memoirs. He was dying of throat cancer. His family was facing serious financial problems. At this point in his life, he was a man trying to take care of his family. We get the story here that most people dont know about. After his second term as president , Ulysses Grant and his wife julia went on a world tour f