Writing project to document writing habits during the eating habits during the 1930s. It is about one hour. [applause] folks, i want you to go easy on mark. He has had about 14 interviews today. Very popular guy, radio, tv, not much of the man left here. [laughter] rick i wanted to set it up. And i think a little bit of my thunder was stolen already. Calledlatest gem, it is the food of a younger land. A younger land, what does younger land mean . It depends on how far you want to go back. If you are anthropologists, they think the diet went to hell about 7000 years ago when humans stoppedforaging, hunting and gathering, and had a diet of minerals and vitamins and amino acids perfectly in tune with the seasons and went to a lower grade of eating called agriculture, with its grains and so forth. Or you could go to a younger land, back to the late 19th century in philadelphia where they were already fishing out wasters and the shad and the catfish. To the catfish dinners here, catfish din
Radio, tv, not much of the man left here. [laughter] rick i wanted to set it up. And i think a little bit of my thunder was stolen already. Marks latest gem, it is called the food of a younger land. A younger land, what does younger land mean . It depends on how far you want o go back. If you are anthropologists, they think the diet went to hell about 7000 years ago when humans stopped foraging, stopped hunting and gathering, and had a iet of minerals and vitamins and amino acids perfectly in tune with the seasons and went to a lower grade of eating called agriculture, with its deficient grains and so forth. Or you could go to a younger land, back to the late 19th century in philadelphia where they were already fishing out the oysters and the shad and the catfish. They were used to the catfish dinners here, catfish dinners all over town. And even the sturgeon fisheries on upper delaware bay, which in the 1880s, actually produced the worlds mightiest share of caviar, which i dont think
I am eric the executive director and on behalf of of the society i am pleased to welcome tonight our chairman should be giving this introduction and i know this evening would amend a great deal to him. Unfortunately, hes under the weather and send me in his stead. I am honored to make the introduction. Its been said that theres the story and then the real story and then the story of how the story came to be told. The book anniversary we celebrate tonight, making it is an important story anyway you look at it. Tonight we will tell the story behind the story. In his book, norman says that all writers become famous grow through ups and downs. These fluctuations reveal less about the writers actions than they do about the changing fashions of the time. Here is how he put it in his own words 50 years ago every morning the stock Market Reports comes out on reputations in new york. It is invisible to those who advise to see can read it. Its soandso have dinner at Jackie Kennedys apartment las
Ambiguous about chinese aggression and territorial claims in the east and the South China Sea. Painfully ambiguous about human rights issues and chinas troubling alliance with russia. We take all of that up with general jack keane and china expert forbes contributor gordon chang. Also tonight, House Speaker boehner shock all of washington with his announcement this morning that hes resigning from congress. Boehner said in an emotional News Conference he simply woke up, said his prayers and decided today is the day that he would announce his resignation from congress and the speakership, effective at the end of next month. His motivation for his decision a moving encounter with pope francis yesterday and heavy pressure from conservatives who are simply fed up with his leadership. Well talk about all of this with real clear politics reporter caitlyn hueyburns, the weekly standards editor fred barns. And pope francis taking his view of the world to the u. N. Assembly where he urged leader
Ambiguous about chinese aggression and territorial claims in the east and the South China Sea. Painfully ambiguous about human rights issues and chinas troubling alliance with russia. We take all of that up with general jack keane and china expert forbes contributor gordon chang. Also tonight, House Speaker boehner shock all of washington with his announcement this morning that hes resigning from congress. Boehner said in an emotional News Conference he simply woke up, said his prayers and decided today is the day that he would announce his resignation from congress and the speakership, effective at the end of next month. His motivation for his decision a moving encounter with pope francis yesterday and heavy pressure from conservatives who are simply fed up with his leadership. Well talk about all of this with real clear politics reporter caitlyn hueyburns, the weekly standards editor fred barns. And pope francis taking his view of the world to the u. N. Assembly where he urged leader