Astros. Dodgers won the first game last night. It was the hottest World Series Game ever, 103 degrees. I was at the game. They didnt have to cook the dodger dogs, thats how hot it was. So last night we taped the show early. So cleto and cletos dad and my dad and guillermo and my son kevin could go to the game. My dads a big dodgers fan. The cletos and guillermo are too. Its the world series, we wanted to go, even though we have work. The game starts at 5 00. And its already 5 30. But we figure well be there by the top of the third. Thats what we keep saying, top of the third. Everybody get in the car, we put the game on the radio, it was a. M. Radio, i wasnt sure i had it but we found it, put the address in ways. We start the journey to Dodger Stadium which is a nightmare even when its not rush hour but it was rush hour. Going was slow. We listen to the game on the radio. Its already the third ining when we get to the car, which is surprising because the games only been going a half ho
Night. It was the hottest World Series Game ever 103 degrees. I was at the game. They didnt have to cook the dodger dogs thats how hot it was. So last night we taped the show early. So cleto and cletos dad and my dad and guillermo and my son kevin could go to the game. My dads a big dodgers fan. The cletos and guillermo are too. Its the world series we wanted to go, even though we have work. The game starts at 5 00. And its already 5 30. But we figure well be there by the top of the third. Thats what we keep saying top of the third. Everybody get in the put the game on the radio, it was a. M. Radio, i wasnt sure i had it but we found it put the address in ways. We start the journey to Dodger Stadium which is a nightmare even when its not rush hour but it was rush hour. Going was slow. We listen to the game on the radio. Its already the third ining when we get to the car, which is surprising because the games only been going a half hour. Already we know we will not be there by the top o
We often see jesse james is the apolitical. To just also taken a span and enable us to see a man who we should know is that who was during the civil war, deeply political. I is my pleasure to bring back to the stage tj stiles. [applause] question two very much. My grandfather to public speaking onetime summoned him up to him and said he wanted to go to the ballgame. A few times i find rather disappointing. I hope i dont jesse james is my first subject. I wrote about him to him because i want to write about the civil war and reconstruction is one story. I didnt want to write a boring story. s personal best through Popular Culture had a significant role in american history. Him thehan debunking way that scholars often do with popular figures, i found that he probably played a much more Important Role in recruiting people have previously realized. Very closely tied to the civil war. The reason why we know his name is because of the civil war. Im going to be talking book civil war a little
Information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history news. This is American History tv on cspan3. We are live from gettysburg, pennsylvania today for the annual Civil War Institute conference posted by denver college. We continue now with our live coverage. Im a member of the History Department here at the college. Im also the director of it cwi. Pleasure back to to on George Armstrong book heed upon a is 00 know the winner to put surprises. He will speak on another mistake the study of him by tj stiles. Its really at the point of a new wave of civil war scholarship focusing on guerrilla warfare. Will ft. Myers yesterday theyve all been doing work on what many have considered to be the periphery of the civil war. Wenks to these scholars now have a more expansive view of civil war military history. Isse james unfortunately sometimes perceived as a robin hood figure of the old west. We often see jesse james is the apolitical. To just also taken a span and enable us to see a
Is involved in the civil war. It is just under 90 minutes. Good afternoon everyone, i am peter carmichael. I am also director of the institute. It is my pleasure to welcome back tj stiles. He spoke yesterday afternoon, as you all know. He spoke on george armstrong, based upon a book that he received the Pulitzer Prize for. He is the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. This afternoon he will be speaking on another misunderstood character, jesse james. Hime james the study of at the point of a new wave of civil war scholarship that is focusing on guerrilla warfare. Beenf these authors have doing work on what many have considered to be the periphery of the civil war. Thanks to these scholars like mr. Stiles, we have a view of civil war military history. Jesse james unfortunately its sometimes used as a robin hood figure of the old west. We often see him as being a likeical apolitical those bandits who have always been compared to him. Mr. Stiles has taken this man and enabled us to the a man w