Conversation with Civil War Institute director Peter Carmichael. Professor mcpherson reflects on his book and discusses how the conflict is relevant 150 years later. This was part of the Civil War Institute summer conference. I would like to welcome dr. James mcpherson. He has been a longtime friend of the institute as many of you know, he is the henry davis professor emeritus. He earned his phd at drum Johns Hopkins university. He is a twotime winner of the lincoln prize which he earned for why they fought in the civil war and for his 2008 efforts cried by war. s most recent book whose most recent book is in the back. This evening we will be focusing on cried of freedom battle cry of freedom. It sold more than 600,000 copies. About 700,000. You must have a time of twitter followers. Dr. Mcpherson if i do, i am not aware of it. Peter carmichael i will not facebook . How about facebook . We can set you up after this. Battle cry was also on the New York Times bestseller list. I believe i
Were a typical marriage with ups and downs like everybody else. Difficulties, lincoln still supported and loved her. Please join me in thanking our panelists for a great symposium. [applause] [indiscernible] michael in which boots seems to his exact most of his life between artistic sensitivity and delusional self inflation. It gives us both the daily texture of booths life, and the arching currents of his time not only a story about the assassin, but also about the culture from which his infamy sprang. Inre were several reviews that vein. My favorite goes like this, as clear,tossed book makes booth was a celebrity in his own right. And the profilethe drama of the deed. These other reviews, compelling portraits, go to confirm what the insightful blurb on the books dusted jacket stated. Mainly, based on meticulous and exhaustive research, written in vivid prose, spiced with wry book is ary alfords Tour De Force by a masterful historian. It exceeds the High Expectations by civil war buff
Which his infamy sprang. Inre were several reviews that vein. My favorite goes like this, as clear,tossed book makes booth was a celebrity in his own right. And the profilethe drama of the deed. These other reviews, compelling portraits, go to confirm what the insightful blurb on the books dusted jacket stated. Mainly, based on meticulous and exhaustive research, written in vivid prose, spiced with wry book is ary alfords Tour De Force by a masterful historian. It exceeds the High Expectations by civil war buffs, linktone ncolnians if you would, please accept this check. [applause] terry thank you michael, thank you for that award. On the Johnny Carson show, he had an unusual guest. A man who got a call wednesday from the nobel prize committee. They warned him that he is one that years nobel prize. I believe it was in chemistry. The man was a carpet layer. So he on that. They called back and said this is no joke. This is the nobel prize committee, you have one this prize, it turns out
When they got off the bus they were the mercy of this crowd who then proceeded to attack them even further. The deal that had been worked out with local Law Enforcement and the segregationists was evident 15 minutes they would have 15 minutes before Law Enforcement intervened. After about a 15 minute point a local Law Enforcement officer pulled his weapon and fired a shot. That is what stopped the attack. In the meantime the trailways bus arrived an hour later. They dont know until they arrived that the Greyhound Bus was already attacked. The interesting thing about the trailways bus, unlike the Greyhound Bus, several segregationists had gotten on the bus in atlanta. They were riding from atlanta. They had not only harassed the atlanta, the bus from but they had also beaten several of the freedom riders while on the bus. The trailways bus was able to continue on into birmingham for yet another mob formed and was waiting for that bus to arrive. While this was going on there were a group
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