Town of monson in central maine has a big problem. The town has bounced back from a fire that swept through its downtown, destroying many of the buildings in 1860, and it is recovering from the trauma of the american civil war. The civil war ended just seven years earlier, in 1865. More than 10 of townspeople served in the civil war, and at least six of them died. The problem, even as the town of monson celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding, is that so many of its young people are moving away. In the census of 1870, monson was listed as having 604 residents. 604. Out of curiosity, how many of you are from places with more than 604 residents, show of hands . Virtually everyone. How many of you went to high school with more than 604 people . Again, virtually everyone. Monson was a tiny place, and that meant that every departure, every person who moved away from home, hurt. Their absence was noted. In 1872, when townspeople gathered to celebrate turning 50, the speaker at the ev
Town of monson in central maine has a big problem. The town has bounced back from a fire that swept through downtown, destroying many of the buildings in 1860, and it is recovering from the trauma of the american civil war. The civil war ended just seven years earlier, in 1865. More than 10 of townspeople served in the civil war, and at least six of them died. The problem, even as the town of monson celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding, is that so many of its young people are moving away. In the census of 1870, monson was listed as having 604 residents. Out of curiosity, how many of you are from places with more than 604 residents, show of hands . Virtually everyone. How many of you went to high school with more than 604 people . Virtually everyone. Monson was a tiny place, and that meant that every departure, every person who moved away from home, hurt. Their absence was noted. In 1872, when townspeople gathered to celebrate turning 50, the speaker at the event tried to put
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Im very excited to introduce her to you. She stuck to Fay Yarbrough professor of history and an associate dean at rice university. Dr. Yabra as an expert on 19th century native american history, and shes got special interest in the interactions between Indigenous People and people of african descent during the 19th century. So her first book was race and the Cherokee Nation sovereignty in the 19th century, and her most recent book is called choctaw confederates the American Civil War in indian country. And of course you recognize the title. That book is the subject of tonights talk and its also basically brand new. I noticed its official publication date was exactly two weeks ago. So its a twoweek birthday for your book this evening and were excited to share it with you. You can find it in all of the usual bookstore places as well as directly from the university of north carolina, press the publisher. So the talk will be around 30 to 35 minutes or so. Well have plenty of time for discu
an end to the conflict as soon as possible and focus on confronting china. john: self-proclaimed political outsider has announced radical policy ideas, as he tries to make inroads with republican voters. will it make him stand out, we will ask him coming up. sandra: as we await that, begin with the leaders of the house oversight committee about to speak in front of those microphones moments from now after finally getting their hands on the infamous fbi whistleblower complaint that allegedly describes a criminal scheme involving then vice president joe biden. hello, welcome, everyone, sandra smith as we kick off a new week here in new york. john: busy already, john roberts in washington. this is america reports. james comer subpoenaed the document in question over a month ago that christopher wray has pushed to keep congress from getting the actual document, arguing it could jeopardize the safety of the source. sandra: republicans have countered they are not interest