And indeed, the men did rally. The Second Chapter of this is that the South Carolina general died during the battle. He also happened to be one of the battles greatest heroes. He also happened to be from charleston, South Carolina and worked for a paper that was one of the most influential in all of the south. Suddenly, we have a South Carolina hero being written the great hero of the battle, and of course, one of his great exploits was going to the assistance of who . Thomas jackson, who was standing like a stone wall. So the stories became stories , the man standing like a stone wall. And because of the influence of , suddenly, everybody heard about the stone wall. And it fit with the confederate idea of who they thought they were. That was the first mechanism, i guess you would say, of how his fame spread. Into his we get background . Where was he from and where did his military career start . Guest he was from what is now West Virginia. Virginia,n part of which didnt really want to
Studios, this is kpix5 news. The conditions now are extremely high. Extremely hot. But theres good news tonight. The ridiculous temperatures over the last couple of days are on their way down finally, im juliette goodrich. Im brian hackney. No matter where you went today, it was hot. Some areas unbearable. Pleasanton, 105. Ocean beach, 92. Across parts of the rest of the bay area, not a sign of low clouds which would be a sign of cooler weather. It got to 110 in concord. The same for fairfield. Santa rosa, 111 degrees, but the High Pressure that has been giving us all of this warm weather finally begins to ease up over the next 24 hours. And as a result, things are going to be cooling down. Well have a complete forecast of what happened next. And i think you will think it is good news in just a few minutes. Well, the south bay was sizzling today, kpix5s Sandra Osborne is in san jose where the heat is expected to continue. Reporter airconditioning units are a hot ticket item right now.
She is the author of Stonewall Jacksons warhorse little , an Unlikely Hero of the civil war. Post Sharon B Smith was a police beat reporter, covered the texas state legislature, and was a weekend anchor. Share and then worke went east aere she worked as legislative reporter. And after espn went on the air she moved into sports journalism. She anchored sportscenter, and stretch, down the the first weekly Horse Racing Program on Cable Television. She anchored the kentucky derby, the breeders crown, and the to lookian, which i had up before i gave this talk. She is the author of several books on horse racing, training, and the civil or, including retraining, teaching previous new skills to old horses. Why are you writing books if you know so much about betting on horses . War a guidecivil for travelers, and most recently, Stonewall Jacksons little sorrell an Unlikely Hero of the civil war. Please welcome Sharon B Smith. [applause] sharon yes, i did write a book on betting on horses and re
She anchoreds works center and eventually down the stretch, the first weekly Horse Racing Program on Cable Television. She anchored rod casts of Kentucky Derby day, preakness the the breeders crown, and hamiltonian. She is the author of several books on racing, horse training, and the civil war. Why are you writing looks if you know so much about betting on horses . The connecticut civil war, a guide for travelers. Most recently, Stonewall Jacksons little sorrel. Please join me in welcoming sharon smith. [applause] sharon smith my main license to keep your money in your pocket. Dont do it. I do own horses and ive been distributed interested in the civil war for many years. Its a challenge to write a book about a single horse. They tend to not write their memoirs. , hehe case of little sorrel was owned by a man who did not live to write his memoirs. I doubt he would have if he had lived area to be did not write letters either. They were so celebrated, there was a remarkable amount of in
York is known for everything. I was in new york and it is very. Oung i think it was 9, 10 or 11 and it was the first time i encountered hunger. Wase was a fellow that hovering until people were finished with their meals and some of them left things. One had left a blueberry muffin on their plate. He took it and then he would wait for someone else. He was scrounging for food. It is funny to encounter hunger in a Place Associated with such bounty, or what have you. Rick let me ask you one final question. Is this it for you . Youryou exhausted authority all juices, or do you happen a have another book coming out soon as well . Mark actually have another book that came out this week. [laughter] i have a but they came out this week which is translation of a novel called the belly of paris. Which is an absolutely wonderful man whohe story of a accidentally gets arrested in a riot and is taken for a subversive and sent to devil island and miraculously escapes. In the beginning of the book he