Michalski and associate director of the leon leave the city of biography which is supported by a generous grant from shelby white and the leon leavy foundation. The writing of biography is the famously arduous and lengthy process and each year we award for fellowships of a 72000 each to overworking biographers to help them across the finish line. Over the past 11 years we have given out 44 of these grants and our fellows have produced 21 biographies to date. Thanks to a grant from the Sloan Foundation when we added a fifth fellowship also for 72000 which will support biographies about figures in the science and technology and the first winter is working on a biography of oliver sacks, laura snyder. Another new feature of this center is a unique twoyear ma and biography memoir which will train students in our Historical Research interview technique and narrative form as well as the history of biography in memoir and how the forms have evolved over time. Housed jointly in history and a l
Just a few quick details before introduce myself. First, please take a moment to silent your mobile devices. Second, you will notice we have cspan recording tonight program. For information regarding todays broadcast please check out the replay section of our website. Also the first time ada missoni and program we extend a warm welcome. For any members, we thank you for your ongoing support. Without you the programs would not be possible. Tonight we are very pleased to welcome elizabeth kopp. Elizabeth is an Award Winning novelist and documented filmmaker, author of eight books including nonfiction and americas first lemon soldiers in the New York Times bestselling historical novel the hamilton affair. Her newest novel the command is available for sale after the program outside of the lecture hall. With that said, i know were alla in for a fascinating talk, without further ado i would like to please join me in welcoming elizabeth cox. [applause] thank you so much. I really honored to b
History inf american the middle of the 19th century, when nothing much happened. It was just the womens movement, and the country divided in two, and spiritual spiritualists, dt bonomo, all part of the same cultural moment. Just in case you were getting bored, there was a war, a dreadful war where 750,000 people were killed. Thats probably notgure that is not has been finished being revised upward. Then there was the period of reconstruction in the south. At the same time, settlement in the west, the gold rush back in 1848. It completed with the slow and painful and very disturbing removal, of the indians from that particular part of the country. Just a few things that i concerned my with that i concern myself with for the last years. The strange and complex series of moments in American History populated by very a very Unusual Group of people you wouldnt think of necessarily occupying the same historical time, never mind place. I would introduce some of the names. Ulysses s grant and
At the university of richmond on the subject of her latest book remembering the civil war. She returned to richmond the following june to accept the Jefferson Davis award for the same book. Her first book, burying the dead but not the past, is a personal favorite of mine kerry as she well knows. She also edited an edition of a travel account which unfortunately is outofprint and unavailable. As carrie knows, i have given a talk on her first book i think as many times as you have. [laughter] it is a branch of history that so many people do not know about and since we are in the postwar period and the sesquicentennial timeframe, it is especially important. Carrie janney also coedited with gallagher, our last speaker, a book about the overland campaign. We keep it all in the family here at the museum. We also offer a chance today if you are interested in getting that book, you can get both editors to sign it at the same time. It is available for sale after the break. Today, Carrie Janney
Dead but not the past, is a personal favorite of mine kerry as she well knows. Also edited an addition edition of a travel account which unfortunately is outofprint and unavailable. Carriey knows as knows, i have given a talk on her first book i think it many times as you have. [laughter] branch of history that so many people do not know about and since we are in the postwar sesquicentennial timeframe, it is especially important. Coeditedney also with gallagher, our last speaker, a book about the overland campaign. We keep it all in the family here at the museum. Chance today if you are interested in getting that book, you can get both editors to sign it at the same time. It is available for sale after the break. Today, Carrie Janney will be speaking about the civil war, and the spanishamerican war and the limits of National Reconciliation. Ladies and gentlemen, one of my personal favorites, Carrie Janney. [applause] dr. Janney thank you to waite so much. It is always a treat to get to