I got into the doctor doolittle series which back in my youth nobody was reading. Nobody had ever heard of them mostly after the movie came out. Doctor doolittle most people discovered we he wasnt what it was about. I think it was a british set of books, for some reason i just got a kick out of the fact that there were talking animals in it. Then of course the hardy boys and all the others that followed. Those kind a part of who we were. My mom was an immigrant to this country, eighthgrade education. She was a selftaught person. She taught herself person. She taught herself everything under the sun. Cooking, shorthand, reading, art, all of this. I think that probably inspired me. Host from where did she emigrate . Guest lithuania. She was born born in lithuania brought here at the age of two. The lithuania population came from germany to baltimore. She landed she did not land in ellis island in new york. And the railroad had two destinations, could chicago and had she gone to chicago s
Kid books. I got into the dr. Doolittle search. Back in my youth nobody was reading. Nobody ever heard of them until after the movie came out the dr. Doolittle, most people discovered who he was and what it was about. I think it was a british set of books. For some reason i got a kick out of the fact they were talking animals. Our military. Of course the hardy boys and all the others that followed. Thats kind of part of who we were. My mom was an immigrant to this country, eighth grade education. She was really selftaught. She taught herself everything under the sun. Cooking, shorthand, reading, art. All this. I think that probably inspired me. From with each immigrant and how did she end up in east st. Louis . She was born in lithuania, brighter at the age of two. The lithuania population came from germany to baltimore. She didnt land at ellis island in new york. The baltimore and ohio reverend at two destinations, chicago and st. Louis. Had to go to chicago she wouldve been part of t
Its not going well. The union is losing. They start a draft this 1863, but you want to talk about inequality . In that draft you could buy your way out for 200. So the rich never served the union cause unless they were noble, unless they had a higher calling. For 200 you could get out of the draft, or you could present a live person. So if i brought you in and said, bruce, youre going to take my place, i wouldnt have to serve. I would have paid you to be my body. This really ticked off the irish. They could not pay for this. And as they rolled the barrel in the first draft in American History, the names that came out were heir began, omalley, you know, all these irish names. And so they rioted. I will not ever excuse the riot. It was the darkest point in irishAmerican History. They strung up africanamericans, they burned down buildings, they nearly destroyed new york. They would have killed mara because he stuck to the union til the very end had he not been in washington d. C. They wen
Beauty from old line, wasp money, meagher is a fugitive. He writes this beautiful love letter to her where he asks her her hand for her hand in marriage, and he goes, i am here alone, i am a homeless exile, i have nobody, i have no family. Im wanted by the british empire, you know . Im nothing, but the greatest thing in my life was to find you. And if you will take me as your husband, i will share everything with you. Take my past, take my heritage, let us join our lives together its a beautiful letter. And so she gives up everything to marry this irish rebel. Her father promptly disowns her. She ends up living the rest of her life on a 50amonth civil war widows pension, but they were like this. She nursed his wound. Women, i didnt know this, but women could come down to the camps. He was knocked from his horse twice, he had this horrible abscess on his knee, and also his confidence was shattered. He had lost so many people who were so close to him, people he had personally recruited w
Purchase a big hand for the festival of books. [applause] you can visit the Student Union for more information on matter visit them at your website. Your gift will certainly make a difference. Out of respect for the authors in our fellow audience members, it is time to turn off your darn cell phones. I will do the same myself here. Lets introduced these guys and get the show on the road here. On stage here is my good friend, Margaret Regan. Ive known market for more than 25 years. We both lived away at the tucson weekly. She is one more journalism awards and i can tell. Shes the author of two books about the border. The death of use and mean and deported stories of immigrant families under fire. We also have to reset duncan, attorney for the author of the guantanamo diary. Im going to get this right. Mohammed do all right. Thats the last time ill say that. Hes been in detention at one time the most since 2002. A federal judge ordered his release in 2010 but the u. S. Government has bee