Looks at responses to disasters in history with an emphasis on research and writing. Over the semester, we have examined various disasters from different perspectives. First of all, the psychological and physical problems from jamestown. Disasters, responses to fires, hurricanes, and epidemics in colonial america, famine suffered by the donner party en route to california, irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine and the ability to create new lives in this country, disaster tourism, the johnstown flood of 1889, the impact of the fire in new york city, and disaster art that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. So, today, we are discussing david oceanfys Pulitzer Prize winning book polio an american story. You all received questions that i posted and im really interested in the topic because i also teach a seminar on the 1950s and of course thats when this takes place and i think just looking at polio, really, so many different issues that affected that decade. Before starting, though, i
Emphasis on research and writing. Over the semester, weve examined various disasters. First of all the psychological and physical problems at jamestown, disaster sermons in responses to fires, hurricanes and epidemics in colonial america, famine suffered by the donner party, the potato family, disaster of tourism, the impact of the triangle shirt waste factory and disaster art that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. Today were discussing polio an american story. You all received questions that i posted and im enterintereste this topic because i teach a seminar in the 1950s. Looking at polio reveals so many different issues that affected that decade. Before starting, though, i just want to mention one thing in light of what we were talking about in terms of dust bowl art, i was reading the new york review of books and there is a review of a novel that Woodie Guthrie wrote. It doesnt get a very good review. But obviously he gets some attention. Youll be pleased to know that the introducti
Eastern shore. You can always download the nbc washington app. You could do that now from your phone. Our Team Coverage continues now with a look at how road crews are going to be going after this first snow of the season. News4s Mark Segraves is in montgomery county. Reporter take a look at i270 here in rockville. Things look great. We were seeing flurries here since about 3 00. About ten minutes ago the flurries and the wind completely died down. Now its just a clear, crisp evening. Crews have been working around the clock getting ready for whatever comes our way. Crews have been busy treating roads across our region all day. In the district, snow prep began yesterday. Weve been pretreating roads based on the current forecast from the National Weather its mostly been a hot mix of brine and beet juice. Reporter theyre getting ready in virginia as well where chopper 4 caught an aerial view of snow prep in action. Yesterday morning we were out brining all of our systems, the hot spots,
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Severe . . Meteorologist jesse ritka joins us with e aner r some spots saw a few tenths to ath morning we are w and sticky with highs in the low 80s. There is another chance for showers and storms mainly this evening with mostly cloudy skies expected overnight, keeping low temps a century old school in racine comes down, but 3 new schools open in a couple weeks. The changes hit close to home for our brian niznansky, and he shows us why the re i cant believe its been nearly 30 years since i was standing right here, for my first day for my first day of school, now im in front a giant hole, where the origonal knapp elementary used to be. Thanks to a 128 Million Dollar referendum that passed in 2014. Racine unified has 3 new schools opening this fall. Including. Olympia brown and gifford schools in caledonia and the new knapp elementary in the heart of racinei cannot wait for the students and teachers to see this buildingits amazing, its what every school should be district is teaming with