Revolutions. The beginning of the American Revolution just through its windows down the hill and then later the second intellectual revolution of thought. It is such a charming house with discoveries. I love working here and every week finding new graffiti or come look at this thing that we found, a house that keeps on giving in a way i have never seen in my career. Its a house for things to be discovered and i think for inspiration as well. It was built around 1760, by William Emerson and his family, one of the first occupants of the house. William emerson is the grandfather of the writer we all know and love. When he lived at this house, he and his wife, phoebe, had several children and the last just before he went to be part of the revolution and only knew her a short time period. While he was here he was one of the town leaders and he not only read in the church, he would have gatherings as they talked about the American Revolution. He was the philosopher. He had a book collection
President ial campaign, and books on the decline of intellectual habits, a movement by former gang members to rebuild their families and lives and a dual biography of Andrew Jackson and cherokee leader john ross. All this and more this weekend on booktv. For a complete television schedule, visit booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours this weekend of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. Historian Sally Mcmillen is next on booktv. She recounts the life of abolitionist and suffragist lucy stone who she contends should be celebrated amongst the likes of susan b. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady stanton for her activism. Its now my distinct honor and privilege to introduce dr. Sally mcmillen who is the Mary Reynolds babcock professor of history at Davidson College in North Carolina. She earned her ph. D. At duke university, and along the way we learned today got a degree in library science. She has been one of the most important and productive scholars of 19th century womens histo
Congratulations on it. Guest thank you. Coming for me thats praise indeed traded. Host you are kind indeed. Talk about the subtitle in your book if i may quote henry folgers obsessive hunt for shakespeares first folio. I think it might be helpful originally to talk about these two men the context of their times. Of course they were defying me two men both alike in dignity to quote from shakespeare but separated by 400 years and the Atlantic Ocean very different that they shared one thing, a shakespeare wrote his plays seven years after he died. Two of his friends decided to create a memorial volume to him and collected all of that they had available and published 36 have been known 38 plays that shakespeare had written and the two men are connected across time and across the ocean and its the book that saved half of shakespeares plays from obscurity became a fetish object for collectors and henry folger chairman of the Editorial Company wanted to own every known copy of his first olio.
Its now by distinct honor and privilege to introduce dr. Sally mcmillen, he babcock professor of hit in Davidson College in north carolina. She earned he ph. D at Duke University and we learned today got a degree in library science. She has been one of the most important and productive scholars of 19th century womens history. Their many books include motherhood and the old south southern women black and white and seneca falls and the origin of the womens Rights Movement. Her brand new book which we are celebrated tonight and received a wonderful review in the Los Angeles Times is entitled losey stone an unapologetic life. A path breaking activist whose life has been hidden too long. Losey stoned a last has a biography worthy of her inspired and inspiring life. Please help me welcome to Franklin Library society. Dr. Sally mcmillen. [applause] thank you so much, rich, and i just wanted to sea its an absolute delight to be here. I want to thank rich for inviting me and for the Library Com
But they shared one thing. A passion for on the one case writing and the other case collecting but put them in the context of their lives if you would, please. Guest shakespeare was writing around the 16 hundreds. His life 20 years before, 20 years after during the reign of elizabeth and james i and he was a wellknown playwright poet. He was also a businessman and a shareholder in the Theater Company in london. And and hes he is very well known for being a businessman. Henry soldier was the chairman of the board of the company the Largest Corporation in the world and the most reviled corporation as well during the gilded age. Shakespeare wrote these plays after he died his friends decided to create a memorial volume and published 36 of the node node known 38 plays of shakespeare had written and they are connected across time and across the ocean and the book saved the play from obscurity and henry the chairman wanted to own every known copy of the first. Host theres Something Interesti