Planet. North men discovered the vineland of the year 1000. So it looked a dutchmen, who discovered the palisades and founded the settlement of new amsterdam. They made a purchase. Some dollars for an island. The Bowling Green remains today, but time has brought a change. Among the myriad of changes, one of the most dramatic is our modern way of travel. The airplane gives visitors from overseas and americans alike a means to answer the invitation to discover america by air. It is our plan now to take you on a most remarkable voyage, a flight in which youll glide from Historic New England to the islands of hawaii. Lets begin our voyage where pilgrim fathers came to shores of freedom. A monument in provincetown remembers them beside the foaming sea, where lobster pots line up. Before whaling days, there was a boston. Its still a fascinating place for travelers to see. Look there at the cradle of liberty. And theres c. Bunker hill, where early americans stood ground and fought for freedom
[music] i titled it the Promised Land because even though we may not get there in our lifetimes, even if we experience hardships and disappointmentsalong the way , i at least still have faith we can create a more perfect union, not a perfect unit but a moreperfect union. [music] good morning and welcome to a very special edition of Washington Post live. Im michelle noris, opinion columnist for washington pos and founding director of the race cd project and for this special conversation this morning i enjoyed by my dear friend elizabeth exander, poet, scholar and president of theandrew w mellon foundation. Good morning elizabeth. Good morning michelle, its wonderful to be together. It is wonderf to be together and together we both welcomed our guest for ts conversation, the 44th president of the United Statesbarack obama. I assume you recognize that guy there, good moing. Hey guys. The Washington Post brought outthe big guns for this. Are so excited to see you. I am very gratef that you
2007. I want to thank shelby for her steadfast support for the biography center over all these years. It is her program that made this possible. Please note the next event is coming up in two days on this thursday october 15th where victor and i will interview larry about his timely and important new biography of joseph mccarthy. Tonight we are here to celebrate the publication of abe, Abraham Lincoln in his time a new biography by david reynolds. His book launch and the book has received early reviews and the Publishers Weekly and elsewhere and we encourage everyone to look it up on amazon or your own local bookstore. David reynolds is a distinguished professor at the Graduate Center and the author of Walt Whitmans america a cultural biography, winner of the bancroft prize. His other books include beneath the american renaissance, john brown abolitionist and mighty year than the sword, Uncle Toms Cabin and the battle for america. He is a regular book reviewer for the New York Times bo
In partnership with the library of congress, cspan brings you books that shaped america. Our series explores key works of literature that had a profound impact on the country. In this program, the common law. Written in 1881 by Oliver Wendell holmes junior all of her Wendell Holmes junior grew up surrounded by writers and thinkers such as ralph waldo emerson. When the civil war began, folks answered president lincolns call for volunteers homes answered the call and volunteered. At the end of the war, he enrolled in Harvard Law School and embarked on a legal career. In 1881, a summary of lectures he had given was published as the common law. Balancing legal principles with realities of the emerging modern era. He later served on the u. S. Supreme court as remembered for his writing and his jurisprudence. The common has remained in print and continues to be cited, yet remains controversial. Welcome to books that shaped america, our cspan series that looks at how books throughout our hist
Cable satellite corp. 2023] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] in partnership with the library of congress, cspan brings you books that shaped america. Our series explores key works of literature that had a profound impact on the country. In this program, the common law. Written in 1881 by Oliver Wendell holmes junior all of her Wendell Holmes junior grew up surrounded by writers and thinkers such as ralph waldo emerson. When the civil war began, folks answered president lincolns call for volunteers homes answered the call and volunteered. At the end of the war, he enrolled in Harvard Law School and embarked on a legal career. In 1881, a summary of lectures he had given was published as the common law. Balancing legal principles with realities of the emerging modern era. He later served on the u. S. Supreme court as remembered for his writing and his jurisprudence. The common has rema