Thank you all for coming out tonight. Its great to have such a terrific crowd. Book tv is here, cspan. So, yeah. Lets hear it for book tv. We dont have an applause light so patty is going to wave her hat during the lecture at which point you burst into applause. You guys on the balcony will get confetti and you can throw it out at odd intervals and convey the whole spirit of this event. And people at home watching this on book tv will know how wonderful this lecture is. That would be excellent. As usual with william cody the best way to start is with the story. In the spring of 1883 william buffalo bill cody a onetime buffalo hunter and army scout, already a well known performer, held the first dress rehearsal for what would become Buffalo Bills wild west show in nebraska. According to an eyewitness when the deadwood stagecoach trundld into the arena buffalo bill invited the town council wlug the mayor, a beloved but notorious blusterer to ride in the coach. For the first two passes ar
Actor, entrepreneur, and congressional medal of honor winner. Next on history book shelf louis warren discusses the public image of the famous and controversial figure in his biography Buffalo Bills america, william cody and the wild west show. This is recorded at the center of the American West in boulder, colorado in 2005. Its about an hour. [applause] thank you all for coming out tonight. Its great to have such a terrific crowd. Book tv is here, cspan. So, yeah. Lets hear it for book tv. We dont have an applause light up there so patty is going to wave her hat during the lecture at which point you burst into applause. You guys on the balcony will get confetti and you can throw it out at odd intervals and convey the whole spirit of this event. And people at home watching this on book tv will know how wonderful this lecture is. That would be excellent. [applause] as usual with william cody the best way to start is with the story. In the spring of 1883 william buffalo bill cody a oneti
And coming up in the sport on bbc news, Gordon Strachan hopes to win back the fans after Scotland Beat Slovenia to keep their slim world cup hopes alive. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Theresa may will meet Nicola Sturgeon in scotland later, for the First Time Since the snp announced their proposals for a second independence referendum. At the beginning of a week that will see article 50 triggered on wednesday, the Prime Minister will say she wants to build a more united nation. Tomorrow, the Scottish Parliament is expected to pass a vote in favour of seeking a new Scottish Independence referendum which ms sturgeon wants to hold in autumn 2018 or spring 2019. Theresa may, though, has said now is not the time for it. Our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow. Number 10 says the relationship between theresa may and Nicola Sturgeon that, every political relationship has its own dimension. Certainly the public stance between them over the past two weeks has
Rain and breezy at the bay bridge bumpertobumper and if the drive is define highway 4 to the toll plaza you are looking at 55 minute wait to go westbound on 80. The flooding first the backup on the bay bridge, 580 and 880 all approaches are jam. Northbound 101 at sir began isis drake the lanes are flooded here. A lot go on. This morning, the f. A. A. Is looking too what caused a small plane to crash killing an entire gilroy family. Our reporter is in san jose where that plane took off. Matt . Yes, what a tragedy over the weekend. The plan took off from here in san jose with the goal provide family on board but it never made it to the destination. May day, may day may day. Yes . May day may day may day. The airport is 11 00 and 10 miles westbound. That was a recording of the distress call superintendent by the pilot to air traffic will c the aircraft a single engine my per p. A. 32 was identified by the tail number, november 430 debris was found in a field. A family confirmed the victim
And learning to speak in their native tongue. How schools in bolivia are championing indigenous languages hello. We begin in kenya where alshabab says its holding students hostage in a university in the northeast. Gunmen from the somali based group stormed the camp. At least 15 are dead including two guards and a policeman. Joining us on the line is freelance journalist. You went to the scene of the university as the situation unfolded. What did you see. At the moment there was heavy presence of the military i interviewed some eyewitnesss or residents around the scene, and they told me that the place looked like a war zone. It was it was a big attack that took the security couple of hours, until now. So what is the situation right now at the university. Can you give us an update on the hostage situation . Right now, as we speak, the military deployed heavy weapons, and the gunmen are in a section of the university. And what about an update on the casualty figures . According to officia