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
Record of the nation during the andod of Victor Navasky from the current period when katrina vanden heuvel is the editor and leader of the nation. It is a great privilege, to have the records of a journal of opinion. The strength of our democracy believe rests on the survival of opinion, and the opportunity for the expression of those opinions. To be in a position, to protect forever this material is a great privilege. We now have the opportunity to learn some of the back story, magazine, so writing its 150th anniversary. I promised victor that i would start by asking how the heck he ended up coming to the nation. Victor thank you. Edgarscame from funeral. He played a role that is not publicly known. Was thedgar when he editorinchief and then publisher of dial press where he i see in the audience marvin, he would go to he wouldd say put his manuscript on the desk. Edgar was working on what became the book of daniel, a great novel. I knew edgar from those days. We collaborated on a numb
John meachams american lion he won at the pulitzer price in 2009 for that book. We want to show you this author presentation now. I am delighted to be here. Ive had on eclectic couple of days, mirroring the history of the last 40 years in the american presidency. Last thursday night, i was standing at the Nixon Library, and now im here. Why not the best . Ultimately. It was almost impossible at the Nixon Library has a replica of the east room and all i could do was not say, my mother was a saint. It was like dork disneyland. It was fabulous. I was sent to summer camp once during the 1980 convention when reagan and ford had their flirt. Never been so angry at my parents. Never recovered, the relationship. Went to i am from chattanooga. For those who not know swaney, its a combination of brideshead and deliverance. Like to set the scene so you know from whence i came. I began this book as just heard, five years ago. Partly because it was the period in which David Mcculloughs wonderful jo
I was sent to summer camp once during the 1980 convention when reagan and ford had their flirt. Never been so angry at my parents. Never recovered, the relationship. Went to i am from chattanooga. For those who not know swaney, its a combination of brideshead and deliverance. Like to set the scene so you know from whence i came. I began this book as just heard, five years ago. Partly because it was the period in which David Mcculloughs wonderful john adams was doing so well, Walter Isaacsons Franklin Benjamin franklin, and we should cover someone who reps the best of us and the worst course and Andrew Jackson does that. Thieves as much by his vices as his virtues so this you cant have eight in on that warts and all jackson because theyre mostly warts but they are on a man who ultimately capped the kept the possibility of progress alive by preserving the union and want to talk about that and particularly interested in your questions. In 1861, in wintry springfield, the president elect o
Good evening and welcome to busboys and poets. My name is kristin king. On the book Events Manager here at the busboys and poets books and i want to thank you all for joining us this evening. A couple minutes before we begin first and foremost the book is available for purchase in the bookstore and will be available after the event. In addition to that there will be assigning. Second we do have a fantastic fall lineup coming up at all six of our busboys and poets locations this fall. Theres a signup list being passed around so please feel free to add your name and your email address to that. Thank you again for joining us. Please join me in welcoming andy and dr. Kendi. [applause] its a pleasure to have all of you here on this rainy afternoon although compared to whats happening our hearts and minds go to the people they are. I want to welcome all of you for being here and let you know independent bookstores are a dying breed. They can only make a comeback if you support them and i sup