Im here to introduce mary k. Byerly. All of us here at emerging civil war we wear many hats and several months ago we started serious called my ecw stories and this introduce you to some of the faces around. A way you when you come to a symposium and you want to wring her neck or tell us what you didnt like on a blog you know her background. Theres so much with emerging civil war. Her fingers are in every aspect of the but i didnt realize how much she did and how much she does until i read her contribution and i would encourage you if you look up you will find it. She has the daily schedule every day of the week where shes working on some aspect of emerging civil war. Its just incredible so if you like what you see make sure you give sara a pat on the back and if you have any complaints take them to dr. Dr. Dr. Mckee housekeeper its probably his fault anyway. [laughter] sara byerly graduated from Thomas Edison university with a b. A. In History Service managing editor at emerging civil
Byerly. All of us here at emerging civil war we wear many hats and several months ago we started serious called my ecw stories and this introduce you to some of the faces around. A way you when you come to a symposium and you want to wring her neck or tell us what you didnt like on a blog you know her background. Theres so much with emerging civil war. Her fingers are in every aspect of the but i didnt realize how much she did and how much she does until i read her contribution and i would encourage you if you look up you will find it. She has the daily schedule every day of the week where shes working on some aspect of emerging civil war. Its just incredible so if you like what you see make sure you give sara a pat on the back and if you have any complaints take them to dr. Dr. Dr. Mckee housekeeper its probably his fault anyway. [laughter] sara byerly graduated from Thomas Edison university with a b. A. In History Service managing editor at emerging civil war works on staff at the tr
Im director of the Virginia Center for civil war studies. So our first speaker tonight and ill just introduce each speaker in turn right before they speak. So our first speaker is dr. Sarah jones wixel and she and her phd from the university of chicago. Shes now the director of research and publications at the American Historical Association in washington dc. Shes also an expert in the material culture of the civil war and most especially clothing and thats the subject of a book shes working on right now clothing in the American Civil War era one. Im very much looking forward to reading when it comes out. And were gonna get a taste for scholarship and this subject tonight with her lecture and title clothing people for war over to you. Thank you. Well, thank you so much paul for the invitation to participate and for that wonderful introduction so glad to be able to participate in the weekend. So, let me share my screen real. Quick all right. So when i began my current book project, i re
American Historical Association in washington dc. Shes also an expert in the material culture of the civil war and most especially clothing and thats the subject of a book shes working on right now clothing in the American Civil War era one. Im very much looking forward to reading when it comes out. And were gonna get a taste for scholarship and this subject tonight with her lecture and title clothing people for war over to you. Thank you. Well, thank you so much paul for the invitation to participate and for that wonderful introduction so glad to be able to participate in the weekend. So, let me share my screen real. Quick all right. So when i began my current book project, i really wanted to understand. The human side of this war the intimacy with which it was both experienced and fought at a very material level at the level of material culture. How do people experience and negotiate the effects of war in their everyday lives how they wage war against one another both on and off the
One very fascinating character. Very complex individual. A different person with different people. Something of a chameleon, intelligent, but at the same time remarkably stupid. I mean, to make some of the mistakes he made shows the level of incompetence. Dont you think he thought he had immunity . Well, he does. Legally he was living in a bubble. The president. No one is going to challenge him. And so its starts in a sense with the tapes, the arrogance of the tapes. You think you can do this. This was not just done to you and his aide. All of the four leaders. Anyone who went into the oval office. He was just kind of saying, the confidence that people expect when they come see the president. We are not going to care about that. It is in my interest to do this taping. When it was disposed the idea that no one is ever going he is troubled by that very fact himself in a couple of those conversations. He tells some, i dont feel comfortable doing this. He does not pull the plug. And you kn