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Festival. One of the favorite things we do here and we dont get to do very often, we ask what our reading and we want to hear from you on the tablet. 202 is the area code. 202 7488001 for those of you in the mountain and pacific time zone. If you cant get through on the phone line and want to make comments, 20274880903 is the text number. Include your first name, city, the name of the book and perhaps the reason why the book has gotten your attention. Big crowds here at the National Book festival, they have a will area full of authors from different areas of the country, book signings, book sales. In about 20 minutes, the library of congress is joining us here on the set to make a special announcement about 20 minutes. Youve probably noticed on the screen there is a 25th anniversary on the right side of your screen. Book tv 25th anniversary. September 12, 1998 will be our 20th anniversary and cspan best 25th anniversary on the. We are pleased about that. In those 25 years we have been on the air over 1300 weekends, 92000 hours, over 22000 offers, 16000vents, cities that hosted book to be events, 871 and book tv over thebo yrs has been through 875 festival. Hopefully more to come but in the meantime, what are you reading on the screen . We wil take those calls and a minute. First we want to show you little bit of last night National Book festival Opening Ceremony missus alder graham, bestseller be made into a movie, recent book called the wager, here is david graham. It happened in 2004 i was hired as a writer and behind on the contract are ready to produce, most people know i am very slow. Might lose the coveted job and i was calling everybody. I called a friend, why dont you look for the giant squid might only image was from 20000 leagues under the sea i thought it was a myth. After i got off the phone, a real preacher eyes the size of a human. No scientist had ever seen it how are you going to tell that i did a little more digging in their giant squid hunters, they tell you about that growing up. I had to try to become the first to document one of these creatures i. Perhaps the most successful giant squid hundred of all, a man in new zealand and he had come up a novel scheme tried to capture the big calamari as he put it. [laughter] he wouldte try to capture the by the size of cricket and grow into captivity. There was a certain mad genius to scheme because hypothetically there should be more babies so i called him a and said im going on an expedition and we will make history. I rushed to my editors and in my desperation i may have committed that and would oversell a story. I showed them squid migrations and assured them we would be the first to document a baby squid and get them a photograph. It was quite expensive but they said godspeed and send them off. What when i arrived i realized these were amiss, turned out to be an outward motor. [laughter] my preacher, this was all he had, it turned out to be a graduate student and myself ready to quit the work and he turned to me and said i should warn you, theres a wee bit of a cyclone coming our way. [laughter] is not exaggerating, theres a cyclone coming our way, nationaa emergency and i said thats not a problem, we just wait it out. He said no, no, no. Apparently got to go now or we will lose opportunity. We get into his car and we drive down and get to launching the boat in the water. Its getting dark. K. He said giant squid rise in the water column at night, we have to go at night so we get off and set off into the water and my squid hundred was back from diving accident law he points to a buoy in the distance and said what color is that . I said to speak, cant you see . He said im not just that, i am also colorblind. [laughter] then he begins to aim between the rocks of the whole ocean and it seems to be following through and had a flashlight and pointed in front of me and theres a mountain of water about 20 feet high and all i can see is another mouth and the boat is going like this and he turns to says you wont find us in new york, will you, make . [laughter] was that moment i began to wonder whether the command would but somehow this peerless termination we begin to put the traps in the work and into the water they go and im no longer an observer and we do this hour after hour to no avail and they do it the next night and the next night to no avail and finally one time about 3 00 a. M. We pull up traps says strange. He puts his to the tank and says it looks like argie, only about this big, i could see a big guy and you have to understand we were really tired and exhausted and had to transfer this into another tank so we transferred to this other tank and where did it go . Gone. He took a freak catastrophe, he might have sworn. [laughter] fell back in his chair and he had a look on his face like i had neveri seen. You know what i was thinking . I am completely dead. I promised i would come out here and get the baby in custody and we lost it. I go, ill have a story. It was only after the expedition is always going in right despair this is a story about a man who devoted his whole life had lost so much more interesting, i fitting my imagination and if so, shall about the nature of freddie lori you have to keep your eyes open to this story and have to be careful about your blinders and preconceptions or bias, you have to recognize reality. You can see that in its entirety on our website, booktv. Org. Now we are turning our to you and what youre reading. We want to hear from a guest of georgia. Whats on your reading list these days . Caller high. Im reading race in america, matthew desmond, and mustafa, i think is a pronunciation of his name. And its what im already aware of, but what i found most interesting so far i have quite completed the book, is the discussion of Cultural Capital and what role it plays in the progress, the development, the possible that have availed youngsters as they navigate academia, in living, and thats what i found most interesting about it. I think its a textbook but i found it amazing and lightning come even though it affirms a lot of what ive already known. Thanks. Host whats the name of the book again . Caller race in america. Thank you for calling in. John, louisiana. Good afternoon too you. Whats on your reading list . Caller i am reading fine to me by philo davis and i want you to know it is a magnificent read. Host why . Caller because she describes her life from the beginning until where she is now pick animal halfway through the book, but the issues around poverty, being hungry and racism are really very prevalent in her life. I think its a wonderful read and everybody should read it. Host thank you for calling in. Cleveland, ohio, what is on your reading list . Caller good afternoon. The revolutionary biography of samuel adams. It takes place in the 1760s, and very enlightening book. It shows i believe a disconnect between those in authority, those who have power with the people who they serve. I dont [inaudible] i would say the people he put in power in place they seem to be a disconnect to typically with samuel adams, the people of boston. And [inaudible] she seems to be, she seems to also recognize that the patriots here in america, there were not necessarily the nicest people you will meet. If you disagreed with them, they made quite clear that you are one oft them. My second book is back to the classics. Im reading dante, not the inferno. That of course is his most popular of the trilogy. I am on purgatory. Yeah, and thank god for footnotes. You would have to be a scholar without these footnotes [inaudible] and those of my two that host thank you for calling in. We appreciate it. William in hammond louisiana tax, im currently reading the fiction thriller hammerhead, the first in the Nick Bradshaw series by jason garble. Its an amazing week. I cant put it down. Its about the u. S. Sending special operations in mexico to confront the cartels. Again that is called hammerhead by Nick Bradshaw. Now we been trying to drink the segment show you some scenes from around the National Book festival here. You can see big crowdsyo upstai. There are pavilions for each state. Each estate has authors here. Theres a library of congress prevailed in. There are booksignings. There are book sales, and a just a few minutes we are going to show you something very special that were going to announce, a partnership between the library of congress and cspan, and we will show you that in just a few minutes. First though, we want to show you this video from the new series. This fall joint cspan for literary journey featuring books by american authors that a provoke thought, controversy and change the router countries history. And are still talked about today. Join us as we trace American History and explore who we have become through the books that shaped america. Startinga. In 1776, before we we these United States, thomas paine argued it was common sense to break away from great britain. As the new nation if all advocates of a strong federal government waged a print campaign to ratify the constitution. In the early 1800s the Young Country pushed west to the pacific and an expedition under the command of captain lewis and clarke explored the lens of the recent louisiana purchase. In 1845, five, slavery still divided the country but former slave Frederick Douglass is autoworker very furthered thede cause ofut abolition. And as a nation matured books and ideas continue to shape our national identity, from Mark Twain Huckleberry finn to the harlem renaissance to Milton Friedmans freemarket principles, to cesar chavez fight foror labor rights. These are the ideas and movements that shaped america. So join in a conversation with your calls and comments at cspan and the library of Congress Look at books that are landmarks of american politics andla law. Books that export race relations, books that take you down the Mississippi River to the open prairies of nebraska and to the pacific coast. Books that examine freemarket capitalism and workers rights. Looks that r shaped america. Live for ten weeks monday nights at nine eastern on cspan, cspan. Org, andnd cspan radio starting september 18. Host carla hayden, books that shaped america. You realize this new series that we just promoted is inspired by the library of congress. Guest yes, in 2013 a the library of congress developed a list of 100 books that shaped america. And it was so popular and so this series werees hoping that everybody is going to join us to think about not only the ten books that are going to be featured, but to get some suggestions. It will be interesting to see. Host i know youre not with the library at the time, but talking to people there, how did they narrow it to 100 books and well talk about how we narrowed it to can as well. They thought about what with the books and the 200 so years of American History that more people were reading that were shaping some events like when you think about common sense by thomas paine, 1776. You know what was going on. So here were all of these people. It was a bestseller were reading this treatise basically about selfgovernance, what it means to be free, all of those things. The curators and the librarians went through history and said okay, what areib the books that quite a few people read, and even talk about later in their lives about the influence those books and on them like the adventures of Huckleberry Finn, when you think about that book and you think about hemingway say that this, that what were those books . And there were more. Host we want to very quickly give you the list of books thatv narrowed from library of Congress List. Hes the dennd heres the schedule beginning monday, emr 18. These will all be like programs 9 p. M. On monday nights. Onense by thomas paine. Theedalist f b monday october 2 history of the expedition under the command of captains lewis and clarke. October 9, narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, anamicans three auto biographies. Eommon law by Oliver Wendell holmes follows that. Adventur Huckleberry Finn b looking at the impact thatat book had in 1884 when it was written. My antonia, 1918. Their eyes were watching god,. Free too choose, a personal atent by re friedman came out in and the words of cesar chavez, 2002. So those were02 the ten that booktv took from the library of Congress List and i will tell you, it took a couple of months to come up with that because i had 14 lists myself that i 14 different lists creating this. Host and you public y different books at different times in your life. Thats what happens. A book that meant something to you in this period of your life been something a book that really hope people understand things like thend autobiographyf the narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass. His chapter about literacy and who here we are at thecy book festival, booktv. When he said once i learn to read, i was forever free. And what that meant to him, but it also helped the abolitionists movement to have Frederick Douglass have this narrative that he wrote, and that more people read about slavery. That was a seminal book in terms of the abolitionist movement. Hod the cause. Ms. Hayden yes and he was so striking as well. To have him rating and other people reading it at the same time. Thats the thing about books that shape america. You have people reading the same thing at the same time. We are looking at this list and as always, on all cspan programs, we want to hear from you. What books do you think impacted america . What books shaped america . You saw the list of 10 books we came up with. We will show you where you can go if you search books shaped America Library of congress, that list will come up. The library has put it up on blog post so you can see it immediately. You can see the books on their original list. Start dialing and, if you have a book you think shaped america, impacted america, helped create what we are today, we want to hear from you. The numbers are divided by regions. If you sent a text message with your idea, please include your first name, your city, and why you think that book was important. When we developed this list, we look for various points of view, various perspectives. It looks like the library did the same thing. Ms. Hayden of course, because you have such diversity of thought in this country. There are certain authors that appeal to people for different reasons. When you look at the impacts of those books, the federalist, thats a term that you hear. What was going on . These are those essays. James madison and Alexander Hamilton in fact. All of those people at that time were writing about their ideas about government. There were divisions. Even at the start of this country. It started with the parties. Host upstairs at the National Book festival is a display. Heres what it looks like. Books that shaped america display. If you go inside, you can see the you can record what book you think shaped or impacted america. We might use that on the air. This display you are seeing now will also be over the library of congress throughout this series and we are very pleased with that. On top of that, we have the website cspan. Org books that shaped america. The route, we detail the 10 books we will be talking about. On the main page, you will see fewer input. If you click, you can send a video directly to cspan. We want to hear from you as always what books shaped america. Our partner is the library of congress. If you look at this list of 10 books dr. Hayden, the library has an infinite amount of material about these books. That will be added to the blog and the website. And the program. We will be showing some of the artifacts. The library has the papers of Oliver Wendell holmes. We will be able to show his personal correspondence and the movie the magnificent yankee at the end, he says im getting my papers to the library of congress and its like oh boy. We will be able to bring out first editions of these books but everything that companies them. Its an exciting series. The exciting part is that we want to know what the viewers are thinking. What will you say . Our librarians and curators are excited. Will you be updating the list as well . Hacks yes. We will keep and coordinate with you about whats coming in and revealing it, talking about it. It will be a way to get people to think about the importance of reading and getting ideas and sharing them as a collective. Host before we end this segment, we will show you the list of 10 books we chose. The ones we didnt choose include ben franklin, dr. Seuss, margaret sanger, alex haley. Those are some of the names on the list of books that shaped america created by the library of congress that we did not choose necessarily for perhaps season one in this series. Our producers were up at the library and your curators put out some of the artifacts. They talked about the Oliver Wendell holmes, hurston papers, and the mass from the lewis and clark expedition. I guess there is a map of the United States that in the middle it basically says to be determined or to be discovered. Thats whats so wonderful when you think about that expedition and the fact that the library of congress has the Worlds Largest collection of maps. We have some of the maps that were used on the expedition. Then the diaries of the expedition. You get to see in realtime as that discovery was being made. What were people thinking . What were they writing down . How are they describing it . Its time when we are thinking about our environment and the things that have changed, to have realtime descriptions of a new world basically. Host you are a bit of a diplomat so you probably wont answer this, but what is the book we left off our list of 10 that you would have put on . Ms. Hayden probably black boy by Richard Wright. That was, its a long time between that and Frederick Douglass. What National Book<\/a> festival, they have a will area full of authors from different areas of the country, book signings, book sales. In about 20 minutes, the library of congress is joining us here on the set to make a special announcement about 20 minutes. Youve probably noticed on the screen there is a 25th anniversary on the right side of your screen. Book tv 25th anniversary. September 12, 1998 will be our 20th anniversary and cspan best 25th anniversary on the. We are pleased about that. In those 25 years we have been on the air over 1300 weekends, 92000 hours, over 22000 offers, 16000vents, cities that hosted book to be events, 871 and book tv over thebo yrs has been through 875 festival. Hopefully more to come but in the meantime, what are you reading on the screen . We wil take those calls and a minute. First we want to show you little bit of last night National Book<\/a> festival Opening Ceremony<\/a> missus alder graham, bestseller be made into a movie, recent book called the wager, here is david graham. It happened in 2004 i was hired as a writer and behind on the contract are ready to produce, most people know i am very slow. Might lose the coveted job and i was calling everybody. I called a friend, why dont you look for the giant squid might only image was from 20000 leagues under the sea i thought it was a myth. After i got off the phone, a real preacher eyes the size of a human. No scientist had ever seen it how are you going to tell that i did a little more digging in their giant squid hunters, they tell you about that growing up. I had to try to become the first to document one of these creatures i. Perhaps the most successful giant squid hundred of all, a man in new zealand and he had come up a novel scheme tried to capture the big calamari as he put it. [laughter] he wouldte try to capture the by the size of cricket and grow into captivity. There was a certain mad genius to scheme because hypothetically there should be more babies so i called him a and said im going on an expedition and we will make history. I rushed to my editors and in my desperation i may have committed that and would oversell a story. I showed them squid migrations and assured them we would be the first to document a baby squid and get them a photograph. It was quite expensive but they said godspeed and send them off. What when i arrived i realized these were amiss, turned out to be an outward motor. [laughter] my preacher, this was all he had, it turned out to be a graduate student and myself ready to quit the work and he turned to me and said i should warn you, theres a wee bit of a cyclone coming our way. [laughter] is not exaggerating, theres a cyclone coming our way, nationaa emergency and i said thats not a problem, we just wait it out. He said no, no, no. Apparently got to go now or we will lose opportunity. We get into his car and we drive down and get to launching the boat in the water. Its getting dark. K. He said giant squid rise in the water column at night, we have to go at night so we get off and set off into the water and my squid hundred was back from diving accident law he points to a buoy in the distance and said what color is that . I said to speak, cant you see . He said im not just that, i am also colorblind. [laughter] then he begins to aim between the rocks of the whole ocean and it seems to be following through and had a flashlight and pointed in front of me and theres a mountain of water about 20 feet high and all i can see is another mouth and the boat is going like this and he turns to says you wont find us in new york, will you, make . [laughter] was that moment i began to wonder whether the command would but somehow this peerless termination we begin to put the traps in the work and into the water they go and im no longer an observer and we do this hour after hour to no avail and they do it the next night and the next night to no avail and finally one time about 3 00 a. M. We pull up traps says strange. He puts his to the tank and says it looks like argie, only about this big, i could see a big guy and you have to understand we were really tired and exhausted and had to transfer this into another tank so we transferred to this other tank and where did it go . Gone. He took a freak catastrophe, he might have sworn. [laughter] fell back in his chair and he had a look on his face like i had neveri seen. You know what i was thinking . I am completely dead. I promised i would come out here and get the baby in custody and we lost it. I go, ill have a story. It was only after the expedition is always going in right despair this is a story about a man who devoted his whole life had lost so much more interesting, i fitting my imagination and if so, shall about the nature of freddie lori you have to keep your eyes open to this story and have to be careful about your blinders and preconceptions or bias, you have to recognize reality. You can see that in its entirety on our website, booktv. Org. Now we are turning our to you and what youre reading. We want to hear from a guest of georgia. Whats on your reading list these days . Caller high. Im reading race in america, matthew desmond, and mustafa, i think is a pronunciation of his name. And its what im already aware of, but what i found most interesting so far i have quite completed the book, is the discussion of Cultural Capital<\/a> and what role it plays in the progress, the development, the possible that have availed youngsters as they navigate academia, in living, and thats what i found most interesting about it. I think its a textbook but i found it amazing and lightning come even though it affirms a lot of what ive already known. Thanks. Host whats the name of the book again . Caller race in america. Thank you for calling in. John, louisiana. Good afternoon too you. Whats on your reading list . Caller i am reading fine to me by philo davis and i want you to know it is a magnificent read. Host why . Caller because she describes her life from the beginning until where she is now pick animal halfway through the book, but the issues around poverty, being hungry and racism are really very prevalent in her life. I think its a wonderful read and everybody should read it. Host thank you for calling in. Cleveland, ohio, what is on your reading list . Caller good afternoon. The revolutionary biography of samuel adams. It takes place in the 1760s, and very enlightening book. It shows i believe a disconnect between those in authority, those who have power with the people who they serve. I dont [inaudible] i would say the people he put in power in place they seem to be a disconnect to typically with samuel adams, the people of boston. And [inaudible] she seems to be, she seems to also recognize that the patriots here in america, there were not necessarily the nicest people you will meet. If you disagreed with them, they made quite clear that you are one oft them. My second book is back to the classics. Im reading dante, not the inferno. That of course is his most popular of the trilogy. I am on purgatory. Yeah, and thank god for footnotes. You would have to be a scholar without these footnotes [inaudible] and those of my two that host thank you for calling in. We appreciate it. William in hammond louisiana tax, im currently reading the fiction thriller hammerhead, the first in the Nick Bradshaw<\/a> series by jason garble. Its an amazing week. I cant put it down. Its about the u. S. Sending special operations in mexico to confront the cartels. Again that is called hammerhead by Nick Bradshaw<\/a>. Now we been trying to drink the segment show you some scenes from around the National Book<\/a> festival here. You can see big crowdsyo upstai. There are pavilions for each state. Each estate has authors here. Theres a library of congress prevailed in. There are booksignings. There are book sales, and a just a few minutes we are going to show you something very special that were going to announce, a partnership between the library of congress and cspan, and we will show you that in just a few minutes. First though, we want to show you this video from the new series. This fall joint cspan for literary journey featuring books by american authors that a provoke thought, controversy and change the router countries history. And are still talked about today. Join us as we trace American History<\/a> and explore who we have become through the books that shaped america. Startinga. In 1776, before we we these United States<\/a>, thomas paine argued it was common sense to break away from great britain. As the new nation if all advocates of a strong federal government waged a print campaign to ratify the constitution. In the early 1800s the Young Country<\/a> pushed west to the pacific and an expedition under the command of captain lewis and clarke explored the lens of the recent louisiana purchase. In 1845, five, slavery still divided the country but former slave Frederick Douglass<\/a> is autoworker very furthered thede cause ofut abolition. And as a nation matured books and ideas continue to shape our national identity, from Mark Twain Huckleberry<\/a> finn to the harlem renaissance to Milton Friedmans<\/a> freemarket principles, to cesar chavez fight foror labor rights. These are the ideas and movements that shaped america. So join in a conversation with your calls and comments at cspan and the library of Congress Look<\/a> at books that are landmarks of american politics andla law. Books that export race relations, books that take you down the Mississippi River<\/a> to the open prairies of nebraska and to the pacific coast. Books that examine freemarket capitalism and workers rights. Looks that r shaped america. Live for ten weeks monday nights at nine eastern on cspan, cspan. Org, andnd cspan radio starting september 18. Host carla hayden, books that shaped america. You realize this new series that we just promoted is inspired by the library of congress. Guest yes, in 2013 a the library of congress developed a list of 100 books that shaped america. And it was so popular and so this series werees hoping that everybody is going to join us to think about not only the ten books that are going to be featured, but to get some suggestions. It will be interesting to see. Host i know youre not with the library at the time, but talking to people there, how did they narrow it to 100 books and well talk about how we narrowed it to can as well. They thought about what with the books and the 200 so years of American History<\/a> that more people were reading that were shaping some events like when you think about common sense by thomas paine, 1776. You know what was going on. So here were all of these people. It was a bestseller were reading this treatise basically about selfgovernance, what it means to be free, all of those things. The curators and the librarians went through history and said okay, what areib the books that quite a few people read, and even talk about later in their lives about the influence those books and on them like the adventures of Huckleberry Finn<\/a>, when you think about that book and you think about hemingway say that this, that what were those books . And there were more. Host we want to very quickly give you the list of books thatv narrowed from library of Congress List<\/a>. Hes the dennd heres the schedule beginning monday, emr 18. These will all be like programs 9 p. M. On monday nights. Onense by thomas paine. Theedalist f b monday october 2 history of the expedition under the command of captains lewis and clarke. October 9, narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass<\/a>, anamicans three auto biographies. Eommon law by Oliver Wendell<\/a> holmes follows that. Adventur Huckleberry Finn<\/a> b looking at the impact thatat book had in 1884 when it was written. My antonia, 1918. Their eyes were watching god,. Free too choose, a personal atent by re friedman came out in and the words of cesar chavez, 2002. So those were02 the ten that booktv took from the library of Congress List<\/a> and i will tell you, it took a couple of months to come up with that because i had 14 lists myself that i 14 different lists creating this. Host and you public y different books at different times in your life. Thats what happens. A book that meant something to you in this period of your life been something a book that really hope people understand things like thend autobiographyf the narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass<\/a>. His chapter about literacy and who here we are at thecy book festival, booktv. When he said once i learn to read, i was forever free. And what that meant to him, but it also helped the abolitionists movement to have Frederick Douglass<\/a> have this narrative that he wrote, and that more people read about slavery. That was a seminal book in terms of the abolitionist movement. Hod the cause. Ms. Hayden yes and he was so striking as well. To have him rating and other people reading it at the same time. Thats the thing about books that shape america. You have people reading the same thing at the same time. We are looking at this list and as always, on all cspan programs, we want to hear from you. What books do you think impacted america . What books shaped america . You saw the list of 10 books we came up with. We will show you where you can go if you search books shaped America Library<\/a> of congress, that list will come up. The library has put it up on blog post so you can see it immediately. You can see the books on their original list. Start dialing and, if you have a book you think shaped america, impacted america, helped create what we are today, we want to hear from you. The numbers are divided by regions. If you sent a text message with your idea, please include your first name, your city, and why you think that book was important. When we developed this list, we look for various points of view, various perspectives. It looks like the library did the same thing. Ms. Hayden of course, because you have such diversity of thought in this country. There are certain authors that appeal to people for different reasons. When you look at the impacts of those books, the federalist, thats a term that you hear. What was going on . These are those essays. James madison and Alexander Hamilton<\/a> in fact. All of those people at that time were writing about their ideas about government. There were divisions. Even at the start of this country. It started with the parties. Host upstairs at the National Book<\/a> festival is a display. Heres what it looks like. Books that shaped america display. If you go inside, you can see the you can record what book you think shaped or impacted america. We might use that on the air. This display you are seeing now will also be over the library of congress throughout this series and we are very pleased with that. On top of that, we have the website cspan. Org books that shaped america. The route, we detail the 10 books we will be talking about. On the main page, you will see fewer input. If you click, you can send a video directly to cspan. We want to hear from you as always what books shaped america. Our partner is the library of congress. If you look at this list of 10 books dr. Hayden, the library has an infinite amount of material about these books. That will be added to the blog and the website. And the program. We will be showing some of the artifacts. The library has the papers of Oliver Wendell<\/a> holmes. We will be able to show his personal correspondence and the movie the magnificent yankee at the end, he says im getting my papers to the library of congress and its like oh boy. We will be able to bring out first editions of these books but everything that companies them. Its an exciting series. The exciting part is that we want to know what the viewers are thinking. What will you say . Our librarians and curators are excited. Will you be updating the list as well . Hacks yes. We will keep and coordinate with you about whats coming in and revealing it, talking about it. It will be a way to get people to think about the importance of reading and getting ideas and sharing them as a collective. Host before we end this segment, we will show you the list of 10 books we chose. The ones we didnt choose include ben franklin, dr. Seuss, margaret sanger, alex haley. Those are some of the names on the list of books that shaped america created by the library of congress that we did not choose necessarily for perhaps season one in this series. Our producers were up at the library and your curators put out some of the artifacts. They talked about the Oliver Wendell<\/a> holmes, hurston papers, and the mass from the lewis and clark expedition. I guess there is a map of the United States<\/a> that in the middle it basically says to be determined or to be discovered. Thats whats so wonderful when you think about that expedition and the fact that the library of congress has the Worlds Largest<\/a> collection of maps. We have some of the maps that were used on the expedition. Then the diaries of the expedition. You get to see in realtime as that discovery was being made. What were people thinking . What were they writing down . How are they describing it . Its time when we are thinking about our environment and the things that have changed, to have realtime descriptions of a new world basically. Host you are a bit of a diplomat so you probably wont answer this, but what is the book we left off our list of 10 that you would have put on . Ms. Hayden probably black boy by Richard Wright<\/a>. That was, its a long time between that and Frederick Douglass<\/a>. What Richard Wright<\/a> did was bring some of the same emotions, feelings the repercussions of what had happened with Frederick Douglass<\/a>. So many writers especially in the africanamerican tradition talk about the impact of that book. In fact, desmond ward one of the authors at the book festival said when she was like i didnt learn about this in school. I didnt know about some of this. That book had quite a bit of influence. Host one of my original lists that i created, it was all more contemporary authors. We made the determination and this is how the library broke it up as well, if the year increments. 50 year increments. We chose to books from each 50 years. That made it hard, because there were so many in the last 40 years that we are all familiar with. Roots, barry my heart at wounded knee. We could have chosen those and it would be easy but this is a history series so we wanted to go through history and thats why we chose two of them from each 50 year increments. Lets hear from some of the viewers. Joe and coconut creek, florida. We are talking about books with carla hayden. Caller caller one book i think shaped this country is to kill a mockingbird. Host it is on the list. Caller i also like Huckleberry Finn<\/a>. Some of the other ones were like the Scarlet Letter<\/a>, about a moral panic. I think some people in florida should read it because of the things going on here. It is getting tough to be a librarian or media specialist. Host you lead with to kill a mockingbird. How do you think it shaped america . Caller a whole sense of Racial Injustice<\/a> in this country up until the 1960s when they got rid of the jim crow system and had the Voting Rights<\/a> affect. Host . Thank you for calling in. Carla that is the difficulty of trying to select. Whether they would be more contemporary . It had such an impact, then the movie, and a Broadway Revival<\/a> at the right time when you think about things going on right now and the last five years, to kill a mockingbird. Host i am glad you brought that up. He also mentions the Scarlet Letter<\/a>. I think that is on the list as well. And Huckleberry Finn<\/a>, which came out in 1884. That always surprises me when i see the date. Carla hemingway said this is the book that impresses me. The naturalness and everything. Then he went on to do a few more books. Host asked the library of congress has to library of congress shifted the language in Huckleberry Finn<\/a> . Carla you have to put things in context. That was the language at the time. The same thing can be said about zora neal houston. The eyes were watching god. When alice walker resurrected her, she said she was an anthropologist and dialect is dialect. People did not speak that way. It was not until 1971 that is drawn neal hurston started to get her props as the kids say. For a long time, she was not appreciated. Host carol, pennsylvania. Good afternoon. Caller it is wonderful to talk with you. Thank you for answering my call. I would say some books i read that were important were roots. I have the privilege of hearing a lecture by alex helling at the university of pittsburgh that was eyeopening. I think it helped to change america. It helped us understand the bible because people did not believe in the oral tradition. When he exposed what he learns about his family through the oral tradition, it was quite eyeopening. One of the other books that changed my life and im sure changed america was, the grapes of wrath, concerning the dustbowl and what was going on at that time. Another book i had to read in college that i know changed america and our view of native americans was bury my heart, it wounded me. I still have a longlasting association or interest in native american culture. I just finished reading the color of the flower moon. Host thank you for all of this. Ruth switches on the list. The grapes of wrath, which is on the list. Carla you see the theme, the understanding people get from reading it. Empathy. Books are windows of the world and can also be mirrors. I just heard someone say they can also the sliding doors, which means you go in and out. That was a good thing. If you think about roots, and the theory. Host i was in high school in 1977 as i still remember everyone gathered in the family room, watching. Carla the grapes of wrath, was so significant to give an understanding of what people had been through. Some had not been through that applicant understands it. Host greg in tulsa. What is a book on your list that shaped america echo caller thank you. This is an outstanding program. There is one book that i think we would not have america without. We would not exist. It was written about a black stone journalists that influenced jurist the influenced our legal system. All their writings came from this book. The book i am speaking of is also responsible for religious freedom, because it does not say you must worship this way. It says choose. That is why there is all kinds of things about host are you referring to the bible . Caller you guessed it. It is responsible for the abolition of slavery. It states monitoring level or gender or race none of that matters. We are all one in that book. Host thank you. We appreciate your input. Carla that is on the list. And so many other countries and so many other religions and the first and second testament. Host you also have the prayer book. Carla yes. The first book printed in america. Host there was a display when we originally came out and took a tour of one of the things is Alcoholics Anonymous<\/a> big books. I will send. By wilson. Carla yes. And when you think about that and the movement going on today, that was pivotal. Sometimes there are books people might not want to acknowledge what they really symbolize but we have to be realistic and also say this is something significant and helped so many people. Host we showed earlier the trailer we are going to be playing and we might have a chance to see it again later but we also showed the booth. The special books that shaped america booth. It is at the book festival. If you want to record what book you impacted america, you can go into the booth. It is a very civil structure but very elegant. I had not seen it until an hour ago. That booth will be at the library of congress throughout this series. If you are visiting, you can hear your thoughts. Carla you know what i still have my copy of . Little women, by luisa mae alcott. Because you had a lady that did not want to do this or that. Think about this. Host you still have your cover your copy. Being a teenager or young girl . Carla 12. I still have it. A beat up cover. Host did you cry . Carla when i read it, i was like wow. That was like life. It braces you in a way. Host there is the booth and we have a website at cspan. Org booksthat shapedamerica. It is a lot of words but if you go to cspan. Org, you can click on it. If you go there, you can see every book we will be talking about. At the top of the main page, click on that. You can send a video and record something that talks about the importance of a book or books in your view that helped make we are today. We may be using that on the air throughout the series. You are on book tv with the librarian of carla hayden. Caller good afternoon. We miss you at the washington journal table but it is good to see you here. Mrs. Carla, thank you for your services to the nation. How much do i love cspan . I love cspan. 25 years it has been on the screen. My good friend craig stole my answer. The holy bible has been the most influential book in shaping this wonderful experience called america. He took my thunder. I am going to get off the air. I love what you are doing, i love this series. Do not hesitate to use my image and likeness. Host thank you for that commercial. Or importantly, tell us about yourself in tulsa. Caller i am here in athens, georgia. I think they got it messed up. Thank you. Longtime watcher, listener and connoisseur of the seas and network. What mr. Brian lam has done for america is truly underrated. Because of what it does. It puts you in the seat of government where citizens get the opportunity to watch their government without any distractions and without any opinions. Just puts you in the room to see how your government is moving and operating. Host tell us a little about yourself. What do you do in athens . Caller i am a 46yearold truck driver running a professional operation and i am thankful and happy to be an american. Through the grace of god who has given us so much opportunity. We have to stay focused. I have six beautiful kids, a wife and a wonderful life. It could not be possible anywhere except the United States<\/a> of america. Host we appreciate your time and are looking forward to seeing your video about the books that shaped america. Carla wasnt it wonderful being able to see unvarnished and unedited insight. Sometimes books give you this chance. You can read it yourself and see what the authors intended and make your own decisions. It is wonderful to hear. Host austin, tampa. Caller i also wanted to say that the bible in my opinion is probably the most and eventual book in the world. It certainly has been for me. I know with American History<\/a> and a lot of these other folks you have, it certainly helped me be a proper american to see through these challenges our contemporary. And also the divine to find satisfaction in america. So i trust that our forefathers also relied on the guidance of the bible to get us to where we are. I appreciate the comment of the guy before me. I dont want to say too much but thank you. Weppreciate your time. These series th series begins monday, september 8 on cspan a 9 00 p. M. Book shad america. The library gres the federalist came out in 1787. The history of the expedition under the comm captains there it is with frederick ss a the american slaves, the first of his three autobiographies that c out in 1845. Finn, mark twain, 1884. Erry the eyes were watching god by Zora Neal Hurston<\/a> in 1930 evan. Free to choose, a state by milton and rose friedman. Then the words of cesar chavez in 2002. I dont think we did it on purpose but it just struck me the last two books are on economics. Carla you got it. And when you think about 2002, it seems like, that recent . Cesar chavez and the united farm workers and everything going on and all this in terms of working conditions echo it was not that long ago. 2002. Inc. About that. Think about that. Then of course milton friedman. And the discussions of cryptocurrency. All these things about economics and what is going on. Host two more calls and then we have to let the librarian go. Steve in macon, georgia. Caller hello. Can you hear me . Host we are listening. Caller i am trying to talk into having trouble with my phone. Can you your miyako you hear me . Host we can hear you. I apologize, going to let steve go. Anna. Caller i am enthralled. I enjoyed hearing from the other people who felt like they influenced america. I am reading two books right now. Mrs. Lincolns dressmaker. I am enjoying getting into it. And learning so much. I never read a book until i was 65 years old. I had a learning disability. I dont have it anymore. I learned to read and retain. I am 89 years old. I am also reading braiding sweetgrass. That is about the teaching of pants by robin wall kimora. She is pretty technical. She is a native american of many generations. Deluded, i think but they are knowledgeable and im joining that book. The mrs. Lincolns dressmaker , is about a black woman who was a slave and made her way out. She was raped by a white man and had a son. The sun turned out pretty great. Both are from book clubs that i am a member of. I like reading about other people and how they built america. They built america, the native americans and black. Host thank you for your call. Carla isnt that wonderful that it is never too late to get the joy of reading and it can still open up windows no matter where you are in life . You can get that empathy and insight and pure joy of learning and being open. Host if somebody types in or searches for books that shaped america, library of congress, they will find this and get the list. They are reading the list and saying, what about this . Five years ago, this book came out that is very important. This should be on the list. Can they make those comments to the library of congress as well . Carla yes, we welcome them. We are really excited about what people will say and think. Because it was until 2013. More books have come out. There are certain books people have talked about in the last 10 years thats probably will be classics 50 years from now so we want to hear from, you want them to video and do that, too. Look, this will be a giant book club. Host well put. Some of the books mentioned by our viewers in this short time that are on the librarys list and on our list, the bible, to kill a mockingbird by harper lee, Scarlet Letter<\/a> by nathaniel hawthorne. Roots, grapes of wrath, bury my heart at wounded knee, deep round. Ry those are some of the books that our viewers have mentioned already on the librarys list. We look forward to having to input throughout this series. Dr. Carla hayden, librarian of congress as always we appreciate your time and thank you for partnering with cspan for books that shaped america. Guest cant wait to see the new list. Host we will continue to take your calls. We have to let dr. Hayden goble will continue to take your calls on books that shapedon america, books you think impacted who we are todayay but first here again is the official trailer for only the second time on national tv. This fall joint cspan for literary journey featuring books by american authors that are provoked thought, controversy, and change the robert countries history and are still talked about today. Join us as we trace American History<\/a> and explore who we become through the books that shaped america. Startingth in 1776 before we wee these United States<\/a>, thomas paine argued it was common sense to break away from great britain. As a new nation in all advocates of a strong federal government waged a print campaign to ratify the constitution. In the early 1800s 1800s g country pushed west to the pacific and its expeditions under the commit of captains lewis and clark explored the lens of the recent louisiana purchase. In 1845 slavery still divided the country but former slave Frederick Douglass<\/a> 1 autobiogray furthered the cause of abolition. And as a nation matured, books and ideas continue to shape our national identity. From mark twainan huckleberry fn to the harlem renaissance, to Milton Friedmans<\/a> freemarket principles, to cesar chavez fight for labor rights. These are the ideas and movements that shaped america. So join in the conversation with your calls and comments at cspan and the library of Congress Look<\/a> at books that are landmarks of american politics and law. Books thats explore racial, books and take it in the Mississippi River<\/a> to the open prairies of nebraska and to the pacific coast. Books that examined freemarket capitalism and workers rights. Books that shaped america. Live for ten weeks monday night at night eastern on cspan, cspan. Org, and cspan radio. Starting september 18. And were still live at the National Book<\/a> festival a couple more hours. We just finished a conversation with dr. Carla hayden, librarian of congress, about the new series launching september 18 on cspan with our Partner Library<\/a> of congress, books that shaped america. Bookntly at the National Festival<\/a> we have a booth set up, a video booth that is quite eloquent and quite simple. Go in, record yourself, talking about a book that you think shaped america and why its important. You can see here that people been doing this all day long here atbe the National Book<\/a> festival. This booth will be at the library of congress throughout the series so you will be able to participate that way and you can also participate by using our website cspan. Org books a shaped america. Right at the top of the page you will see of you input button. Click on. That, send the video off. We may be using it on the air in the series. By the way that website also has profile of all ten books that we are doing on this series here before we end this segment we will look at those ten books one more time. Well, back to your calls it what books have impacted, shaped america and why you think so. Walter is in poughkeepsie, new york. Caller howre you . I want to thank cspan for what they do. Its incredible. My book is the right stuff by tom wolf. More cultural, you know, id of the right stuff and i think thats permeated through society from the 60s in the Space Program<\/a> all the way through. So that was a book i would tell people to read and recommend. Host walter, what are you reading right now by the way . Caller right now im actually reading Douglas Brinkley<\/a> silent spring revolution, getting through that. And enjoyed it. Host and we just covered mr. Brinkley a little while ago, and doug will be out here a little bit later today and were going to talk general history with them when he gets out here. Back to your calls. John in liberty indiana. John could afternoon to you. You are on booktv. Caller thank you. I think one of the main books that influenced america. I got a few years ago but kind of had a derogatory reputation i think with some stuff that went on later with it but i think its definitely made a big difference to the leader of the civil war, the characterization of very interesting, the white characters tend to be stereotypical but they all seem to be flawed. That would be one of my choices. Host and i believe that was 1852, Harriet Beecher<\/a> stowe. That is on the library f Congress Books<\/a> that shaped america original origie we looked at for our ten lists as well. This is a text message. Some of the books that shaped in the as a daughter of immigrants in better understand america, i know why the caged bird sings by maya angelou. Bury my heart at wounded knee, to kill a mockingbird by harper lee. Grapes of wrath by john steinbeck, and the heat you give is another one she adds, to name just a few. Our next call is richard in dallas. Richard, please go ahead. One of those books on your list . Caller i just think that the inside of by winston churchill, not the Prime Minister<\/a> but winston churchill. The insight africa. It was a was a very good book. Host why was that a good book . Why is that one that kept you wide you think that helped impact our nation . Caller well because its back during the time that women, i mean, the church was changing. Women were getting, you know, to where they would have jobs and do other stuff besides be housewives. It was just, you have to read it to get the full effect. It also had host thank you, sir. Thank you for calling in. Deborah out in lakeport california. Deborah, what is a book you think impacted or shaped america . Caller well, they have already been mentioned as it was required reading for me in high school. So all of these books were very socially expanding, but i hear a lot of them are being banned now. I first want to express my appreciation for what it must take to keep the doors of the library of congress open. And the books that in history have changed our past but i tell you what, there are books new being written that had the pleasure of learning about under program. Even fellow poweredle was come t with accountability. Those things are going to be books that will change our past into the future but all in all of keeping the books open and read is whats most important for expanding our mind and accepting responsibility for where we are now in the present. Thank you so much for your program. Host that is deborah and lakeport, california. Victoria in vienna, virginia, here in the d. C. Suburbs. Hi, victoria. Caller . Victoria, are you with us . Caller i am , please go ahead and make your comments, victoria. Tell you what, well have to look victoria go. Were going to go down to georgia. Carl is in gaithersburg georgia. Carl, you are now on booktv and we are listening. Go ahead, actually i am from gaithersburg, maryland, not gaithersburgrg georgia. Trauma thank you. That makes more sense. But the comment i would like to make is im not sure, his Uncle Toms Cabin<\/a> on the booklist in the library of congress . Host it is. Its onon the original library f Congress Books<\/a> that shaped america list every Harriet Beecher<\/a> stowe at least 1852, it is one that we considered for our ten but it did not make the cut. However, we did do in a previous history series harriet d Beecher Stowe<\/a> for our american writers series. Obviously featured on cspan in some way, yes. Caller what i thought was was interesting about that is the character of uncle tom himself, and how the Africanamerican Community<\/a> began to use unclean don in a derogaty sense saying that you are a servant of the white man, you know, kowtowing to the white man if youre an uncle tom. If you actually read the book uncle tom suffers through torture and doesnt let the slave owner know where certain escaped slaves have gone. I always found that very interesting how the original intent of a character gets changed and used differently throughout American History<\/a>. And thenn the second book i woud like to talko about is one that my daughter suggested, and its the original spiderman by stan lee, the comic book. You know, books are very popular today. She said it was good because it introduced the idea of a character thatwa drug addiction and spiderman is helping him overcome his drug addiction and apparently the commentators at the time where the Writers Guild<\/a> at the time didnt necessarily want that comic book published because it dealt with that kind of issue backki in the 1950s. So those are the two that we would suggest. Host we appreciate your input. Peter up in greenwich, connecticut. Peter, good afternoon to you. Caller thank you so much. I wanted to put a plugin for the library in general where he had some flaws for that for sure but Melville Dewey<\/a> in kind of went into the eworld. Letters on the one side, numbers on the other. Ie dont think kids appreciation but the library of congress is just awesome and i love your show. Ill tell you what my feelings about, a long row of which is back in the early 70s. Its very relevant to todays media to a cspan is a gift for a lot of places including a big guy upstairs because you guys are wonderful. Thank you. Host thank you. This tweet from courtney brooks. Alexander de tocqueville democracy in america. We read this two july is in a row for the portland, oregon, civic reads book is when that she puts in there. Let your from chris and old park illinois. Chris you are on booktv. Whats that book or books you think impacted, shaped america threat for one thing impacted america was the cold war pics im reading checkmate in berlin, the story about the occupation division of berlin at the fall of world war ii. Im just getting into it. I didg this i read the economy all, a story of, a twostory of blacks accepting, black freemen attempting to be selfsufficient in new orleans before and after the civil war up until economy hall closed in the early 1950s. It was a very moving and informative book. So i highly recommend it to everybody. Host and thats crispin oak park illinois. Thanks to everybody who participated. Again the new series looks to shaped ametart monday september 18 cntroject by cspa theibrary of congress. T ten books that we will be featuring andheir impactof arica. Every monday night at 9 p. M. Common sense bymas paine, the federalist history of the expedition of lewis and clarke. October 2. October 9, there did i do le the Frederick Douglass<\/a>, the common law by Oliver Wendell<\/a> holmes october 16. October 23, adventures of Huckleberry Finn<\/a> bk tin. The next monday night my a by willa cather. Eyes were watching god, novembe. Free choose a personal statement by mi rosfriedman. November 13. 13. Finally we conclhe sies with thenc words of cesar chavez on november 20. Books that shaped america starts september 18. Well, we are still live at the National Book<\/a> festival, 23rd time in a row that booktv has been here and we have a couple more hours. In a few minutes you will be hearing from authors talking about black writing and identity. After that food and culture. We have two more guests coming to the set. One is chasten buttigieg, i have something to tell you is the name of this book. And after that we will be talking with historian Doug Brinkley<\/a> who has written a slew of books about everything historical, but we will be talking to him about the arc of history may become Something Like<\/a> that. But in the meantime we want to show you another author. This is beverly gage, pulitzer prizewinning book out this year about hoover and the fbi. Here she is some last night Opening Ceremony<\/a> of the National Book<\/a> festival. I did not set out to write a biography of hoover because i wanted to redeem him or because i wanted to convince other people to admire him in some way. Very early on when it was just Getting Started<\/a> writing this biography, i was on on a panh two at my historian colleagues at yale who were also writing biographies. John gaddis whos writing a biography of george kennan, great cold war strategist and thinker. One was david blight who was writing a biography of Frederick Douglass<\/a>, the great abolitionist. Abolitionist. And there i was writing about the fate of j g edgar hoover. And what was interesting to me about thatng panel was that thoh we all engage in this project called biography, we each had radically different relationships with our subjects. John gaddis was writing about someone that heou actually knew. This was aor semiauthorized biography. George kennan had said go forth and write aboutit me, but do it once i am gone, and then he proceeded to live to be more than 100 years old. [laughing] so that was a complicated biographical relationship. David blight was writing about someone that he deeply admired, some of that he had spent his career thinking about, and someone who was among the most admired figures in all of American History<\/a>. And i had a slightly different problem than that. Which is that i was going to write a big book about someone who was among the most universally hated figures of the 20th century. I wanted to say though that that was one of the things that made me want to write about hoover. He is often portrayed in our public culture, in our Popular Culture<\/a> as a sort of onedimensional villain. This figure who was in the back room listening in on everyone, holding strings, manipulating and threatening people, and to be frank that is a big part of what this book is about because it did a lot of those things. But as i really began to think about his history, what struck me was how inadequate that image was to understand that only who he was, but the kind of power that he wielded, how he came to wield that power in the first place, and how w he stayed in office forow so long. For those of you who are not deep in the hoover story, i would just offer you a few facts. The first is that he was director of the fbi for 48 years. He was there from 19241972. So just to fill that out a little bit more, he was appointed under calvin coolidge. He then stayed on under herbert hoover, the dawn of the great depression. They were not related. There were lots of news stories about that at the time. He was then there for all three plus terms of Franklin Roosevelts<\/a> presidency. So hes there to the new deal. Hes there through all of the second world war. He stays under harry truman. He is there for mccarthyism for the red scare. He stays on under Dwight Eisenhower<\/a> to the 1950s. Ohnson and he is there under richard nixon. And he dies in may, 1972 still in office. One of the things that really drew me to writing about hoover was this amazing sweep of time. The fact that he had his fingers in everything but also there were really important and complicated things to say about the changes in the city of washington throughout a period, changes in the federal government and its security his Security State<\/a> during that period and it is a bureaucrat good wield power could shape many aspects of american policy from law and order to prospect enabling this movement other major social movements so that is what drew me and i want to finish by confessing concern about whether the world wanted. Hoover doesnt fit into political categories we know. He was a the believer in professional government service, nonpartisan service in Career Service<\/a> the outstanding politics and most government working on professor government traditions and a deep ideological conservative question of race and communism and a host of questions. What he did was put those traditions together in a way we dont effectively so i wondered if we could have a conversation about this and what it might tell us. 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