Letters between rosa parks and her husband and her mother, and you can see some of rosa parks political writing, you can hear her voice talking about why she did what she did. Is so i very much recommend them. Host is so youre spending a little more time at the library of congress. Guest absolutely, absolutely. Host jean theo harris, the rebellious life of mrs. Rosa parks, is the name of the book. Youre watching booktv, television for serious readers. Watch any program you see here online at booktv. Org. Now joining us on booktv is steven watts. Mr. Watts, what do you do for a living . Guest well, i am a professor of history at the university of missouri. I teach cultural history, intellectual history. For many years. Host youre also an author. How do you pick some of the topics that you write about . Guest well, in my earlier career i published a couple of books on the era of thomas jefferson. It was quite by accident, i went to disneyland with my wife and nieces and nephews, and i go