Is this live . Can everyone hear me . Welcome. My name is kyle byrd im the executive director of the leon leavy center for biography. Over the past 12 years the leavy center has awarded 44 major fellowships to working biographers. Each of these fellowships is not worth 72,000 so its not chump change. To date some 20 biographies have been published including ruth franklins biography of Shirley Jackson which won the Prestigious National book critics circle award biography. I also want to spread the news about our brandnew holy unique Masters Program in biography and memoir is just started this autumn with at least 17 students enrolled which is phenomenal. Brenda is actually both former director of the leon leavy center and teaches the core courses in new Masters Program. Our next program is next wednesday, september 25 at 6 30 p. M. With david netzel giving the annual leon leavy lecture on biography. Tonight im very delighted to have Benjamin Moser in conversation with brenda one apple.
He is the author of the british are coming. The war for america. I will stop there and move on to Brenda Wineapple who is the author of several books as you know including the ascetic nation, confidence crisis in compromise, 1848 to 1877 which was named the best book the 2013 by the New York Times. In the sight of american historians. Regular contributor to regular publications since the New York Times in the book review. The Extensive Research has a. In American History when our country was rocked by the first ever impeachment of an american president. Please welcome Rick Atkinson and Brenda Wineapple. Thank you very much thank you for inviting me to be with you in miami. I know we want to get onto impeachment. The last time i was in miami to talk to a book. I just finished the guns of last light. And even then in 2013 in that project took me 15 years i was wondering what to do next. It wouldve been the pick pivot of the perspective. I have the heart for it. It would have required to
Many, many other books. His many additional awards include a Pulitzer Prize for journalism, the george polk award and the military Library Literature award. He is a former staff writer in Senior Editor at the washington post. He is the author of the british are coming, the war for america, and i will stop there and move on the Brenda Wineapple who is the author of several books that you know, including the ecstatic nation, confidence, 18481877 which was named a best book of the 2013 by the new york times. Shes a member of the American Academy of arts and sciences and society of american historian. Shes also a regular contributor to major publications such as the new york times, book review, the new york review of books, the wall street journal and the nation. Her Extensive Research in the impeachers has evoked a pivotal period of American History with our country was rocked by the first ever impeachment of a a sitting american president. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Rick Atkins
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Worth 72,000. It is not chump change. Some 20 biographies have been publish including ruth franklins biography of shirley jackson. Circle award for biography. I also want to spread the news about our brand new unique Masters Program in biography and memoir. Just started this autumn with at least 17 students enrolled which is phenomenal and brenda is actually both a former director and she now teaches one of the core courses. Just a reminder, our next program is next wednesday, september 25 september 25 at 6 30 p. M. With david nassau giving the lecture on biography. Tonight i am very delighted to have with us ben mosher in conversation with brenda. As i said, brenda is a former direct their and she is the author most recently of the mp chairs. The trial of Andrew Johnson in the dream of a just nation. Very widely reviewed and timely book. Ben moshers last book was why this world . A finalist for the National Book critics circle award. His new book was just published two days ago. It is