Colonial america, famine suffered by the donner party en route to california, irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine to create new lives in this country, disaster tourism, the johnstown flood of 1889, the impact of the fire in new york city, and disaster art that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. So, today, we are discussing davids Pulitzer Prize winner book, polio an american story. You all received questions that i posted and im really interested in the topic because i also teach a seminar on the 1950s and of course thats when this takes place and i think just looking at polio, really, so many different issues that affected that decade. Before starting, though, i just want to mention one thing in light of what we were talking about in terms of dust bowl art. I was reading the new york review of poobooks and there is review of a novel that Woody Guthrie wrote, a novel called house of earth. Doesnt get a very good review. But obviously, he gets some attention. And youll be pleased
Looks at responses to disasters in history with an emphasis on research and writing. Over the semester, we have examined various disasters from different perspectives. First of all, the psychological and physical problems from jamestown. Disasters, responses to fires, hurricanes, and epidemics in colonial america, famine suffered by the donner party en route to california, irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine and the ability to create new lives in this country, disaster tourism, the johnstown flood of 1889, the impact of the fire in new york city, and disaster art that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. So, today, we are discussing david oceanfys Pulitzer Prize winning book polio an american story. You all received questions that i posted and im really interested in the topic because i also teach a seminar on the 1950s and of course thats when this takes place and i think just looking at polio, really, so many different issues that affected that decade. Before starting, though, i
Explain in advance that this history course looks at responses to disasters in American History with an emphasis on research and writing over the semester but exam various disasters from various perspectives. First of all psychological and psychological problems. Disaster sermons in responses to fires, hurricanes and epidemics in colonial america. Famine suffered by the donald party, and routes it in california. Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine and the ability to create new lives in this country. Disaster tourism, at the johns down flood of 1889 the impact of the triangle shirt waste factory fire in new york city and disaster that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. So, today, we are discussing david osha skins book book polio an american story. You all received questions that i posted. And im really interested in this topic because i also teach a seminar on the 1950s and, of course, thats when so much of this book takes place and i think just looking at polio really reveals so
That mantle of governorship into his role as president. I also had the blessing to be the head of the Transition Team on the way out in 1992, and the Transition Team on the way in in 2000 before and after president clinton, also a former governor served and help the Transition Team for president bush in 2000. And again another governor. It was great to see these three education governors really make a difference in their National Leadership as president of the united states. And so really in that vein its an honor to be here today with Governor Hogan and to help facilitate the first conversation with the state of the state with some of our most innovative and prestigious governors, and governor, just an absolute honor to be with you today and to help walk through a conversation on your priorities and the things that are mattering most to you and to marylanders, and just to the benefit of living across the river from you so im able to watch from a close distance of your great work. I ju
Tonight people gathered in San Francisco to honor her kron fours gayle ong was there and she joins us now with more on what this evening was like gayle. And again at least 200 people showed up in the castro tonight we want to go to that video taken earlier this vigil started around 7 oclock this evening. It was planned minutes. After the news of her passing this is on the corner of the market people supporters honoring her as a fighter for gender equality and having a powerful voice in the liberal wing of the Supreme Court. Organizers say set this up because they want to remember her legacy and they wanted this to be a time for everyone to come together not only to honor her life but to honor and her legacy and of course doing the work going forward. Justice ginsburg, the first jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court on the eve and she died on the eve of russia shot there was a prayer with the rabbi before the group marched down castro. Over to harvey milks camera store and heres wh