Centennial international exposition. It was held in philadelphia from may to november 1876. It was supposed to celebrate the centennial of american independence, and ideally it was supposed to celebrate the reunion of the nation following the civil war, which was really the first worlds fair. But in the midst of the celebration, there was terrible news. I will explain to you what it was, but i think it was a very useful moment when the Northern Plains and the delaware valley, two of the five regions we have looked at, they seem so far from each other and were in fact closely connected. What i want to do is use this moment, 1870 6, 1877, to really reflect back on what we have done this semester and give you a sense of where we are going, to talk about continuity and change in the 19th century, because right before the exam, i was emphasizing a lot of changes. In 1877, the last troops left the confederacy. In theory, reconstruction had come to an end. Union weretes in the once again in t
But in the midst of the celebration, there was terrible news. I will explain to you what it was, but i think it was a very useful moment, when the Northern Plains and the delaware valley, two of the five regions we have looked at, they seem so far from each other and were in fact closely connected. What i want to do is use this moment, 1876, 1877, to really reflect back on what we have done this semester and give you a sense of where we are going, to talk about continuity and change in the 19th century, because right before the exam, i was emphasizing a lot of changes. In 1877, the last troops left the confederacy. In theory, reconstruction had come to an end. All the states in the union were once again in the union, selfgoverning, federal authority prevailed throughout the United States. As i mentioned last week, reconstruction, or more specifically the reconstruction amendments to the u. S. Constitution, seemed to have redefined what it meant to be american, what it meant to be a u.
Tv. I know thats a lot of information to throw at you. Will go we will go into the history and the biography room and this is where you will hear from Sidney Lowenthal talking with his most recent book is about Abraham Lincoln and his final years. Its called wrestling with his angel. The 17th annual book festival. [inaudible]. [background sounds] good morning. I am at a vision of the editor of the Washington Post sunday section which is our encore for ideas essays arguments personal narratives and also thankfully for Nonfiction Book coverage. The post is very happy to be a sponsor of the National Book festival for many years. Before we get started couple of quick orders of business. I want to remind everyone that you can donate to help support the festival which is a really cool event. All of the information is in the program. After Sidney Blumenthal finishes there will be q a, time permitting. In addition he will be doing a book signing downstairs from 12 until 1 oclock. In my decade
We will hear in this talk about how lincoln crafted and refined it. [applause] Sidney Blumenthal well, thank you very much for those kind and generous words. I have been delighted to spend a number of years in the 19th century, and im looking forward to spending more of them there. [laughter] [applause] Sidney Blumenthal i am deeply honored for this invitation to address the lincoln forum, and i thank chief williams, the chairman, and carol hauser, the vicechairman, who have both devoted themselves for decades to writing and education on abraham lincoln. And i particularly pleased to be here on the 21st lincoln forum. As frank noted, this year i published the first of a multivolume political biography of lincoln entitled the selfmade man. It describes a poor, stunted and oppressed boy who hammers together, on his own, the elements of the men who will be lincoln. The second volume, to be published next year, entitled wrestling with his angel places lincoln entering the political wildern
We will hear in this talk about how lincoln crafted and refined it. [applause] Sidney Blumenthal well, thank you very much for those kind and generous words. I have been delighted to spend a number of years in the 19th century, and im looking forward to spending more of them there. [laughter] [applause] Sidney Blumenthal i am deeply honored for this invitation to address the lincoln forum, and i thank chief williams, the chairman, and carol hauser, the vicechairman, who have both devoted themselves for decades to writing and education on abraham lincoln. And i particularly pleased to be here on the 21st lincoln forum. As frank noted, this year i published the first of a multivolume political biography of lincoln entitled the selfmade man. It describes a poor, stunted and oppressed boy who hammers together, on his own, the elements of the men who will be lincoln. The second volume, to be published next year, entitled wrestling with his angel places lincoln entering the political wildern