Might have been in the 19th century both in terms of press culture and in terms of lincoln, almost imagining someone i would have worked for. What would he have required . Would he have been as difficult, demanding, i should say . He owned a german newspaper . [laughter] you have to imagine a press culture in which politics and journalism was interlocking. They were part of the same power culture. Newspapers were Party Organizations through and through. Lincoln had political newspapers that favored him in illinois, the surrounding area. This was prepresident ial. So, he wants to be president by 1859. German immigrants are flooding into the west, voting eligible german immigrants. They have their own german language newspapers. Lincoln found out that this fellow had a newspaper in the southern part of the state but his progressive views didnt fly there. He went bust. He said the name of the paper and moved his Printing Press to springfield, it illinois. Then he got into some financial t
Harold holzer, another lincoln book. Lincoln and the power of the press, what number is this for you . 47 including coauthored. Books and edited books. I dont want to inflate the number. You and i have chatted about lincoln for 21 years. How do you keep doing this . I get an inspiration or an invitation to pursue a path that hasnt been pursued before. For me, this was more inspiration than invitation. I plunge into it. I love doing research, i love doing writing. I love the conversation. What about the inspiration for the press . Where did that come from . It came from my dual careers over the years. I was a journalist for about three or four years. I became a Government Public Affairs person for a member of congress, first aid wide new for statewide new york political campaigns, for the mayor of new york. How government relates to the press was always part of my life. Still is at the metropolitan museum. We work with Government Relations as well as press relations. Just the idea perco
Be appreciated. Respect joining us now. They familiar face in davids mr. Sides you ride a lot about different topics. How do you pick that . Historical a dd. It is all about American History but i n dunn was rolled for to do end his head and and now spread first mohammad did you find this . In insert in his esurient of the hon innovative in then they did down. I found this story but to but this it perfectly is speenine who was George Washington . Vedette commander in san new the young naval the officer very ambitious who had then the in the day with his self could have another explanation but we went seven days to convince the playboy in the bush publisher of the greatest trivium per barrel said New York Herald later becomes james the decision was not there, have refunded some dimly. Of it has been enormous success. So they decided to fund it for the officers of the u. S. Navy. To one of the First Official attends on the north pole. We are talking about the early days. That never fail
Good evening. On behalf of the entire staff thank you very much coming out on this wet evening. Please turn off your cell phones and as they get to question and answer there is the microphone over there really appreciate it if you would make your way to it if you would like to ask a question we have the cameras here going. Finally at the end please help our staff by folding up the chairs. We are delighted to have with us a very prolific writer of narrative history Hampton Sides has several bestselling works among them ghost soldiers of the prison camp in the philippines and more than 500 pows it sold more than 1 million copies since its release in 2002 another of his made some best vocalist in 2006 when it came out. Four years ago we tackled the murder of Martin Luther king, jr. And now with the release of the kingdom in the kingdom of ice s. The subtitle says the grand and terrible polar voyage of the uss jeanette which started 1879. His background is in magazine journalism and has al
You very much for coming out on the somewhat damp august evening. Just a few quick administrative notes. Now would be the time to turn off your cell phones or anything else that might be put during the presentation. When they get to the q a a little later in the program there is a microphone over there. We would appreciate it if you would make your way to it if you would like to ask a question, especially because we have the cameras here going this evening. Finally at the end, please help our staff by folding up the chairs that you are seated and then placing them against something solid. We are delighted to have with us this evening a very talented writer of a narrative history. Hampton sides has several bestselling works to his name. Among them ghost soldiers, about the during world war ii raid on a hellish prison camp in the philippines to rescue more than 500 p. O. W. S. That book sold and has sold more than 1 billion copies since its release in 2002. Another of hamptons books, blo