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Transcripts For CSPAN3 The Civil War 20141012

early years that we do not know. but we know that she was trained as a teacher in iowa, probably. you can imagine, as an irish immigrant, probably poor, it was her way into the middle class. then to find yourself in ward, colorado, a small mountain town, but bigger than boulder in those days. it had never had a school teacher. she was brought here by a guy who owned the mine and realize d that the workers that he had were starting to have children and they were not getting any education. the story goes, she taught in a saloon. during the day they cleared out all the evidence of the revelry in the night and then after school was over things would be moved back in. she taught in ward a couple of years and then moved to boulder and was one of the first teachers in the school district. it is hard to speculate about hannah and her motivations. but you cannot help but imagine what it must ve been like to travel across the country, from iowa to boulder, shortly after the civil war.

Transcripts For CSPAN3 The Civil War 20141012

some of his career highlights, he served as supervisor out of parryville battlefield, the state park in connecticut kentucky, excuse me. currently he is now with the general macarthur memorial in norfolk. he spends most of his days thinking about the pacific theater of world war ii but his heart will always remain back in 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864. marrying his two loves, talking about the navy. [applause] thank you. that is certainly one of the more entertaining introductions i have ever had. i also note that i go second, which is a great thought but also carries the caveat that you now have had your coffee, you have woken up, chris has warmed you up but since i am the one guy talking about the navy, this is insurance i don t put you to sleep. what can i say? there will be an open discussion after this. both the union and confederacy knew that 1864 would be the decisive year in the civil war. regardless of how the fighting went on land and sea, by the end of the year the fu

Transcripts For CSPAN3 American History TV 20141013

history has proved them right. this was the 12th year of this award and i m proud it s been so recognized as a symbol of noble public service. it was inspired by the prize winning book by president kennedy. it was instituted to celebrate his life and his belief that political courage must be valued and honored. we hope that the profile and courage awards will encourage young men and women to enter public service and that it will inspire political leaders at the local, state, and national level to dare to take on even the most difficult issues and demonstrate their own devotion to high principle. in his book, president kennedy told the story of leadists who faced crucial decisions and made them under great pressure and often at great risk to their own careers. i believe my brother would be especially pleased with our winners in their stories of courage would have made outstanding new chapters in his book. at a time of national turmoil america was fortunate that it was gerald f

Transcripts For CSPAN3 American History TV 20141013

it was her way into the middle class. and then to find herself in word colorado, by the way, it s now a small mountain town. but in those days, it was bill p bigger than boulder. had a larger population than boulder. and had never had a schoolteacher. she was brought here by a guy who owned a mine in ward and realized the workers that he had were starting to have children and they weren t getting any education. so she was brought out to be a teacher in ward. and as the story goes, she taught in a saloon. and so during the day they clear out all of the evidence of of the revels that go in overnight. as the school is over things would be taught in. she taught in ward a couple of years, moved to boulder. and was one of the first teachers in the boulder valley school district. it s hard to speculate about hannah and but you can t help to imagine what it must have been like to travel across the country from iowa to boulder and shortly after the civil war. the train was a year to

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