He has written several sailing books. Heart of thehe won the National Book award for nonfiction. Books has been adapted into a 10 part tv series. Pbs. S also a consultant on everyone herefor this evening is that he turned his prodigious talents to the american revolution. The right another one of his book has an acquired by warner bros. For a film adaptation that ben affleck might direct. Stay tuned on that one. He has written for vanity fair, the New York Times book review, the wall street journal, the los angeles times, and the boston globe. He has appeared on the today show, dateline, pbs, cspan, npr. We are delighted to have cspan here this evening to found the lecture film the lecture. He hails from pittsburgh. Historyts his ap u. S. Teacher for recognizing his nascent talent and encouraging him to write. Her prescience is one of the reasons we welcome him here tonight. He is discussing his latest book that was just released today. Please join me in welcoming him. [applause] mr. P
Answer period, please step up to the microphone next to the podium so they can get your question on the recording. Please make sure that it is, in fact, a question. Normally, when we finish an event, we ask you to fold up your chairs and put them against a book shelf. Please leave them where we are, as we have three more events this afternoon. As mr. Randall is finished talking and finished with the question and answer, hed be happy to answer questions. The line will start to the right of the podium. Mr. Randall details the 50 years and persistent attempts by the british to control american trade waters and how in spite of in the United States ultimately becomes the Worlds Largest independent maritime power. Publishers weekly said of the book revisiting such famous events as the chesapeake affair in which a british ship fired on and mustered an american crew, randall brings to life the violent skirmishes that played out in the name of trade on sea, lake and land. His account helps eluc
A couple quick things before we get started. Time to turn off your cell phones. We have cspan booktv with us today and you dont want to be the person whose phone rings on the recording. When we get to the questionandanswer period, please step up to the microphone next to the podium so they can get your question on recording. Also make sure that it is in fact a question. Normally when we finish any event, we ask you to fold up your chairs put them against a bookshelf. Please leave them where they are as we have three more than this afternoon. After finished talking, hed be happy to sign books available behind the register in the line will start to the right of the podium. In unshackling america, mr. Randall to control american trade water and how in spite of the of the United States ultimately becomes the Worlds Largest independent maritime power. Publishers weekly said of the book revisiting the chesapeake affair in which a british ship fired on and mustered an american group, brings t
Good evening, everyone. Good evening. Thats good. Thank you all for being here. My name is kirk brandt, were delighted to have you here for the four evening book talks and i begin by thanking the Ford Motor Company for their partnership, and theyve done a lot for us including endowing this book talk series. Im personally able to welcome back nathaniel philbrick. And i asked to introduce him because whenever i do that, im struck by his bona fides as a true renaissance man. A ba from brown university, and he was a james duke fellow and a worked as an editor at sailing World Magazine and wrote and edited several sailing books, the yachting wind, and the parody. And hes the author of mayflower, as well as a book heart of the sea, National Book award for nonfiction. In 2010 he published a book called the last stand, it was New York Times best seller. It was a New York Times notable book and ala notable book and attempted into a 10 part tv series and adapted as we speak into a 10part series
Populations, his new York Research included Major Projects on the saratoga battlefield and in the lake george region and in the mohawk valley. Snow moved to Pennsylvania State university in 1995, where he served as head of the department of anthropology for the next 10 years. In 2005, he was a fellow at Dumbarton Oaks in washington, d. C. , the four returning to penn state as professor of anthropology. He served as president of the society for american archaeology from 2007 to 2009. He has also been closely involved with the development of digital antiquities, a Cyber Infrastructure program for the archiving of archaeological data , initiated with funding from Andrew Andrew the Andrew Mellon foundation. He lives in pennsylvania with his wife of 52 years. Dr. s note is a company dr. Snow is accompanied hereby with by theirter, here daughter, who you may recognize. We welcome dr. Dean snow. [applause] dr. Snow thank you very much. Im delighted to be here tonight. I hope that i can get th