This is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our countrys past. Why do we want to believe one version and not another . Maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. There is one episode of americas history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. It is the story of our civil war and what came after. The Hot Winds Of War blew across the land. Made of it, a country divided. Friend turned into foe. Brother fought against brother. It was such a long and drawn out struggle. And the feeling on both sides was so intense. Were all just romantics, lost in contemporary times you might say. Every one of us feels like we were born 125 years too late. To introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. This is nelson walker. We are independent documentary filmmakers. Were making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. Were filming in different schools all over virginia and were going to place this with a deep connection to this histo
this is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our country s past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there is one episode of america s history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. the hot winds of war blew across the land. made of it, a country divided. friend turned into foe. brother fought against brother. it was such a long and drawn out struggle. and the feeling on both sides was so intense. we re all just romantics, lost in contemporary times you might say. every one of us feels like we were born 125 years too late. to introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. this is nelson walker. we are independent documentary filmmakers. we re making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. we re filming in different schools all over virginia and we re going to place this with a deep
Storytelling, about how we tell the story of our countrys past. Why do we want to believe one version and not another . Maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. There is one episode of americas history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. It is the story of our civil war and what came after. The Hot Winds Of War blew across the land. Made of it, a country divided. Friend turned into foe. Brother fought against brother. It was such a long and drawn out struggle. And the feeling on both sides was so intense. Were all just romantics, lost in contemporary times you might say. Every one of us feels like we were born 125 years too late. To introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. This is nelson walker. We are independent documentary filmmakers. Were making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. Were filming in different schools all over virginia and were going to place this with a deep connection to this history. What made you cho
this is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our country s past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there is one episode of america s history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. the hot winds of war blow across the land. made of it, a country divided. friend turned into foe. brother fought against brother. it was such a long and drawn struggle. and the feeling on both sides was so intense. we all just romantics, lost in contemporary times you might say. every one of us feels like we were born 125 years too late. to introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. this is nelson walker. we are independent documentary filmmakers. we re making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. [inaudible] and we re going to place this with a deep connection to this the history. what made you c
Good morning. Good morning and welcome to nashville and the southern festival of the books. Behind the curtain, money, politics and imperiled republic. We are fortunate today to have two authors who are really addressing some issues we deal with today. Weed to live in many ways in imperiled times and dealing with the concentration of economic power and political power, so again we are fortunate to have two very renowned speakers today after the session is over we will have a signing session that will take place on the war memorial section between the capital and library. We will go there and also have questions and answers, a q a session after the presentation this morning to your right there is a set of microphones and if you would like to ask questions of the authors to your right there is a set of microphones. Each speaker will speak about 15 or so minutes dealing with their books and then we will open it up to questions. If you could, you may want to take a moment to silence your c