world war i historical associations book prize which is awarded each year to the best book in english on world war i. his book the dance of the theories, europe and the outbreak of world war i is very well known in the field and it is also available for sale in the bookshop. so, would you please join me in welcoming doctor nyberg. obviously i want to start by thinking steve and laura who has just done so much work to get us all here and make sure we have our mccue and our stomachs to start the conversation. what i want to do today is talk about america s interaction in the first world war can we have those slides please? i want to start with this image which is the famous poster and list. i want to remind everyone that this image is not from 1917, it is from 1915 which is reflective of two things. first, the involvement of the united states and the period isolation. when we think of the world war being from 1917 to 1918, we are missing the main point that the united states
history in digital humanities at the university of colorado s campus in the mile high city. before moving to the front range. he was assistant professor of history at northeastern university in boston and a core faculty member at the schools nu lab for text maps and networks. as i learned last night cameron as a native of the nutmeg state. for those of you who are want anybody know that make state is a number of you. i was really hoping that i was going to be able to enlighten you. although he bolted for the palm trees and sunny skies of southern california when he studied at pomona college as an undergraduate. he liked the west so much that he moved up interstate 5 to stanford where he completed his phd in history in 2015. he is he already boasts an impressive publication record and tonight. he s here to discuss with us his most significant accomplishment to date just paper trails the us post in the making of the american west published earlier this year by oxford university
so it s my pleasure to introduce cameron blevins who braved last night s weather to fly in from denver where he teaches us history in digital humanities at the university of colorado s campus in the mile high city. before moving to the front range. he was assistant professor of history at northeastern university in boston and a core faculty member at the schools nu lab for text maps and networks. as i learned last night cameron as a native of the nutmeg state. for those of you who are want anybody know that make state is a number of you. i was really hoping that i was going to be able to enlighten you. although he bolted for the palm trees and sunny skies of southern california when he studied at pomona college as an undergraduate. he liked the west so much that he moved up interstate 5 to stanford where he completed his phd in history in 2015. he is he already boasts an impressive publication record and tonight. he s here to discuss with us his most significant accomplishmen
america s road to work, 1914-1917. author as well. this is about one hour. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. morning, my name is matt naylor. i serve as a president and ceo at the national world war i museum and memorial and we are delighted to welcome you. , 1917 americaum joins the fight. thank you for taking time out of your schedules to be at this important event. thank you to all of the presenters for the work you have team who haver brought their skills to create what is going to be i think, another remarkable symposium. we are so grateful for the rising tide of interest that there seems to be across the united states to match the energy we are seeing from so many other countries. in thinking about and remembering the great war and its enduring impact. what i have observed is that since the commemoration began in 2014, is that there really has been a genuine increase in attention to the conversation. here at the national world war i museum and memorial, for the pe
since her location will be off limits to vehicles, she s planning ahead for deliveries. and we re actually going to have to stock up on everything the week of and we re making sure that we get double of everything. reporter: of course, there are still some concerns, for some business owners and mayor says his office will create an e-mail address, as well as a direct phone number, for those business own their still have questions and they can get those questions addressed on a case by case basis. we are live from center city i m greg argos for cbs-3 eyewitness news . we have learned about closures on the new jersey side today, i676 northbound will be shut down from exit three to the ben franklin bridge, same for route 30 westbound from the airport circle to the been been, ac rail line and river line will offer special passes for saturday and sunday, and they go on sale saturday at noon. and, if you are planning to walk from new jersey, be sure to plan for a long journey