War. It changed hands over 26 times. Andrew and eliza did purchase slaves so they had domestic help. It was used as a hospital, as a place to stay. It was basically destroyed. Eliza being ill with tuberculosis wasnt able to get out much. Eliza received many gifts that she brought home with her. This is the room she returned to after her years in the white house. She was just obscure as she probably would have wanted it but she is who he needed. Abraham lincolns assassination just weeks after his second inaugural shocked a war ravaged nation and brought his southern democrat Vice President Andrew Johnson into the white house. Johnsons wife eliza was 54 years old and an invalid when she was thrust into the role of first lady determined to be a helpmate to her husband as he navigated the turbulent end of the civil war, reconstruction in the south, and his own impeachment. This week on cspans first ladies the life and times of eliza mccard l johnson. Good evening and thank you for being wi
In this environment, you could tell me a lot about abigail that i still dont know. But why, as caroline also said, why is it abigail is the one name we all know . It really is because of her man, because she married john adams. Being here today, i feel sort of like ive come home because ive come to john and abigails home and also home that all Three Sisters spent a lot of time in. The other two sisters that i think i know less about, i argue in my book, even though they did president s, they are equally important in the important and remarkable women. First there is the oldest sister, mary cranch. She was the uncrowned queen of the family because in the puritan family, hierarchy that is very important and she was born first, so she was the first born. She was very important. Especially after her brother was disinherited by their father, she was really the one who inherited the first sons role because there was no brother. When she grew up, she proved herself to be a wonderful administr
Because of the landscape also self carolina and virginia. Host remember it was pretty hard to get to the north. Almost all fugitive slaves from a the number four kentucky or maryland those that would border on free soil. If you were an alabama it would be pretty hard to get to the north. Either you become a maroons or go to the citys to blend in with fatfree black population there because getting any further north would have been difficult. We have time for a couple more questions so sylviane can sign books then the rest can ask while she signs your buck book. Your presentation is very interesting. I am curious about the maroons in the swamp and their relationship to rice growing. Rice is something that is grown in the swamp santry know that many slaves k with that knowledge from africa then going out to the swamp would have been attractive from the agricultural standpoint. Guest when i was looking at the communitys growing their food, into louisiana and South Carolina where people use
And i go and and i just sit quietly in a think about little Dale Carnegie in the big cosmos and the sort of makes everything come into perspective. So the tale of carnegie is a little complicated. There is a renewed religiosity on the one hand, but on the other hand its very much in the vein of therapeutic selffulfillment brothers and a kind of more traditional protestantism. That is more or less where he ended. He was very Close Friends i should add that i can clinch the case of Norman Vincent field. He once described to him had he put it, they were working the same street. They were just working different sides of the street. [applause] thank you very much. Thank you very much, professor watson. The book is herself from barnes noble in the hall. Thank you very much. A tv interview Kevin Freeman at the Political Action conference about his book game plan. The book, mr. Friedman discusses economic and financial terrorism and suggests ways for americans to protect themselves. Kevin free
Barbara Mowery passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the The Tribune Democrat on 2023-12-31.