accumulated and led to this really distorted view really of both men but today we ll be talking about braxton bragg. earl has written a fantastic biography of braxton bragg. it s published by university of north carolina press. i believe we have some copies of that volume as well. michael said to you all we come here because we want to complicate history. we do not want to put forth easy answers. and i think earl hess, what he has done in all of his work, but especially with bragg, he is going to get you to think long and hard. i don t think he ll suggest that bragg was the second coming of napoleon but will certainly get you to ponder and to think about this very important confederate general. it is my pleasure to welcome earl hess. [ applause ] thank you very much. thank you, pete, very much, for that generous introduction. thinking about it this morning, what made me do this book, and i think it really is what pete mentioned. that whenever you go to a civil war roundtabl
have accumulated and they ve led to this really distorted view of both men. but today we ll be talking about braxton bragg. earl has written a fantastic biography of braxton bragg, i believe we have kolpi copies of volume as well. earl s going to speak to us today about a topic. i m pleased to see we re not going to hear crickets here because the topic is braxton bragg who is the butt of all jokes and of course civil war historians. not a particularly humorous crew. it is my pleasure to welcome earl hess. [ applause ] thank you very much. thank you, pete, very much, for that generous introduction. thinking about it this morning, what made me do this book, and i think it really is what pete mentioned. that whenever you go to a civil war roundtable and mention the name braxton bragg, there s a titter of laughter coming up from the audience. because he in some ways is kind of almost a joke. in some ways. in other ways, as pete says, a cheap joke. and also the question this m
pleasure to welcome jerry mondesar. good evening. wake up, y all, it s early. all right. that s a little better. probably was worried because i was running late, but did i come prepared? all right. i would not let you down. friends select has a conversation about someone as important in black history and american history as harriet tubman, i wouldn t miss this opportunity to join the conversation and that s what i hope tonight is. a conversation about harriet tubman and the fact that for so long she has been a footnote in american history books and finally we have a serious study, thanks to mrs. clinton about harriet tubman. i m not going to discuss the book because the author is here and there are plenty of books for you to buy and that s why we re here for you to participate in the conversation by picking up one of these books. what i would like for you to like to do is discuss the historical context in which this book talks about harriet tubman. too often we don t disc
On Jan. 8, 35 members of the Camden Garden Club (CGC) gathered at the Springdale Hall Club to enjoy its annual “Tablescapes” competition. Guest, Missy Fallon, was also in attendance.