He is the author of the british are coming. The war for america. I will stop there and move on to Brenda Wineapple who is the author of several books as you know including the ascetic nation, confidence crisis in compromise, 1848 to 1877 which was named the best book the 2013 by the New York Times. In the sight of american historians. Regular contributor to regular publications since the New York Times in the book review. The Extensive Research has a. In American History when our country was rocked by the first ever impeachment of an american president. Please welcome Rick Atkinson and Brenda Wineapple. Thank you very much thank you for inviting me to be with you in miami. I know we want to get onto impeachment. The last time i was in miami to talk to a book. I just finished the guns of last light. And even then in 2013 in that project took me 15 years i was wondering what to do next. It wouldve been the pick pivot of the perspective. I have the heart for it. It would have required to
About me. Its about the movement of young people coming together. To watch this program and other episodes, visit our website at booktv. Org. Click on the indepth tab at the top of the page. Joining us is pulitzer prizewinning author and historian rich atkinson. Here is his latest book the lfbritish are coming, the war for america, 1775 to 1777. Mister atkinson, your wellknown foryour world , you wrote back 200 years. I did. I spent 15 years looking at the american role in the liberation of europe and world war ii and when i finished third volume having gone through north africa and western europe beginning in normandy thinking about what to do next the obvious thing was due for that campaign whative done for western europe. I just didnt have a heart for it in part because i would have had to start the war over again at pearl harbor even earlier. Ive been thinking for a long time about what was i want to do as a historian and a narrative writer and ive always had a fascination since i
I did. I spent 15 years working at the liberation of europe in world war ii and when i finished the third volume having gone through north africa, sicily, italy and in europe speaking about what to do next the obvious thing would have been what to do for that campaign thathecampaign that ie mediterranean and western europe. It is hard because in part i would have had to start the war over in pearl harbor even earlier and ive been thinking for a long time about what it is i really wanted to as a historian and a narrative writer and ive always had a fascination since i was a kid with the resolution. It seems to be more important than ever now so thats what ive done. Im one third of the way into what i hope will be another trilogy. This one about the history of the revolution told from both the american side and the british side equally. Host why do you say that its more important now than ever . Guest when we look at the revolutionrevolution, we are tro figure out who we are, who we come
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if you have a feeling in your gut and in your heart, fight, and don t ever give up. a few feet from the city limits of toledo, ohio, a car swings around a corner on a dusty stretch of road. it s, dark we hours, just stabs of light spilling from the house. most people are asleep, he could so easily have missed line in the grass on the side of a road, her feet drawn up to her chest, barely breathing, first drove right by her, the story went and then doubled back for a 30 year journey from one lonely child. there s all these lives that have not been answered, why hasn t she forgotten for all these years? a daughter determined to find out what happened that night. what s making you go forward? when i just let it be. something inside of me, i wouldn t stop, no matter how ugly the truth. she s knocking on every, doreen every phone. a daughter who wasn t afraid to make enemies. you were his nine nemesis? yes, and will never go away. brittani stork grew up in