Everyone. Fternoon yall find seats and will get our panel going. Good morning. Welcome to the fifth annual mississippi book festival. Im Chris Goodwin with Mississippi Department of archives and history. If you havent done so, please silence your cell phone. This panel on the u. S. Civil war is sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council and Mississippi State university. One of the book festivals Board Members from Mississippi State John Marszalek is on the panel. Is Francis Coleman here . Dean of the libraries . Another strong supporter. As is stewart rock off director of the Mississippi Humanities Council. I do believe hes in the room. We thank them for their support and we are in the room today courtesy of foreman watkins law firm. Our panelists are Jacquelyn Hall, shelby harriel, ben wynne and john nsmarszalek. You can purchase the books ne outdoors. And you can find the times they will be signing in your brochure. We will hear from our panelists for about 40 minutes and then w
Good afternoon everyone. Youll find seats and we will get our panel going. Good morning. Welcome to the fifth annual mississippi book festival. Im Chris Goodman with the Mississippi Department of archives and history if youve not done so please silence your cell phones. This panel on the u. S. Civil war is sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council and Mississippi State University One of the book festivals Board Members from Mississippi State john mars luck is on the panel. As Francis Coleman here . Dean of libraries . Another strong supporter. As is stuart rockwell, director of Mississippi Humanities Council. I dont believe hes in the room but think them for their support and we are in the room today courtesy of forming walkmans walker. Our panelists are jaclyn dowd hall commercial be harold, john mars luck and bend when you can purchase copies of their books outdoors and you can find the times they will be signing in your brochure. We will hear from our panelists for about 40 mi
[inaudible background conversations] [inaudible speaking] the panel is titled American History, renegades and sponsored by the Mississippi Library commission. Tracy carr, with the library commission, was in the room for the very first organizational meeting of the festival we couldnt do this without the Mississippi Library commission or libraries from all over the state so thank you very much for your support. We are in the room today courtesy of foreman watkins law firm, our gratitude to them. Our panelists are tom craven, eric j dolman and Peter Houlihan. You can purchase copies of their books from vendors outside and you can find the times are authors will be signing in your program. We will hear from our panelists for about 40 minutes then open the floor to questions. Please come to the podium in the center of the room to ask your questions. Help me welcome our moderator for this panel, kitty blunt director of Mississippi Department of archives and history. [applause] thank you. Im
The eye would like to welcome and let you know that today is the sponsor is the law firm. Rtat he is a partner at the firm. Particularly for those of you that are not from mississippi welcome to the treasure that is the state capital. I see my partner over here and we are thrilled to have the privilege of being a part of what we think is one of the greatest gifts of people working for free to honor to the people of our state. Please help me thank them. [applause] as many as you know the spiritual guide of the enterprise and between the two of them, but look fast and at the Mississippi Museum of history into the civil rights as museum simply wouldnt have happened without two of them, so thats thank them. [applause] i would like to introduce the moderator although i would say at a time perhaps as any in ther last 50 years our nation most needor nation mostneeds to be cn domestic history. Its wonderful the hands of our disposal some of the nations genuine foremost experts on lincoln, gran
Mississippi book festival. I would like to let you noticed a sponsor is the of law firm and a light to introduce a partner at the firm. If youre not from mississippi welcome to the treasure of our state capital. Along with other partners we are thrilled to have a part of what is one of the greatest gifts that you could possibly offer. [applause] with my evil alter ego as jerry negative with the very able to help with the of book fest and the Mississippi Museum that simply would not happen. [applause] in whatever love to have the privilege of introducing the entire panel. At a time perhaps as many in the last 50 years in those speeds to be counseled but it is wonderful we had that at our disposal the lead to a u. N. Experts agree it come fisherman, a turban turban, stanton, a kennedy is out of the great thinkers and leaders of American History for those that were studied auntie expert panel you will see the first annotated version of president grants personal memoirs. It is in print but