Im very happy about that. So where are we going to go . Lets talk quickly about the lincoln conspiracy. We all know john wilkes booths store, how he ended abraham agains life and his presidency and this is the first secret plot to kill Abraham Lincoln is at the start of the presidency, before it begins. Why does it happen . When abraham i can is going to raise his right hand and become the sixteenth president of the United States the only way he can do that is take a train from his home in springfield and go to washington dc. He goes to washington dc and the only way to get from illinois to dc is on any train, you have to go through baltimore and baltimore was a slave state. The plot of the book is very simple. A secret society is planning to kill Abraham Lincoln, and ambition when he comes to baltimore in and his friend is presidency before it begins. That is the setup but what i think is interesting is the action, just where it begins. We open on this train and it is speeding through
Marriage as a norm, but promote emotional and familial stability in whatever forms those families take. So youre asking a question that theres a real fight about. I happen to be on the side that says the kinds of policies i was talking about earlier, the higher minimum courages, expanded welfare programs, more protected pay and reproductive control contributes to stabilizing populations financially that then better enables them to form the kind of bonds and raise the kind of families that are going to be, you know, healthier and more economically stable. Conservatives will tell you that its about repromoting early marriage as the norm. So its a fundamental disagreement. I think were going to have to stop, but thank you all for a great, great discussion. Thank you. [applause] im going to remind you wait. They will be signing books again on the second floor in the gallery . Okay. My instructions are wrong. And dont forget to shop at the book tent and in the gallery. [laughter] youre good
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. We are all sad. I am rubber provided i am Robert Brevard i am rubber provided with the reverend reporter pete thank you for coming today. Those in the back pews might make about coming up here a little bit closer to his wonderful authors that are with us. Our panel today is called shadow country. Race and country. Race and crime 19th century america. It will be part of the san antonio book festival broadcast april 30th on cspan2 if you want to see some of the programs that you missed because youre in here or because we do such a good job you just have to go watch it a second time in here everybody twice paid me to traffic authors to texas with us. To my left is my long time, long ago young reporter colleague at the dallas time herald, Skip Hollandsworth was the executive editor of Texas Monthly, the National Magazine award winner whos written some of the greatest true crime over the last 10 or 15 years and its got some
Look of these women. Jane hampton cook, first lady historian, know that cspan first lady is a rare insight on our nations first lady. And the Important Role they played in shaping america during their husbands presidency. Share the stories of americas first ladies for the holidays. Cspan book first ladies is available as hardcover or ebook from your favorite bookstore on online book seller. Be sure to order your copy today. Monday night on the communicators. Terrorism and the use of social media. Well examine how social media is used by various terrorism groups to radicalize and recruit new members from around the world. Were joined by alberta fernandez, Vice President of the middle east Media Research institute and mark wallace, ceo of the counterextremism project. Both guests testified at a House Oversight Committee Hearing on radicalization, social media and the rise of terrorism. If you look at the world and if you look at the world of Media Worldwide and if you look at hollywood a
Was published in an award for won the best book on wild west history. Book, heking on the began to research pinker 10s National Detective agency ons National Detective agency. This led to the discovery of Timothy Webster. Timothy webster is the subject of the new book a spy for the union the life and execution of Timothy Webster. Without further ado, i will welcome corey recko. [applause] enqueue everyone. I would like to thank everyone here at the museum for setting this up. And allowing me to speak here. A spy for the union the life and execution of. Mothy webster i would like to read the introduction to you which gives you an overview of his life. Man,new York City Police 1853, he was assigned to work the Crystal Palace exhibition. It became known as the first worlds fair. ,e was introduced to pinkerton a scottish immigrant who had started his own Detective Agency. In the 1850s, the Detective Agency laid the foundation for what would become the most important Detective Agency ever.