[inaudible conversations] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is kevin had and the curator history of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum here in madison. Thank you for joining us today. Featuring author Jon Kerstetter and his new book crossings. Id like to think the medicine public library, the Madison Public Library foundation at all of our sponsors for helping make this incredible celebration possible. Before we begin please take a moment to silence all mobile devices so as to not interrupt the presentation this afternoon. As you attend wisconsin book special events this year please help us spread the word about these wonderful opportunities with others by sharing your experience using the hashtag wi muckfest in your social media post. Also followed this afternoon talk mr. Kerstetter will be signing copies of his book your copies are available for purchase at the vendor tables just outside the auditorium. It is my pleasure to introduce to you author Jon Kerstetter. Dr. Kerstette
Gentlemen. My name is Kevin Hampton and im the curator of history at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum here in madison. Thank you for joining us today. At this wisconsin book festival event featuring jon kerr setter and his new book, crossing. Id like to thank the madison public library, the foundation, and all of our sponsors for helping make this incredible celebration possible. Before we begin, please take a moment to silence all mobile devices so not to interrupt the presentation this afternoon. As you attend the wisconsin book festival event this year, please help us spread the word about the wonderful opportunities with others by sharing your experience using the wi bookfest. And mr. Kerstetter will be signing copies of his become. Copies are available for purchase outside the auditoryup. Its my pleasure today to introduce to you, author john kerstetter, dr. Kerstetter received his medical degree from Mayo Medical School in rochester, minnesota, and his fma degree with from Ashland U
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And powerful way of telling the story because what you are after journalism is to bring attention to an issue, especially in cases of poor do we are close institutions you can see and things going on that might not be all right, we would like to bring us to public attention not only to get those empowered to act. Host what is an example of legitimate undercover reporting . Guest well, there are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of examples going back to the 1840s by my measure. This field is usually considered to have started about the 1880s with the subject of my first book, the biography of billy blades, but actually ive been able in this effort too dated to the 1840s yet there are fantastic episodes of the porters from the north going south to understand slavery and actually not allow pollution movement. Said they would let say go to a slave auction, posing as a buyer and that was a fantastic ruse because you walked around with a catalog so it can be a way to take no very quietly.