more powerful than the sea. journalists steel hours mixer case for rex in the big letdown. edward bohr explained he was able to leverage his statistical knowledge to win in blackjack and on wall street in a man for all markets. in the book that changed america, randall fuller was a how charles darwin s on the origin of species impacted the american public in 1860 and the daily beast special correspondent michael the nasty chronicles bill clinton s presidency in bill clinton part of times books the american president series. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for many of the authors in the near future on book tv on c-span2. welcome to harrisburg on book tv. located along thesusquehanna river, this capital city has a population of just under 50,000 . named the state capital in 1812, hereford began as a small farming village with the building of the pennsylvania canal and the pennsylvania railroad, it became the center of industry and manufacturing
talented politician of his generation. people talk about the age of andrew jackson but in many ways we should talk about the age of simon cameron. this is a man whose political skills were undeniable and the man who built a political machine that lasted far beyond any of those instructed by his contemporaries. he was a man who mastered his moment and when you think he was one of 1799, the last year of george washington s life he died in 1889 and during that 90 year. he really rose to the top of first pennsylvania and then america s political elite by mastering his moment . it goes something like this. stephen, congressman from pennsylvania, well-known abolitionist was meeting with president lincoln early in his first term. lincoln happened to ask stevens what do you think about cameron as the secretary of war. stevenson said i don t think cameron would steal a red-hot still. this delighted lincoln who loved a good joke, particularly at simon cameron expense. lincoln repeate
keep reading, keep writing. thank you very much. all right. you can hear the band iron up. we re standing outside of heinz field. it s game day today talk to some folks. because the 1979. to wave off all the enemies so that and then once you have a terrible talent. and you never wash it if you get it all muddy. that s seen a lot of mud and sweat and tears. here we go steelers here we go. continuing a look at pittsburgh on book tv we toured the city with heinz history center as he takes it to some of the most historic locations in the downtown and surrounding areas. for that work or go on a driving tour of pittsburgh will get an overview and learn some history. as we come in around the corner here. you will see the history center to the goalposts a lot of history one through the uprights of as the steelers became the dominant force in the 1970s. when was the team established. it is the second 1933. the steelers in the first year they really have a name. they call them the pi
Why do historical places matter to people? Why should old places matter to historians, or to the general public that historians serve? What can we learn from the continued existence of old places in our communities and around our nation? Why does it matter if we save these old places or if we don’t? There […]