Good evening, everybody. Welcome to the paige turners readingsters, aim glen raucher this cowerrator and host of the page turns reading series. This used to be call the king reading sears to six miles to the west. I dont know if identity pointing west put humor me. Were glad you could be here in the nook. We started here last may ander very pleased to be here with our friends here the stage. Its a monday knight in new york, a beautiful spring day here in the late winter. And we know that even on a monday knight in new york theres 10,000 different places you could be, and nobody involved with putting together this event or participating in it take ford granted you have chosen to be here with us so thank you very much for that. We appreciate you being here, and the present you get he tend of end of your evident is the evening with a wonderful author, tim bakken and the cost of loyalty. Were joined by cspantv. If you look at the pageturners or Facebook Page i will post when this is going
Eats 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Every weekend, book tv brings you 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Heres whats coming up this weekend. Saturday at 5 45 p. M. Eastern, photographer Matthew Christopher tells the stories behind his series of photos of abandoned schools, factories, zoos and Beach Front Properties across the u. S. Abandoned america, dismantling the dream. At 8 00 p. M. Joseph book talks about his book, my father and attius finch. About 1930s alabama. He spoke at the 28th southern festival of books in nashville. At 10 00 p. M. , professor ellen silvergeld looks at farming methods and technology and the impact on the environment and workers on her latest book chickenizing farms and food how industrial meat production endangers workers, animals and consumers. Professor silvergeld is interviewed by former u. S. Secretary of agriculture dan glickman. Most people in america havent really been on a farm. Maybe they go to the county fair but they dont know what it is to
Fellowships and a twotime senior fellow at the met. He has spoken internationally on the intersection of american art and history. With that i would like to welcome paul to the lectern. [applause] paul thank you very much. It is a pleasure to be here. Good evening to you. I want to thank my hosts at the tavern and my publisher who is represented here by Sarah Tara Kennedy for publishing , this book. Of arms and artists, this is the book here. It is a hybrid book in the sense that it attempts to do a number of things at the same time. It is meant to be read by anybody. Anyone whos interested in 18th century america. The founding, the revolution. I think you will find many things in here that will be a revelation to you. This is an aspect of that era not previously treated. At the same time, i had been intending to appeal to professional historians. They might learn a few things. Certainly my colleagues might learn a lot from the book. This is my effort to execute a triple steal. The wor
HUNDREDS of swimmers braved the elements on Christmas morning as they descended on La Vallette bathing pools to take part in the Guernsey Swimming Club’s Polar Bear Swim.
BY CAMMY HARLEYPLANS for an extensive marine activity centre in Bantry, which would include two waterfront buildings, pontoon and even a café, were unveiled at a recent public meeting in the town.Following a consultation with the community, the preferred site for the marine cent