[applause] thank you very much. i m grateful to everybody that i won t repeat the thankful great for to everybody. i won t repeat the thank you s that have happened. you for beingnk courageous and not being driven away this morning by that first talk. [laughter] let s start with a large claim. , there the civil war would be no mark twain. but why stop with one big claim. here s another that i will throw in free of charge, without mark warn memory of the civil will be different than what it is today. twain played a significant role in shaping civil war memory by publishing books by various people in the war. one of which has become a classic of both american literature and american lit american military history. the first theyh claim, without the civil war there would be no mark twain. two key terms that will be important are imagining and remembering. i will be looking at the ways twain links imagining the war in pittsburgh to remembering the war. relax on the hando
i turn it over to the professor. [applause] prof. cushman: thank you very much. i m grateful to everyone. i will not repeat the thank you s that have been said. i will say thank you for being courageous and not being driven away this morning by that first talk. claim.tart with a large theret the civil war, would be no mark twain. why stop with one big claim? here s another i will throw in free of charge. memory ofrk twain, the civil war would be different of what it is today. played a very significant role in shaping civil war memory by publishing books by various other people about the war. one of which, the personal memoirs of general grant, has become part of american literature and military history in its own right. let s stick to the first big claim. without the civil war, there would be no mark twain. as we think about mark twain and the civil war, 2 key terms that will be important are imagining and remembering. specifically, i will look at the way twain linked imagi
differences between imaging and experiencing the war. was part ofte talk a daylong conference posted by the university of virginia has center for civil war history. speakerr next acclaimed of the day is none other than steve cushman. he folds the professorship in the english department. he is a renowned poet, and we re also thrilled to say that he is a scholar of the civil war as well. three of his 14 books have dealt with the civil war, including belligerent views, and, of course,, the book i already suggested you get a copy of that they recently co-edited civil war writing with professor gallagher. that, turn it over to professor cushman. [applause] thank you very much. and i am grateful to everybody. i will not repeat all the thank you s that have been set, but on ka and myself, i would say thank you for being courageous and not being driven away this morning by that first talk. [laughter] alright, let s start with a large claim. here it is. without the civil war, there
and a new breed of elected representatives have proven they ll do their best to hold firm to the america first principle that should come to define her future. and that s where we start tonight. a time for action, that s the focus of tonight s first angle. in case you didn t notice, democrats love shutdowns and covid mandates as much as they love, i don t know, high taxes. i think it s safe to say that many were never happier than when americans were forced by their government out of the workforce come out of school, away from church, and even away from friends and family. not only was there all that interrupted time to finally catch all six seasons of downton abbey, all that time for youtube yoga and planting herb gardens. it it presented a golden opportunity. the viral emergency could offer a stealth way to change america forever. a fearful public, they wagered, would also be a complacent public. interestingly, anti-lockdown demonstrations have drawn massive numbers abroa
and barcelona s bid to get rid of the wild boars besieging the city and stealing people s sandwiches. now the sport with sarah mulkerrins, let s start with the news a manchester united are set to get rid of ole gunnar solskjaer. there has been no official confirmation but we understand that the club s senior figures, including owners the glazers, have discussed solksjaer s future and decided the watford loss would be his last game in charge. everyone was waiting to see if there would be a reaction for manchester united after the international break. not the one they would have wanted they conceded four goals at waford and captain harry maguire was sent off. it s been a terrible run of results, united have won just four of their last 13 games. looked like a wave goodbye afterwards. strong comments from players saying it was a nightmare. technical director darren fletcher is set to take over as there s a big week ahead with a champions league trip to villarreal. at the to