frequently on american history and politics for major media outlets. his writing has appeared in the los angeles times the huffington post slate the new republic the conversation time and the them post just to name a few. and he s here tonight to talk with us about his first book and i think it is probably gonna be the first of many it looks like you ve got some projects lined up but the book tonight west of slavery the southern dream of a transcontinental empire published by unc press and i will mention that we do have the shop the book for sale in our museum shop. so without without further ado, i m going to turn the screen over to dr. waite. great. thank you, kelly. and thank you all for for showing up. i know it s been a long long year. i m not going to give individual shout-outs, but it s really nice to see a lot of familiar faces on my screen. so i i first went to the american civil war museum with my parents when i was a high school student, you know 15 plus years ago
Written numerous scholarly articles and he comments frequently on American History and politics for major media outlets. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times the Huffington Post slate the new republic the Conversation Time and the them post just to name a few. And hes here tonight to talk with us about his first book and i think it is probably gonna be the first of many it looks like youve got some projects lined up but the book tonight west of slavery the southern dream of a transcontinental empire published by unc press and i will mention that we do have the shop the book for sale in our museum shop. So without without further ado, im going to turn the screen over to dr. Waite. Great. Thank you, kelly. And thank you all for for showing up. I know its been a long long year. Im not going to give individual shoutouts, but its really nice to see a lot of familiar faces on my screen. So i i first went to the American Civil War museum with my parents when i was a high school s
Oscar Woody perished along with 1,520 others when the ill-fated ship struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic in 1912. Mr Woody s was recovered from the sea along with his possessions 10 days later.