Join us this weekend on C-SPAN2's Book TV and C-SPAN3's American History TV as we explore the literary life and history of Augusta, Maine.
All weekend long on Book TV you will see interviews with local authors and hear about special collections and the literary culture of Augusta, and on American History TV (AHTV) we’ll take you to different historic sites as we learn about Maine's capitol city.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicle staff traveled to Augusta this summer to gather this programming and also worked with our Time Warner Cable partners to visit schools and meet with local officials while there.
On Saturday...
Learn about...
American abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe as we visit locations that inspired her book, “Uncle Tom's Cabin.”
"Hitler's African Victims: The German Army Massacres of Black French Soldiers in 1940" as we hear author Raffael Scheck talk about black colonial troops serving with the French army who were murdered by members of the German military during its WWII campaign against France.
Explore...
The Maine State Library Special Collections and learn about their 1st edition copy of the Book of Mormon (published 1830), Comfort Magazine (the 1st magazine to reach a million subscribers), and the collection of pictures and writings from Myron Avery, creator of the Appalachian Trail.
The life and career of Oliver Otis Howard through his collection of letters, pictures and writings housed at Bowdoin College. Oliver Otis Howard –1850 graduate of Bowdoin College – was a career United States Army officer, Union general in the American Civil War and founder of Howard University.
See...
Maine’s Former Senator George J. Mitchell’s personal collection is located at the Bowdoin College Special Collections. Come along as we learn about his political career and his life before and after public office.
Hear...
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Barbara Walsh talk about the story of the 1935 Newfoundland Hurricane that claimed several of her ancestors in “August Gale”.
Elizabeth Leonard talk about her 2012 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize winning book “Lincoln's Forgotten Ally.”
Author Larissa J. Taylor talk about her book “The Virgin Warrior: The Life and Death of Joan of Arc.”