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Ann Hagedorn talked about her book, Savage Peace: Hope and Fear in America, 1919, published by Simon and Schuster. She described America in 1919 as a country recovering from World War I and …

Gerard Koeppel talked about his book Bond of Union: Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire (Da Capo Press; March 9, 2009). In his book he presents a history of the creation of the E…

Mr. Freeman discussed his book Sailors To The End: The Deadly Fire on the USS Forrestal and the Heroes who Fought it, published by William Morrow. In it, Freeman gives an account of the even…

Mike Cronin talked about the book he co-authored, The Wearing of the Green: A History of St. Patrick’s Day, published by Routledge. He explained the origins of the celebrated day, the histor…

Naftali Bendavid talked about his book The Thumpin': How Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats Learned to Be Ruthless and Ended the Republican Revolution, published by Doubleday. Mr. Bendavid discu…

Harper’s Magazine at a Barnes and Noble in New York City. He discussed four of his books: 1968: War & Democracy, No-Fault Politics: Modern Presidents, the Press, and Reformers, Hard Years: A…

Ms. Denton talked about her book American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, September 1857, published by Knopf. The book reopens the controversy over an attack in Utah on Arkansas …

Author Michael Meyerson discussed his book Political Numeracy: Mathematical Perspectives on Our Chaotic Constitution, published by W.W. Norton and Company. In the book, he uses mathematics t…

Author David McCullough spoke about the various books which had had an impact on his life. He read a portion of the first book he purchased and talked about historians who had influenced his…

Winston S. Churchill spoke about the book The Great Republic: A History of America, published by Random House. He also responded to questions from the audience. Mr. Churchill introduced and …

Professor Crawford commented on the book and then Dr. Langsdon talked about his book, Tennessee: A Political History, published by Hillsboro Press. Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Sam Housto…

Mr. Ferris talked about his book Presidential Places published by John F. Blair. The book provides a guide to places relating to all the American presidents including birthplaces, churches, …