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    Winston Churchill's Leadership Style

    Celia Sandys opens the Winston Churchill lecture series at the Morgan Library and Museum by discussing Churchill’s leadership style, his oratory, and his lasting impact. Sandys is Winston Ch…

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    Inhuman Bondage

    David Brion Davis talked about his book Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World, published by Oxford University Press. The book includes a history of slave revolts dur…

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    Morgan: American Financier

    Ms. Strouse talked about her book Morgan: American Financier. The book focused on the life of American businessmen J.P. Morgan and his business pursuits. She also spoke about Morgan’s art co…

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    Teaching American History

    Panelists spoke about how U.S. history should be taught at the elementary, secondary and university levels. They talked about such issues as the role of multiculturalism and political correc…

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    Pierpont Morgan Library Tour

    Morgan Library Director Charles Pierce led a tour of portions of turn-of-the-century financier Pierpont Morgan’s original library as well as some of the collections currently held and open t…

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    Letters To Father

    Dava Sobel talked about her book, Letters to Father: Suor Maria Celeste to Galileo, 1623-1633 with Bookmark, published by Walker and Company. The book follows up her earlier book, Galileo’s …

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    Buddha

    Ms. Armstrong discussed some of the themes of her biography Buddha, published as part of the Penguin Lives series by Viking. Ms. Armstrong discussed some of the major aspects of Buddha’s lif…

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    The Boisterous Sea of Liberty

    Mr. Mintz and Mr. Davis discussed their book The Boisterous Sea of Liberty: A Documentary History of America from Discovery Through the Civil War, published by Oxford University Press, which…

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