Stars in Their Courses
The author discussed his book, Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign, published by Random House. The book focuses on the role of “fate” in determining the defeat of General Robert …
16,552 viewsThe author discussed his book, Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign, published by Random House. The book focuses on the role of “fate” in determining the defeat of General Robert …
16,552 viewsProfessor Edmundson talks about his book Why Read?, published by Bloomsbury USA. The book is on the relationship between a liberal arts education and literature. The author writes that liter…
8,774 viewsMr. Foote conducted a tour of his home. Then, sitting at the desk where he does all his writing, talked about his entire body of work, described his writing process, and responded to audienc…
62,974 viewsIn Depth focused on the lives and writings of numerous authors. Authors included Shelby Foote, Ray Kurzweil, Taylor Branch, John Hope Franklin, David Lewis, Shelby Steele, Harold Holzer, Nel…
4,018 viewsFrom Rowan Oak, William Faulkner’s home, the guests talked about his life and his writings, focusing on the Yoknapatawpha County novels. A C-SPAN crew toured grounds and a few rooms inside t…
7,627 viewsMr. Foote talked about the writings of William Faulkner and his view of the South.
8,268 viewsAn excerpt of an interview to preview a BookTV program with Shelby Foote and his book "The Civil War: A Narrative".
664 viewsWords & Music: A Literary Feast in New Orleans, a panel discussion titled Shaping the South: Where Did All the Hate Come From? the authors discuss how they address the topic in there writing…
877 viewsIn a panel discussion to celebrate a new edition of Huckleberry Finn, which contains previously unpublished portions of the manuscript, participants discussed the literary and historical sig…
1,393 viewsMr. Foote talked about the recent book, The Correspondence of Shelby Foote and Walker Percy, edited by Jay Tolson and published by W.W. Norton and Co. Mr. Foote talked about his lifelong…
3,938 viewsThe three authors talked about the state of book writing and selling and took questions from viewers by telephone. They discussed various issues, including the process of writing and researc…
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