Transcripts For CSPAN2 Booknotes 20140726

All kinds of advice to john rush, i believe its his son that was went insane . Guest yes, it is. Cspan and he wrote this in 1796. Who was he, and. Guest he was a doctor in philadelphia and he is a signer of the declaration of independence and served in the revolutionary war. His son was studying to be a doctor, and it was during that time of his life that this letter was written. The son later becomes insane after he is in a duel with a friend and he kills the friend, and hes institutionalized. But this letter is written before there were any signs of the trouble ahead. And i love the line what a scene to imagine this young kid now, youve got your father writing the forward on here. I noticed another fatherson connection that luke janklow is your agent and luke janklow is son to who . Mort janklow, my fathers agent. When i decided to do the book, i asked dad what i what should i do next . He said i should take you in to meet mort and talk to my agent about your idea. So we went to new york and