Going to be a beautification out here, which i guess never hit me, but i guess it might in a way. Because i am a big fan of robert e. Lee. What im hoping to do among others, besides give you a time line as to what robert e. Lee did in the postwar years which i think is one of obviously the most often overlooked portion of his life because, i mean, the civil war is always going to be first and foremost. The other main theme of this lecture im going to try to get across to you, if Park Services is big on themes, is that the amount of i wouldnt say that he did a lot of work in theory, but through his own personal example is probably the best way, through his own personal example, robert e. Lee tries to reconcile the nation. And what i think a lot of us as mers tod americans today have forgotten is how far apart this country was in 1865. I think it is the view of a lot of people that lee surrenders and bam, oh, well just forget about it, you know, okay, well just hold hands and reunite, an
Again, another day has passed, nothing has happened, no incremental progress, no compromising. To some it might just be one day, but to too Many Americans and other dates fighting for your help or how you will pay your rent or how you will feed your kids is a brutal and terrifying thing. Whats oneor more day to an average american . It might be a a day closer to e rent being due, without having the money to pay it. It might be another day with insufficient Unemployment Benefits while bills pile up. It might be another day closer to possibly needing s. N. A. P. Assistance or help from a food bank. One more day could being constrain testing supplies dont pick up as many cases of covid19 so the carriers can isolate and protect others. One day today means for one of my staffers it was moving day for his oldest daughter in college, but because she couldnt get her test results back quick enough that experience which is an exciting one for a young person could not happen. These are not simple
What were going to do today, ladies and gentlemen, is were going to do robert e. Lee in the postwar years. And my coworker, when they were upstairs before we came down, asked me if this was going to be a beatification, which never hit me, but it might, because i am a big fan of robert e. Lee. What im hoping to do, among others, besides give you a timeline as to what robert e. Lee did in the postwar years, which i think is obviously the most often overlooked portion of his life, because the civil war is always going to be first and foremost. The other main theme of this lecture, im going to try to get across to you, the park service is big on themes, is that the amount of i wouldnt say that he did a lot of work in theory, but through his own personal example is probably the best way, through his own personal example, robert e. Lee tries to reconcile the nation. And what i think a lot of us as americans today have forgotten is that how far apart this country was in 1865. I think it is th
And also the literary director of the library of congress. Much of my own writing has been about the history and the people of latin america, and the purpose of this conversation to share a little bit of that history and talk about how it compares with and connects to the pandemic that were living through right now, right here in april 2020. So many of us are at home, working at home, living at home and sheltering in place as science takes the on the covid19 virus. Im so fortunate to have a truly skilled and knowledgeable colleague joining me today, a scholar who wears many hats spanning history, science, linguistics, archaeology and geography. John hessler is the director of the kislak collection and a specialist on early america. He is the author of a book called collecting for a new world. John is also distinguished curator in the librarys geography and map division and an expert in mapping in general. Now, how does mapping fit in with all of this . Well, he is an adviser to a numbe
With, and connects to, the pandemic we are living through right now, right here, in april 2020. So many of us arent home, working at home, living at home, and sheltering in place as science takes on the covid19 virus. I am so fortunate to have a truly skilled and knowledgeable colleague joining me today scholar who wears many hats suspending histories archaeology, and geography. John hessler is the director of the collection at the library of congress. In a specialist on early america. He is the author of a book recently copublished by the library of congress, called collecting for a new world. John is also a distinguished curator in the libraries geography and map division and an expert and mapping in general. Now how does mapping fit in with all this . He is an advisor to a number of leading edge institutions in this country as they tech this bread of covid19 and understand how mostly populations and time. John, welcome. Thank you marie great to be here. Thank you for joining me. Let