Look at the issue of ambush elections. Thank you for being here today. The committee will stand adjourned. Friday between 1 and 8 p. M. Eastern on cspan 3 a look back at Foreign Policy and Homeland Security during the george w. Bush administration. Former administration officials, journalists and critics discuss the response to the 9 11 attacks and other issues at an event organized in new york. Tonight on American History tv western history. At 8 00 p. M. Mexican california in the early 19th century, a look at the history of california during the 19th century and the role of wealthy businessman pico. Just before 9 25 p. M. The colonial west on lectures in history william and mary professor paul map talks about the interactions between european colonial powers and native american tribes on the great plains during the 1700s. And at 10 35 p. M. , Rocky Mountain National Park, on january 6th, 1915, president Woodrow Wilson signed the Rocky Mountain National Park act designating an area wh
Im the manuscripts librarian here at the california historic society. Im really excited about tonights program. Its my great pleasure to introduce our speaker, dr. Carlos Manuel Salomon tonight. He is a scholar working in the areas of borderland studies, social movements, oral history, and migration. This portrait of pico challenges the paradigm of the decline of the californians through which that experience has often been interpreted drawing a connection by the battles fought by k californians. Like many other early mexican settlers, pio pico was of african descent. The second nonnative settler was also of african descent. They were just not aware of the early african roots of california. This is an aspect of our history thats worthy of much greater interest and exploration, and im so honored and pleased that dr. Salomon will explore it with us here tonight. Please do stay after the program to chat about a copy of his wonderful book. His wife owns one of the best restaurants in oakla
Wilson signed the legislation rating the Rocky Mountain National Park. Five days earlier on january 20th, with the enabling legislation finally through congress, the cartoon on the screen behind me appeared in the denver post. It shows e nos mills shaking hands with goddess colorado who is saying, enos, im proud of you. Looking on from the background, Two Mountains join in. Enos, im proud of you, says one. The other replies, i always knew you were all right. Further compliments followed and within a matter of months, enos mills was being hailed as the father of Rocky Mountain National Park, a title that mills himself would soon appropriate in his own writings. That title has followed mills from his time to our own. To cite the most obvious public example, that title graces the pedestal of the bronze life size statue of mills and his Border Collie scotch that since 2003 has stood in the corner of bond park in downtown estes park. An inscription reads enos a. Mills, the father of Rocky M
Exhibition on juana riales. Its my great pleasure to introduce carlos salomon. He is a sklcholar working in social movements, oral history and migration. His biography of pio pico, was made with great resourcefulness. This challenges the paradigm of the decline of the californias which that experience has often been interpreted, drawing a connection between the battles fought by californians and mexicans. He challenges the images that many of us have of californians. Like many other early mexican settlers, pio pico was of african descent. This continued to surprise our guests. They just were not aware of the early african roots of california. This is an aspect of our history thats worthy of much greater interest in exploration, and im so honored and pleased that dr. Salomon will explore it with us tonight. Do stay after the program to chat, buy a copy of his wonderful book. His wife owns one of the best restaurants in oakland, so i encourage you to visit that as well. So, i hope you en
Legislation finally through congress, the cartoon on the screen behind me appeared in the denver post. It shows e nos mills shaking hands with goddess colorado who is saying, enos, im proud of you. Looking on from the background, Two Mountains join in. Enos, im proud of you, says one. The other replies, i always knew you were all right. Further compliments followed and within a matter of months, enos mills was being hailed as the father of Rocky Mountain National Park, a title that mills himself would soon appropriate in his own writings. That title has followed mills from his time to our own. To cite the most obvious public example, that title graces the pedestal of the bronze life size statue of mills and his Border Collie scotch that since 2003 has stood in the corner of bond park in downtown estes park. An inscription reads enos a. Mills, the father of Rocky Mountain National Park. Homesteader, nature guide, naturalist, writer, lecture you are, photographer, and citizen of nature.