I am Ellen Alan Clark and i am the Library Director for the American Revolution institute and it is my special pleasure to welcome you and to introduce our speaker, dr. Christy pichichero. She is the associate professor at george mason university. Her talk this evening is being held in conjunction with our current exhibition revolutionary reflections french memories of the war for america, which is on view doctor pecker row will be discussing war and the enlightenment in the context of french experiences during the American Revolution. Many french officers of this era, such as rochambeau, consider themselves military philosophers who brought enlightenment and philosophical spirit to their enterprises. Their experiences had a profound impact on their politics and worldviews when they returned to france after the war. These themes are at the center of her book military war and culture in the french empire from louis the 14th to napoleon. Published by Cornell University press in 2017. She
In here or outside . Outside and in here. We have 30s, under mostly clear skies. Most of it is disappearing. Well get a break but we are running noticeably cooler. 8 to 15 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. Remember yesterday we had clouds and light rain under clear skies so its much, much cooler. 53 to 55, a little bit below average for this time of the year. Santa rosa to san jose, quarter mile by stockton. Livermore has had about 3 miles visibility, but after that it seems to be okay. Slowly increasing clouds in the afternoon, and the system will be here for some light rain tonight. 50s for highs. This rain system will be very weak and gone early saturday morning. 7 01, here he is, and so far, so good, or something new . It has been good so far and were looking at the east shore freeway. I want to show you a time of 21 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. I kind of like what i see of this mornings commute. We havent had very many slowdowns. 21 minutes is about hal
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