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he decided he wanted to become a sealer. once again this made sense. sailing was one of the professions available to people in that era. they didnt have much formal schooling he came out very honestly a whole long line if he went back generation after generation had gone to sea. so in april of 1843, he set out on board a ship called [inaudible] headed for china. and on july 4th of 1843, as it rounded the horn of good hope of south africa it had a ferocious snowstorm that this is to the...

maybe this was an overstatement 25 years after the emancipation proclamation, but as he looked around and saw the status of african-americans particularly in the south picking the same cotton they had picked under slavery and living similar live said they had lived under slavery, he wondered what was gained by the emancipation proclamation and what was gained by the bloody war. we are commemorating the 150th anniversary of the civil war this year and for the next four years. its import...

>> now, if people want to come down, what is the best way to get down here? >> well, the subway is, frankly, the best or to get here. mattress system. all the smithsonian is the closest you can also use federal triangle and archives which are closely within walking distance. >> well, thank you for hosting this year at the national book festival. project manager of the national book festival of denounce -- library of congress. now is beginning editor of the washington post will be intro...