Prouder to watch the festival grow into the incredibly popular and impactful event and has become. I wouldnt be surprised [applause] thank you. I wouldnt see us surprised to move some bestsellers on the needle today. It is important to keep the book festival a free event that serves the community. The library of congress and the book festivals real purpose is literacy which leads to learning an opportunity, which matches our goal of helping our community succeed. Learning to love books and learning to Love Learning are what the book festival is all about. In this session, ron chernow will discuss his biography of ulysses s. Grant. If we are lucky, certain other popular founding fathers. One thing i learned from this story of president grant was how people can evolve through persistence and hard work. Acknowledge and overcome their imperfections. An incredible story that reminded me a person of good will can learn from their mistakes and reach their potential. I hope you enjoy this sess
The real purpose here is literacy. Learning to love books and learning to Love Learning are what the book festival is all about. Turnout sion, ron chernow will discuss his book about ulysses s grant. One thing i learned from this story was how people can evolve through persistence and hard work. It isnt an incredible story. Me that a person of good will learn from their mistakes. I hope you enjoy this session. Welcome to the 18th annual National Book festival. Ron is an awardwinning journalist, historian, biographer. He has won the Pulitzer Prize for biography and the National Book award for nonfiction. In 2016, he won the National Humanities medal. His book on Alexander Hamilton with the inspiration for the awardwinning musical. He worked as a historical it is worth noting that are cochair of the festival was supposed to conduct this interview today. I just happen to be a big admirer of ulysses s grant. When you are first approached to create a hiphop musical about your book, what was
We are standing in the central gallery of the National Museum of American Indians exhibition this exhibit explores the nature of the American Peoples relationship with American Indians. Its based on the premise that most American People think they have nothing to do with American Indians and that American Indians have nothing to do with them. We are arguing that the exact opposite is true. We argue americans and American Indians share a deeply entangled history, that this history shaped the United States of america, and had a profound and Lasting Impact on American National consciousness and popular culture. When standing in the central gallery, which we call indians everywhere. As you can see, this large gallery is covered floor to ceiling with images. These are imaages the American People have made of American Indians. This imagery is pervasive in american lives. Most American People are conscious that anywhere you look you will find imagery of American Indians. We are arguing that t
Im jamie colby, and today im just outside great falls, montana, known for its wide prairies and stunning waterfalls, but its also steeped in native american history. And thats the connection between montana and its native American Culture thats brought me here to learn about a strange inheritance and its unusual odyssey from right here to hollywood and back again. My name is sandi solomon, and, in 2006, my dear friend passed away and left me the entire estate. And the inheritance is an obligation. Sandis talking about a huge collection of paintings, drawings, photographs, and historic artifacts that she inherited from the estate of hollywood Technical Advisor and artist David Humphreys miller. All of these are my people, my relatives, my dearest friends. Millers people and the subject of his artwork are the survivors of the most famous indian battle of all time the battle of little bighorn in june 1876. [ gunshots ] where colonel George Armstrong custer and all his men were slaughtered
We are standing in the central gallery of the National Museum of American Indians exhibition titled americans. This explores the nature of the American Peoples relationship with American Indians. Its based on the premise that most American People think they have nothing to do with American Indians and that American Indians have nothing to do with them. We usually exact opposite is true. Americans and American Indians share a deeply in tangled history. This shaped United States of america, and had a profound and Lasting Impact on American National consciousness and popular culture. When standing in the central gallery, which we call indians everywhere you this large gallery is covered floor to ceiling with images. This imagery is pervasive in americans lives. Most American People are conscious that anywhere you look you will find imagery of American Indians. We are offering that this imagery exists as evidence of the deeply entangled history that americans and American Indians share. In