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His famous father. Uninvolved imac and he got tonight first we begin with the right along to her with the local reporter has he highlights the unique locations of the city. [indiscernible] and this is john murray. He took a ride in a local content vehicle. About how theyve changed into the place being seen today. Never been here before. And someone like me has never been to denver to give me a gives me a sense of the city. Denver is a city that was that in the last 30 years it has been a western...

Saturday he might ask Gennifer Flowers who had an affair with bill clinton to attend. Mr. Trump was putting them on notice that we could invite guests that may get into the head of Hillary Clinton. But we have not invited her formally and we dont expect her to be there as a guest of the campaign. Reporter the clinton camp denies it is trying to rattle trump. Mark cuban is one of the Business Leaders who is never involved in partisan politics. Because he thinks shell do better for the both campai...

And also were here with cspan, booktv. And so we have a National Audience as well as a oregon audience. So im going to tell some stories, and you oregonians may know some of the stories, and you may not know others. But ill start with how i came to this story. And, actually, whats surprising about it is how this story was very well known in its day. In 1836 when Washington Irving was commissioned by John Jacob Astor to write the story of these events 20 years after they occurred, irvings book al...

Next, astoria by author john jacob. This an is hour and 14 minutes. Thank you powells books and thank you for being here. Normally i have a more formal presentation. I have a reading i show at readings. But tonight is a special night so i am going to do something different. And i want to tell stories a little bit more and, of course, i will do some readings. It is special we are at powells books, we are in oregon, astoria is nearby and we are also here with cspan so we have a national and oregon...

And, actually, whats surprising about it is how this story was very well known in its day, in 1836 when Washington Irving was commissioned by John Jacob Astor to write the story of these events 20 years after they occurred. Irvings book, also called astoria, was a best seller of 1836. And those events have been largely forgotten in the american consciousness. I think you in oregon know a little bit more about them, or im sure some of you know a lot more about them. But in the national consciousn...

Why did he not give his a story in party . He did. He had essentially in what amounted to a blank check, like a blank check book. One of the things i write about is the irony. In the bottom of hells canyon in the winter starving. It brings to mind, you know, what money can do in certain circumstances or not do. Haunted have a blank check. This was, you know, another segment of this whole story. When he eventually got to a story he went off, the second supply ship finally arrived, a ship called t...

Layed with 20 tons of goods and equipped with ors, sand and tow ropes the party left from winter camp on april 21, 1811 with sails set in a favorable wind. They hoped to reach the pacific in late summer or autumn. The second passage i am reading takes place as they are going up the river from their winter camp which was about 400 miles up river from st. Louis. And as i mentioned, they were to follow the lewis and clark trail that is going up the missouri, over the rockies and down the columbia. ...

Societys president and ceo. Im over the moon to see some of you in our beautiful auditorium. Many of you, for the first time in a long time. So welcome back. Tonights program, the chinese question, gold rushes and global politics, it is part of our irene schwarts distinguished speaker series, the heart of our public programs. Enabled us to bring so many fine speakers to this stage. I would also like to thank for his great support. Joe pickett, thank you so much for all you do on behalf of this i...

Im over the moon to see some of you in our beautiful auditorium. Many of you, for the first time in a long time. So welcome back. Tonights program, the chinese question, gold rushes and global politics, it is part of our irene schwarts distinguished speaker series, the heart of our public programs. Enabled us to bring so many fine speakers to this stage. I would also like to thank for his great support. Joe pickett, thank you so much for all you do on behalf of this institution. I would also lik...

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