up next on booktv after words with guest host matthew continetti editor of the washington free begin. this week s heather cox richardson and her new book to make men free a history of the republican party. in it, she discusses the one s republican belief articulated by lincoln that government is supposed to promote economic opportunity for all. she explores the parties repeated abandonment of that principle in the 20th century and its return to its roots after every economic collapse. this program is about an hour. hostos hello i am matthew continetti editor of the washington free beacon. you can follow me on twitter. today we are going to discuss to make men free a history of the republican party. my guest is professor heather cox richardson boston college. welcome professor. guest: thanks for having me. host: how long have you been teaching at boston college? guest: this is my fourth year in boston college but i ve been a teacher since 1987. american history 1
we do have available for sale if you want to get signed at the end of the presentation, yes, three children and lives with his wife judy sloven in cambridge, massachusetts and tenants harbor, maine, please give a round round of applause for rogers thanks so much. it s great to see you here. it s great to be here where i lived in the mid-1980s when this tour was across the street, but was a haven for book lovers in a town where some people prefer to go to the beach now and then and it obviously the store has thrived so it s great to see all of you here. this book is is about the civil war as you probably know and the first point i want to make is really the main point of the book about the the tremendous financial burden that lincoln and his treasury salmon chase took on to finances war. i ll talk about them later in the talk, but they had what i would call a marriage. it was a very fruitful marriage. not a very happy marriage, but they got the job done much unlike the south a
it s great to see you here. it s great to be here where i lived in the mid-1980s when this tour was across the street, but was a haven for book lovers in a town where some people prefer to go to the beach now and then and it obviously the store has thrived so it s great to see all of you here. this book is is about the civil war as you probably know and the first point i want to make is really the main point of the book about the the tremendous financial burden that lincoln and his treasury salmon chase took on to finances war. i ll talk about them later in the talk, but they had what i would call a marriage. it was a very fruitful marriage. not a very happy marriage, but they got the job done much unlike the south and one of the points of the book. is that is that by taking on this tremendous challenge when when the united states from the union had no financial mechanisms. no currency. no bank, no taxation system doing everything in the south failed to do was really responsi
it s great to see you here. it s great to be here where i lived in the mid-1980s when this tour was across the street, but was a haven for book lovers in a town where some people prefer to go to the beach now and then and it obviously the store has thrived so it s great to see all of you here. this book is is about the civil war as you probably know and the first point i want to make is really the main point of the book about the the tremendous financial burden that lincoln and his treasury salmon chase took on to finances war. i ll talk about them later in the talk, but they had what i would call a marriage. it was a very fruitful marriage. not a very happy marriage, but they got the job done much unlike the south and one of the points of the book. is that is that by taking on this tremendous challenge when when the united states from the union had no financial mechanisms. no currency. no bank, no taxation system doing everything in the south failed to do was really responsi
it s great to see you here. it s great to be here where i lived in the mid-1980s when this tour was across the street, but was a haven for book lovers in a town where some people prefer to go to the beach now and then and it obviously the store has thrived so it s great to see all of you here. this book is is about the civil war as you probably know and the first point i want to make is really the main point of the book about the the tremendous financial burden that lincoln and his treasury salmon chase took on to finances war. i ll talk about them later in the talk, but they had what i would call a marriage. it was a very fruitful marriage. not a very happy marriage, but they got the job done much unlike the south and one of the points of the book. is that is that by taking on this tremendous challenge when when the united states from the union had no financial mechanisms. no currency. no bank, no taxation system doing everything in the south failed to do was really responsi
lived in the mid-1980s when this tour was across the street, but was a haven for book lovers in a town where some people prefer to go to the beach now and then and it obviously the store has thrived so it s great to see all of you here. this book is is about the civil war as you probably know and the first point i want to make is really the main point of the book about the the tremendous financial burden that lincoln and his treasury salmon chase took on to finances war. i ll talk about them later in the talk, but they had what i would call a marriage. it was a very fruitful marriage. not a very happy marriage, but they got the job done much unlike the south and one of the points of the book. is that is that by taking on this tremendous challenge when when the united states from the union had no financial mechanisms. no currency. no bank, no taxation system doing everything in the south failed to do was really responsible for winning the war and in many ways for the country t
a handful of killers. if i could engage 17 people a different way that could have a significant impact. america tonight s michael okwu, with a look at richmond, california. why the program would run smack into opposition. what happens in the black community we always make false promises to people of color. always. and from the beaches of normandy to a small town in virginia, a shared salute to blood spilt. sacrifice honored on the 70th anniversary of d-day. and good evening, thanks for joining us, i m joie chen. it is a commemoration that honors strong alliances and what they can do to overcome evil. at omaha, utah, juneau, to remind the world what great powers can do together. again, as general eisenhower said, on that longest day, the eyes of the world are upon you. on this anniversary, as they were 70 years ago, the aging vets who returned to honor comrades who fell taking the beaches of normandy. and launching the beginning of the end of the nazi grip on europ
a handful of killers. if i could engage 17 people a different way that could have a significant impact. america tonight s michael okwu, with a look at richmond, california. why the program would run smack into opposition. what happens in the black community we always make false promises to people of color. always. and from the beaches of normandy to a small town in virginia, a shared salute to blood spilt. sacrifice honored on the 70th anniversary of d-day. and good evening, thanks for joining us, i m joie chen. it is a commemoration that honors strong alliances and what they can do to overcome evil. at omaha, utah, juneau, to remind the world what great powers can do together. again, as general eisenhower said, on that longest day, the eyes of the world are upon you. on this anniversary, as they were 70 years ago, the aging vets who returned to honor comrades who fell taking the beaches of normandy. and launching the beginning of the end of the nazi grip on europ
a handful of killers. if i could engage 17 people a different way that could have a significant impact. america tonight s michael okwu, with a look at richmond, california. why the program would run smack into opposition. what happens in the black community we always make false promises to people of color. always. and from the beaches of normandy to a small town in virginia, a shared salute to blood spilt. sacrifice honored on the 70th anniversary of d-day. and good evening, thanks for joining us, i m joie chen. it is a commemoration that honors strong alliances and what they can do to overcome evil. at omaha, utah, juneau, to remind the world what great powers can do together. again, as general eisenhower said, on that longest day, the eyes of the world are upon you. on this anniversary, as they were 70 years ago, the aging vets who returned to honor comrades who fell taking the beaches of normandy. and launching the beginning of the end of the nazi grip on europ