but doing that book about 10 years ago, i realized it had been so much written, so much research done on this battle recently in the past 20 years, especially archaeological, forensic results. that had been integrated into one narrative. 3ñgi ú ú ú%ú ú ú ú ú ú ú ú ú ú ú úpi a lot of the history we believe is mostly mythology, but what it tells us about ourselves that we created these myths, but we believe in them and love them. in the case of bonnie and clyde, i was wondering how could two of the most inept criminals who ever lived, and they were inapt. most of the time they had to break into gum machines for their meal money. but you take these two kids from a desperate dallas slum who are doomed the men of professional lawmen really decide to hunt them down. and how did we come to believe in them as these glamorous figures that seem to represent a romantic version of depression america? that was the question that i wanted to and go and that was the book i en
say that they say that reading and writing history is like going to a foreign country and i want to thank you all for setting up the passport s here today. for doing that. the comment for hampton is several years ago my wife and i were taking the tour on a beautiful fall they were all the trees were yellow and the tour guide to us by the little gift shop on the way out to the plate pueblo and we saw this man chopping wood behind the gift shop doing it very skillfully and forcefully. i couldn t believe for his small size how well he was chopping wood and the driver said that fellow is a survivor of the bataan death march and i noticed the connection between the two books because the arizona national guard i guess excuse me that mexico national guard had gone over to the philippines i believe for the ghost soldiers any way between mexico and the philippines there is a connection definitely. õlest-j5t there s a rumor that custer had two soldiers available after he won the b
good morning, everybody. we re here at our beautiful sunny tucson arizona looking out on a great looking audience. of course, everybody joining us at home on c-span groggy having lost one hour of sleep except here in arizona were we don t have daylight savings time. that is why i am looking at bright eyed and bushy tail so let s day gaulle of the people from the festival it is a two the amazing event here in teeeighteen starting out to become a premier book festival in the country. of course, the great part of what is going on here in arizona. let s give them a big round of applause. [applause] . . [applause] he is a truly great historic figure and anything perhaps an interesting bookend. i think today s conversation about the american military and the differences in the military. doug stanton is a master storyteller. yesterday career of bringing people to places all over the world, a writer whose words on travel and adventure and entertainment stories. in his own book abou