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Pulitzer prize winning journalist chris hedges talks about his book wages of rebellion next. He discusses the causes of revolution and resistance by looking at stories of rebels throughout history and examines what it takes to be a rebel in modern times. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] hi there. Hi there. Can you guys hear me . Can you hear me in the back . Great. Im one of the owners here. Its great to see all of youd a labyrinth tonight. Welcome. Just a few practical things...

Each week, American History artifacts visits museums and historic places. Up next, a visit to the National Learn abouteum to the exhibit architecture of an st. Elizabeths, 1852 to 2017. Known as the Government Hospital the insane when it opened, d. C. D a you of washington, at its peak in 1960, st. Elizabeths had almost 8,000 and covered 300 acres. It is still open today. This hour long program, usator sarah levit shows what architecture can reveal about how the mentally ill were cared for over ...

This is a newspaper clipping from the 1948 election. Somebody added comments to it. He expresses interest in their families as well as the people were writing back to him also house margaret, i hope they are doing well. This is a letter that talks about something with close pictures which is the clipping that they are referring to. They had to have before joked. All good wishes and congratulations to your your family. If you ever need anybody for entertainment purposes, let me know. President tr...

It is still open today. In this hour long program, curator sarah levit shows us what architecture can reveal about how the mentally ill were cared for over time. Sarah we decided to do this exhibition for many reasons, one of which i think its a real important moment to be talking about the role of the federal government in providing Public Health and providing healthcare for the mentally ill. And what that role has been over. Ime it is an interesting time to talk about right now. Also right now...

[inaudible conversations] book tv is on twitter and facebook. And we want hear from you. Military force is one of the things think the American Public very often gets impatient about because they really believe they have this trump card, this great military that can defeat anyone. But its not true. It is an extraordinary military, very powerful, but can only win in certain situations and can only real request destroy things. Cant build a new order in its place. Sunday night, journalist and profe...

But what do i get . Induce a sense of the supreme so sacrifice in a very precarious position. We really could have won in 22 countries that that momentum was more than blind devotion it was adjusted quest for heroism or mythology but there was a belief it was complected some thought they were fighting for the union some thought they were fighting to free of the slaves some thought both but there was that kind current belief that it was different from many different perspectives it was this supre...

Of it, the philosophy of it. We wanted to be accessible. [applause]the joining us here on our bookot tv set is over Steven Johnson. Before we get into the most recent book, you are listening pretty intently to what james glick had to say. Guest hes one of my favorite authors. His book, chaos, which i read in college was the first Popular Science book that i read in my entire life that really started me thinking that i could potentially be a Science Writer becausbecause ive not been intd in scien...

Much for being here and i hope you have taken advantage of all of the perks available to you and those who are not book fair members as yet i know you are considering becoming members so thank you very much. Acknowledges miamidade college, the convener of this outstanding book fair and many thanks to our students, faculty and staff are giving up their time to make sure this book fair is the caliber that it is today and has been for the past three decades so thank you to miamidade college. [appla...

[silence] good afternoon again. Come on in, please have a seat. We are ready to begin. As you see, we have been on time all day long and i know that you appreciate that, thank you. Welcome to this next session. I am Mary Lou Harrison and it is truly a pleasure to have you here at miami book fair. We have many, many sponsors as you heard throughout the morning, but we want to really acknowledge them because without them this affair would not take place. Many thanks to the foundation, to the bache...

Issue with the spectrum and make it more usable in that kind of environment. Watch the communicators tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspan2. Youre looking at a time lapse video recorded by the library of congress showing the process of constructing the exhibition jacob riis, revealing how the other half lives. Next, on American History tvs american artifacts, we visit the exhibit in the librarys Thomas Jefferson building to learn about the life of the danish born journalist and photographer. This pro...