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268,000, it is the second most populated city in the state, and home to the university of nebraska. What the health of our Time Warner Cable partners, for the next hour we will explore the history and literary culture of this capital city. One of the most american writers of the 20th century, she was given almost every literary award possible. Least 3000hind at letters that we know about. Those letters are all over the world in different repositories. But we are fortunate that the good collectio...

Im committed to that. Thank you very much. Unfortunately my time is up. Thank you. [applause] the cspan cities tour visits literary and Historic Sites across the nation the every other weekend on cspan 2s book tv and cspan 3s america tv. Each day at 6 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions Copyright National able satellite corp. 2015] welcome to omaha. With a population of just over 400,000, today omaha is nebraskas largest city. Th the help ...

The railroads helped take overtake chicago as the stockyards. South omaha was basically the stockyards much the city was incorporated in 1884 and it was called the manley city because people literally thought it bloomed overnight. Announcer first up, we will visit the durham museum, housed in the former union train depot. It tells the story of a oncethriving industry in omaha. Were standing in the main room of the Union Station in omaha. E architect, William Stanley underwood, wanted to make a s...

Opposed to what it was intended to do. People look at this now and say this sin credible that it took a rule of the court to determine that yes, a native american, an indian was a person. Yes, it is when we look back from the filter of our conscience, we look back and say how could that be . How could they not see this . Yet there is also an error made in thinking that this was sush sup a significant ruling that it changed everything the it didnt it changed for Standing Bear and his few follower...

You have to show that you have some amenities that they want. So having this exposition here is going to show the rest of the world, omaha is a good place to come to, its a place you can live, that has something to offer. All the tourists coming is a great economic boon and is going to help businesses that are already here. Thats why they were beating out places like denver and sacramento for this trance pacific exposition. Thats why it was to coveted, bauds you would be on the world stage, peop...

Cspan 3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook. Now, a look at highlights of the cspan city store, as we learn about the history of cities and towns across america, in cooperation with our cable partners. To learn more about our stops on our tour, visit cspan. Org. We are standing in the main waiting room of Union Station in omaha, nebraska. It is an art deco building built in 1931. Architects wanted to make a statement about what the railroad was. In his mind, it was things, masculinity...

Side of the family or the other, i always wanted to be a soldier. Most of my family were not career soldiers, but they did serve. Je u t hahp hc my brother served eight years in the navy. My dad served in 53, and it was just something that, in our family, it was always an interest. It was always a topic of discussion with relatives, and so anyone that knew me as a child would not be surprised that i became a soldier. Where did you grow up . How many in your family . Where did you go to college ....

Janelle burrell is life in new is live in newdorf to explain. Reporter two have been working together, and one of the incidents happened here with the two men approaching a woman. They stole her purse. The first incident was sunday, july 12th around 2 00 that morning. The suspects approached two men in their 20s walking up to the corner store. It was in a chevy malibu. They identified themselves as police, flashed guns, and searched them they stole 300 from them, and then they drove off. Later t...

I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. [david reading onscreen text] appreciate it. Welcome to the Financial Capital of the world. All right, well. Man just to work, yeah. Right. All right. We are at your favorite restaurant in omaha, gorats. Why do you like it so much . Is it the food, or the price, or the combination of both . Warren its the food, and the price, and the heritage. I four generations of the gorat family...

Thats our motive. It sent shockwaves right away. Wheres he going . Whats he going to do . Hey, you want real life . Youre getting real life. Oh, god, what the hell do we have here . Reporter winter on the great plains can be long, bleak and brutal. So, in march, when winter briefly releases its grip for a day or two, even the trees seem to raise their limbs in celebration. March 13th, 2008 was one of those days of cautious jubilation in omaha, nebraska. 61 degrees, and a light velvety breeze. 11...