Partnerships with the Historical Society. I like to give a special welcome for anyone attending a virtual one for the first time. Im sure there are some joining us for the first time. If youre not familiar with us, we are the oldest Historical Society in america. Hundred and 7091 as an independent nonprofit institution, dedicated to collecting and publishing in staring her history or 229 years. These days, we are taking to hosting Virtual Events and Online Events planned every week through june. Our Program Next Week and friday at 2 00 p. M. And a virtual tour in the philly programs. This years anniversary so we hope you will be able to join us on the property find Additional Details on our website. Today we have a great program, we are joined by abram from an associate professor of english at Washington University in st. Louis. Phd from northwestern university. His published widely on literature, possibly focusing especially on American Culture. Hell be talking about his new book, ame
Distinguished career she has brought her wideranging intelligence and feel for storytelling to some of her countrys leading intellectual and cultural institutions. She has served as a member of the wall street journal editorial board, columnist for Financial Times and bloomberg news, she has taught economic history at the stern school of business. Now in addition to her prolific book writing, amity serves as a president ial scholar for kings college, chairs the board of the Calvin Coolidge president ial foundation, and in a big coup for us at michigan chairs the whole Selection Committee for the Manhattan Institute high outcries. An award she herself has won. Few decades have imprinted on the popular imagination quite as much as the 1960s and so many of us remember that decade for its most dramatic and turbulent moments. The assassinations of the kennedys and Martin Luther king jr. The march on washington and antiwar protests. Neil armstrong on the moon and fighting in vietnam. Amitys
Page. It is great to be here with you all to celebrate and discuss an excellent new book by one of our countrys most original and insightful economic thinkers. Amity shlaes. Over the course of her distinguished career she has brought her wideranging intelligence and feel for storytelling to some of her countrys leading intellectual and cultural institutions. She has served as a member of the wall street journal editorial board, columnist for Financial Times and bloomberg news, she has taught economic history at the stern school of business. Now in addition to her prolific book writing, amity serves as a president ial scholar for kings college, chairs the board of the Calvin Coolidge president ial foundation, and in a big coup for us at michigan chairs the whole Selection Committee for the Manhattan Institute high outcries. An award she herself has won. Few decades have imprinted on the popular imagination quite as much as the 1960s and so many of us remember that decade for its most dr
This is the story of a world whose borders and territories were drawn by the slave trade a world where violence subjugation and profit imposed their own brutes and forged empires. But back then there was no. Slaves of the driving force behind these emerging empires. In the 14th century europe discovered that it was located temptingly close to one of the planets most important trading regions. Tend to project the riches that were produced back then in africa. The Catalan Atlas where did europeans appetite for conquest the winds for the benefit of travelers it also provided information on the military strength of different nations and it provided an economic map tracing the trading routes toward africa and its resources. A small kingdom was the 1st in the rush to seize control of the coasts of africa. A new network of slavery routes was drawn. Very big here this was a portuguese project there were common sets fire to induce more. Students out so part of the adventure to africa was to. Be
Seize control of the coasts of africa portugal. A new network of slavery routes was drawn. Very big this was a portuguese project. For i didnt do small. Arms to this out so. Venture to africa. Was. Better look really secure themselves and also maybe secure advantage or again small groups. List. The largest city in portugal and the only European Capital on the Atlantic Coast at the mouth of the take the discovery monument evokes nostalgia for a time when the portuguese made the world their home carved in stone some 52 meters above the water the heroes of portugal pioneers of the conquest looked triumphantly towards the ocean that gave them such wealth and prestige. They are headed by prince henry the navigator the architect of a perilous project to open up a new trade route via the Atlantic Ocean his aim was to bypass the muslim arrivals in the mediterranean and gain access to africas gold coast in the 14th century the portuguese succeeded in ousting the arabs from their territory the k