point on both sides because people have anticipated this for so long. some people were itching for a fight. they think war is a glorious thing and let s go and do it. but in the spring, lincoln s overeager young friend from springfield, elmer ellsworth, a short but very dashing commander of a drill team would go with the lincoln boys to the roof of the white house and look out with a telescope. and over the river they saw a confederate flag flying from the top of a hotel. and ellsworth, for one, was offended. ellsworth led a band across the river to tear down the confederate flag. as he was walking down the stairs, the owner of the inn took his shotgun and shot him in the chest. he fell down the last few steps, clutching and wrapped in this increasingly block-soaked flag. lincoln loved this young man so the war came home really fast for lincoln. with the first cannon fired at ft. sumter in april 1861, the country thrust into civil war. and the fate of the united sta
excitement actually at that point on both sides because people have anticipated this for so long. some people were itching for a fight. they think war is a glorious thing and let s go and do it. but in the spring, lincoln s overeager young friend from springfield, elmer ellsworth, a short but very dashing commander of a drill team would go with the lincoln boys to the roof of the white house and look out with a telescope. and over the river they saw a confederate flag flying from the top of a hotel. and ellsworth, for one, was offended. ellsworth led a band across the river to tear down the confederate flag. as he was walking down the stairs, the owner of the inn took his shotgun and shot him in the chest. he fell down the last few steps, clutching and wrapped in this increasingly blood-soaked flag. lincoln loved this young man, so the war came home really fast for lincoln. with the first cannon fired at ft. sumter in april 1861, the country is thrust into civil war
The people couldnt take refuge in their homes. Then they also had to secure food water communications. Literally the city had to resurrect itself from the bottom up. Every year, about september especially september 8 the Houston Television stations will show footage taken from the aftermath of the 1900 storm. Then they show photos. The newspapers may do interviews. But certainly the potential for destruction from future storms is always kept in mind. Certainly the 1900 storm was one of the gateways that led galveston from the 19th century to the new century. But more than that, its a point. Its sort of a marker that we can always turn to and say that it happened here, and the potential, however slight, is that it could happen again. During the civil war, the union army set up blockades along southern ports. Well take a look at one of those blockades in our tour of the literary life of galveston. Up next, andrew hall, offer of the book, civil war blockade running on the texas coast, abo
Cell phones and other devices should be turned off. That would be very much appreciated. Tonight is the sole event so tonight there is one event. If i could just ask everyone to pull fold up their chairs at the end of the event that would be greatly appreciated. Last thing, the q a session, if i can ask you to step to the side, to my left we have a microphone and we do record this and cspan is here as well. If we could get this all on recording, that would be wonderful. Thank you. Without further do it like to introduce tonights author. Be free or die, the imaging story of escape from slavery to union hero. Its her second major work. Nominated for the 2014 edgar award for best fact crime and number one wall street bestseller. They chronicles the heroic journey of robert small who in 186 1862 seized a confederate steamer and sailed to Union Blockade freeing himself and his family. As all of you will soon see and learn, he i his mission did not and there. He would later become the first
Announcer and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. John alpert was often the first reporter last reporter out while documents war around the global but perhaps his magnum opu is the documentary cuba and the cameraman which is 45 years in the making, featuring unprecedented access to the cuban leader, fidel castro. Film premiers november 24th near a a year after castros death. Now a clip from cuba and the cameraman. Fidel, i broke the blockade, brought you the best beer in the United States. Im bricking the blockade. There you go. Very strong [ speaking Foreign Language ] [ laughter ] he wants us to solve the social and economic problems in the United States. He wishes us success with that. Que . Im translating. You used to speak english remember. [ speaking Foreign Language ]. How how did you develop that rapport with castro . I guess i broke all the rules. Yeah. You know theres normal protocol for dealing with him. Youve met him. Uhhuh. You sit in a c