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Slow and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered im Peter Lavelle if you trust the Mainstream Media well then youre in the minority sadly a great deal of media today is not designed to inform but rather confirms political bias this approach of the news is not only polarizing but its also lowering journalistic standards is this why readers and viewers seek their news elsewhere. Across talking the news im joined by my guest charles or tile in new york he is a private investor and a w...

Im jamie colby, and today im in wilmington, North Carolina. Its known for its gorgeous beaches and its great surfing, but it was also the last confederate port city to fall during the civil war, so it is fitting that im here to meet an heir whose ancestor became famous in defeat at the Highwater Mark of the confederacy. My name is George Edward pickett v. Im the greatgreatgrandson of general george e. Pickett of gettysburg fame. And i never knew exactly what that would bring to my family fame, f...

Im jamie colby, and today im in wilmington, North Carolina. Its known for its gorgeous beaches and its great surfing, but it was also the last confederate port city to fall during the civil war, so it is fitting that im here to meet an heir whose ancestor became famous in defeat at the Highwater Mark of the confederacy. My name is George Edward pickett v. Im the greatgreatgrandson of general george e. Pickett of gettysburg fame. And i never knew exactly what that would bring to my family fame, f...

Good evening and welcome to tonights lecture. After the lecture, there will be a q a and book signing. The views of the author do not viewsarily represent the of the museum or the state of new york. We present Glenn Williams tonight who will present dunmores war the last conflict of the colonial american area. Aboutthe author of a book the campaign against the air courier and holds a phd from the university of michigan. I would now like to welcome him. Glenn thank you for that kind introduction....

Virginia premise collar slavery in virginia. It was usually the most interesting part of the landscape and as a professional chef or 10 years and i found myself in a few spaces for the children had to cook and i realized there were no answers to the questions about their lives and contributions. My work in my book is focused on the 18th to 19th century Plantation Homes than the larger ones. But the ones where where the cook mind of the the cook mightve been a longer set than any, but the ones th...

Declaration of rights, was a delegate to the federal convention in philadelphia, but refused to sign the constitution because it did not include a bill of rights. Gunston hall. I am the education manager here. I am very excited to give you a tour today. We are standing in front of the house right now. And 1759ilt in 1755 and was the home of george mason and his first wife. If you look at the house, the carving and decoration outside, tells us that george mason belonged to the strata of society h...

House right now. It was built in 1755 and 1759 and was the home of george mason and his first wife. If you look at the house, the carving and decoration outside, the house tells us that george mason belonged to the strata of society he thought he did. He was a wealthy man. The house tells us that in the details. The driveway you come up was lined, in his lifetime, with cherry trees. He didnt ever addon to the house. The house you see now is what mason built in 1769. Its kind of interesting becau...

Esthetic, maybe amendment hesic, maybe a better word would be snobbery. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. Welcome to lynchburg, virginia, on booktv. Located in the foothills of the blue Ridge Mountains along the james river, it has a population of about 80,000 people. Founded in 1757, lynchburg was named more its founder for its founder, john lynch. The city is home to poplar forest, Thomas Jeffersons private retreat. And with the help of our Comcast Cable partners, fo...

Preservationist jobie hill has been writing about slave dwellings in the united states. Her interdisciplinary work includes photograph, interpretation, and preservation of slave history. Up next on american artifacts we travel to southern virginia near the North Carolina border to visit the former Brandon Plantation with jobie hill and learn about her saving slave houses project, joined by several archeologists and preservations and a team that came to document Brandon Plantation with a series o...

Of seven books. Madison transformed the field more than anyone else. Its all constitutions everywhere. I thought, i was about to turn 40 and i thought i want something to really sink my teeth into federal spend my middle 40s on and win lose or draw, ive written something fat, and thats edited down considerably. The bottom line is, i wanted to do something i thought would be hard and long and maybe good and it was deathly hard and definitely long and now its up to you whether you think its good. ...