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This is a volume that was owned by martha washington. It is a you can see her signature m. Washington. And its an Early Edition printed in england. It was known as a help and guide to christian families published in london in 1752. So quite likely a book she may well, you can imagine, have taken along with her to camp to spend the winter at valley forge. The top of the page is missing, almost certainly it was clipped by an autograph collector in the 19th century, presumably her name would have b...

Things like canteens that they could try to get a better handle on keeping on that material. One of the great treasures in our collection is a simple modest little flag, blue background, that bears 13 stars and it was general washingtons personal standard. So it really signified his presence. When you saw that flag, you knew general washington was in command. And its incredible that it has survived. So few flags from the revolution have. It kaem came to us from a desce of general washingtons sis...

That housed him in every campaign of the revolution. It was acquired by the minister from the valley forge era and that launched a century of collecting and launched the idea of a museum to tell the entire story of the revolution. The collections of the museum are incomparable. They have no peer. We have objects related to washington which truly are unique. One of a kind. And they bring to life his leadership, his incredible role in keeping the Continental Army together and never waivvering fm h...

Theres a new british monarch, the first britishborn monarch in the 18th century, george iii. Hes young, very vibrant. He considers himself to be a real patriot king. Americans of the future revolutionary generation are extremely patriotic. They have just participated in one of the most dramatic victories in modern history and are now part of really the richest most extensive empire since the classical age. And the first object i want to show you is an engraved soldier powder. This is a cow horn ...

Adept at handling her medium, despite her husbands infidelities, his death in office as well as her own poor health, she would help define the role of the modern first lady. Florence harding on cspans original series first ladies influence and image. Examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency. From martha away twoo michelle obama. Sundays at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on American History t on cspan 3. Each week, mesh hi...

Have struggled. The main agency thats charged with Coastal Protection andti in restoration in the u. S. Is the army corps of engineers which is a 200yearold agency that livet within the department of theparo army oddly enough but actually become blatant and red tape it is made a very difficult to take the sort of innovative approaches and the quick tape. Reaction that a lot of folks who hork on coastal policy are needed. Host there was to make tse sure these flood prone communities stay safe and...

Calls, emails and facebook questions, life sunday at noon eastern on book tvs in depth on cspan2. Nnieoining us now is a snider. Here is the headline, White America still has not learned the lessons of katrina. Lets start with the headline, what have we not learned since katrina . I think your previous guest was talking about disasters that we have learned from. The lesson i am focusing on is preparing communities with resiliency. That is something we really struggled. The main agency that is ch...

On the fall congressional agenda. Funding for the federal government expires on september 30, so Congress Must pass a federal spending bill to keep the government open and avoid a shutdown. The house passed four of its 12 Appropriations Bills in a spending package. Here are the opening remarks of the floor debate from the House Appropriations Committee Chair and Ranking Member. Mr. Chairman, i rise today to present an amendment to hr 3219, the make america secure appropriations act. This legisla...

Within the military construction of veterans, a portion of this bill and i thank the chairman for his leadership military infrastructure funding has increased by 25 above current levels. Continue our efforts to rebuild our armed forces, ensuring our war fighters have the support they need. We cannot forget those who served. This measure increases funding for the department of Veterans Affairs by 5 over current levels to provide veterans and a and their families with access to medical care and ot...

About their loved ones stuck in this storm. Reporter that is right brian. Before this well thing is over at least a foot of rainfall will be dumped on puerto rico and that is after this hurricane devastated other smaller islands including dominica. Melissa is from allentown but attending medical school on the island of dominica. And the last time she spoke with her daughter was monday night a short time before the storm made landfall. Now that she is out of the way she is stressful not knowing w...