Events this saturday free to the public. 90 of our revenue comes from our donors and members, and we thank you. Before we get started, i have some housekeeping notes. First, amarillo socks who is one of the authors who is scheduled to make a presentation at 315 and the Lutheran Church fellowship hall, she has had to cancel. Mr. Larson will be signing festival purchase copies of his book immediately following his presentation. If youre planning to stay for the next author, after this presentation, please move forward to fill the seats as the venue entities. This will help the ushers get people seated for the next session. Please turn off your cell phones so they do not disrupt the presentation. We also asked that you not use of flash photography. Later, as you exit the venue, you will see our volunteers with yellow buckets in the back. They will be happy to accept your generous donation to the savanna book festival. You can also make donations on the festivals app and website. Please he
His numerous books include the return of George Washington, a New York Times bestseller, to the edges of the earth, winner of the 2019 National Outdoor book award. And some are for the gods, the scopes trial and the american the continued debate oversight of religion for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for history. He was an inaugural library fallow at National Library for the study of George Washington located on the grounds ofra mout vernon. He lives in malibu, california. Please give a warm savannah welcome to edward larson. [applause] thank you very much. Youre welcome. Thank you very much, thank you for having me back to savannah. In the spring when the essay deals are out. Thats always my favorite time. And as note i i taught for 20 years at university of georgia. Thats what i started as a young professor, and eventually was chair of the History Department and those are some of my happiest days. And and i want to give a shout t today two of my oldest friends in the world, or
And irans revolutionary guards warn Decisive Action will be taken if the rest over fuel price rises goes on. And im lee a hearty man doha with all the days sport of belgium make a little bit of history by winning the 1st match of the new look davis cup in madrid that and more later on in the program. The u. S. Says its abandoning its position on israeli settlements in the occupied west bank and will no longer consider them illegal sexual state. Says the construction of civilian settlement is not inconsistent with International Law. President has condemned the move has been welcomed by israels Prime Minister and says it writes a historical wrong says he will leave the status of the west bank to the israelis and palestinians to negotiate. Calling the establishing of civilian settlements inconsistent with International Law hasnt worked it hasnt invents the cause of peace the hard truth is there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict in arguments about who is right and wrong a
In the red sea also food and fuel run short in bolivian cities as supporters of former president evo morales cut off supplies. The u. S. Has abandoned its 4 decade old position on israeli settlements in the occupied west bank declaring that it no longer considers them illegal secretary of state mike from pale made the announcement saying u. S. Statements on the issue over the past years had been inconsistent says theyll leave the ultimate status of the west bank to israelis and palestinians to negotiate calling the establish of civilian settlements inconsistent with International Law hasnt worked as an invents the cause of peace. Hard truth is there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict in arguments about who is right and wrong as a matter of International Law will not bring peace this is a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians all the announcement has drawn expected praise from israel is the people of
Security lockdown in its region of kashmir has been described now in its 6th week the lockdown has virtually cut off residents from the outside world the Indian Government says things are improving. Of this lockdown has been decision to strip the region off its constitutional autonomy pakistan has condemned the move leading to a war of words between both nations we come to that in a bit but 1st heres why the issue is so sensitive that india and pakistan came to. Me that the shaded in its entirety but control only parts of it india controls the valley and it is here where this lockdown has been imposed. On indian control are divided by whats called the line of control over here and this line also separates the armies of both nations and thats a brief historical background has been protesting the Indian Governments move and its latest criticisms were delivered at the Un Human Rights Council in geneva. Our should remind the word i shudder to mention the word genocide here but i must with