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Abraham lincolns hand. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this took place virtually, and the New York Historical society provided the video. Good evening, everyone. It is my absolute delight and pleasure to have the opportunity to speak with my good friend and professional colleague Harold Holzer. And as we said, please feel free to use the q a button at the bottom or the top of the screen and well get to as many questions toward the end. Lets turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. And might we see the cover of our book, civil war in 50 objects. In the museum realm, particularly the history museum, the art, objects, and documents on display have the power to stand in for a larger historical narrative conveying so much more than what is structurally defining of that object itself. But harold, what about our book civil war in 50 objects . How ....
Objects. Now in the nume realm, particularly the history human, the art, objects, and documents on display have the power to stand in for a larger historical narrative, conveying so much more than what is structurally defining of that object itself. But what about our book, civil war in 50 objects . How did this come about, and how effective is it at conveying the narrative sweep of the civil war in 50 objects . Well, its kind of a tactile history that brings you closer to the lived experience of the civil war. Thats because i was thats what made it so exciting for me. And if youre asking how it happened, it happened because of louise mayer. Louise asked me if i would be doing in this kind of a chronicle for publication, and she said, why dont you come in . I think you were there that first day of review. Why dont you come in, and ill put some of the objects i have in mind on a few tables in the Administrative Offices of t ....
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Welcome everyone to unbound, the bay area book festival virtual conversations. I want to start by acknowledging the partnership between this festival and kqed. Joining me is tiffany shlain, emmy nominated filmmaker and author of 24 6, the power of unplugging one day a week. Thank you for joining me today. Im so happy to be here. Is an interesting time to think about unplugging given this moment during the coronavirus pandemic as we are taping this interview. Many of us are finding ourselves even more tethered to screens because we are able to do things like meet people in person, go out to our workplaces or schools. Or hang out in a bar or cultural venue. First we will hear more about the book from tiffany and then we will have a discussion. Sending it over to you tiffany, take it away. Its so good to be here. Im from the bay area. I love the bay area and im glad we are still able to make it happen this way. Adapting doing literary adapting to this very extraordinary circumstance we ar ....
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