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The topic of our lecture today is the history of the gold rush. I will talk mainly about california in the years immediately following 1848. But gold has played a very Important Role in American History. If you think back to the conquistadors, one of the things they were fascinated by was the quest for gold. And the history of their conquest, first of the aztecs and then of the incas, is an unquenchable desire for Precious Metals. Gold and also silver. When the first english settlers came to jamestown in 1607, what they were hoping to find was the same kind of supplies of gold that had been fo...

Suddenly, rachael disappeared and a desperate search began. You can see the vastness in all the various places that you could conceal a body. Months went by, the case stalled, then investigators learned that the plot might be bigger and darker than they ever could have guessed. This is a very tantalizing thread that comes together. Absolutely. Whispers that rachael was the victim of something out of a hitchcock movie, a moment of pure evil. Had a look in his face that i had described as satan. And just maybe a second woman in the crosshairs. If the stories were true, then you had married a str...

Contributors to the books from democracy to freedom and no wall they can build. Watch coverage of the 2017 baltimore book festival saturday starting at noon eastern on cspan2s booktv. Wildfires in the west where the focus of an environment and Public Works Committee hearing in the senate yesterday. Members served on Forest Management experts on the impacts wildfires have had on the environment and the economy. From capitol hill, this is about an hour and 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning, i called his hearing to order. So far...

With lynn olson on cspan2. Now, a Committee Hearing on how to improve Forest Management to better prevent wildfires. This is one hour, 45 minutes. [gavel pound] good morning. We call this hearing to order. So far in 2017, as all the guests of the panel know in 2017, fires have burned oregon 8 million acres in the United States. We need to find solutions to address this threat to communities and wildlife. Today the committee is going to hear testimony on three bills related to catastrophic wildfires burning across the west. Introducedes has senate 605 relief for Forest Management projects which...

Its very exciting. Make sure you are on our email list or follow us on facebook. Tonights author has been a friend to us the time we have been open. He was a small guy deeply interested in star wars, mine craft and this is our second events with him. Its always a pleasure to get people in your community so it gives me pleasure to give you a. [applause] thank you it is so good to be here. These places like this i call as a constitutional institution. We cant take them for granted. We remember or i remember very well the dark days of 2011 when there was no bookstore in town and fast forward to t...