The most popular programs for the American Writers Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=25 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 22 May 2013 04:43:48 GMT In this 1979 speech Mr. Baldwin talked about being a black writer, about the civil rights movement, and other topics. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170651-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170651-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests discussed the history of the Early Republic, the transcendental movement, and American intellectual history through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Emerson pioneered the transcendental movement with his essay [Nature]. Thoreau wrote [Walden] and several other works. The program was telecast from Walden Pond and featured area sites such as the Emerson house, the Concord Museum, and the original site of Thoreau's cabin. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164015-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164015-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Author Ayn Rand spoke about her philosophical theories and the influence of capitalism on Western society. Her theories came to be known as Objectivism. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170069-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170069-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Foote talked about the writings of William Faulkner and his view of the South. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170042-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170042-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT From Rowan Oak, William Faulkner's home, the guests talked about his life and his writings, focusing on the Yoknapatawpha County novels. A C-SPAN crew toured grounds and a few rooms inside the home. Professor Kartiganer is the editor of [Faulkner and Ideology: Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha] and has done extensive research on the life and works of William Faulkner. Professor Davis is the author of [Faulkner's Negro: Art and the Southern Context] and has also done research on the connection between Faulker's writings and society in the 1930s. The guests examined Southern culture during the late 1920s and early 1930s through the writings of Faulkner. In his writings Faulkner invented a host of characters typical of the historical growth and subsequent decadence of the South. Each story and each novel contributes to the construction of the imaginary Yoknapatawpha County and its inhabitants. Their theme is the decay of the old South. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169908-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169908-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of the early Colonial period through the life and writings of William Bradford. Bradford was governor of the Massachusetts Colony and the author of the [Mayflower Compact] and [Of Plymouth Plantation]. The guests and "Governor Bradford" responded to audience comments and questions. Also featured were the Plimoth Plantation, a living history museum that recreates life in Colonial Massachusetts, and readings from Bradford's works. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163156-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163156-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT From Ernest Hemingway's home in Key West, Florida, the guests talked about his life and writings, and how the history of the 1920s and 1930s was characterized in his novels and short stories, with emphasis on [The Sun Also Rises]. The program featured several archival photographs of Hemingway over the years as well as previously recorded footage of P.J. O'Rourke talking about Hemingway's influence. Born in 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois, Ernest Hemingway became a reporter for the [Kansas City Star] in 1917. In 1918, he was wounded while serving in Italy during WWI. In 1920, he became a reporter for the [Toronto Star] and in 1921 was sent to Paris for that paper. While there, he began interacting with the population of American writers and other artists who were known as the American Expatriates. During the 1920s in Paris, his fiction writing began to be noticed and in 1926 his groundbreaking novel, [The Sun Also Rises], was published, bringing Hemingway success and celebrity. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169667-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169667-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT From the National Steinbeck Center the guests talked about John Steinbeck's life, his writings, and the times in which he lived. They also responded to audience telephone calls and talked about the political issues that were having an impact on the nation at the time, focusing on his book, [The Grapes of Wrath]. The book was published in 1938 and tells the story of migrant farm workers in the Salinas Valley, many of whom had left the Dust Bowl states of Oklahoma and Kansas during the Great Depression. Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for [The Grapes of Wrath] in 1940, the same year the film version of the book, starring Henry Fonda, was released. Professor Owens is the author of [The Grapes of Wrath: Trouble in the Promised Land]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169785-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169785-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests talked about the life, works and legacy of author F. Scott Fitzgerald in an effort to learn about the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. "The Jazz Age," which F. Scott Fitzgerald coined, or the "roaring 20's" as it came to be known, was a period of decadence, youth, and rebellion in a post-World War I era. It was during this time that Fitzgerald and a large group of young writers came to the forefront: Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, John Dos Passos, Henry Miller and numerous others. Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda traveled throughout Europe, as members of the self-exiled expatriates looking for artistic inspiration, intellectual growth, and a good time. Fitzgerald became a major voice for his generation. His works, including [The Great Gatsby], offer an insider's look into the leisure class. He vividly brought social issues like class status, as well as an abandonment of more traditional values to the general public. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169579-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169579-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests talked about the history of the Progressive Era, the Industrial Revolution, and labor practices at the turn of the century through the Writings of Upton Sinclair. Sinclair's [The Jungle] set in the Union Stockyards on the south side of Chicago during 1904-5, the novel's chief goal was to expose abusive labor conditions in the stockyards. In addition to doing this, the work received most of its notoriety from its descriptions of the filth of the processing plants and the ingredients of its processed meats. The book is considered by many as the final impetus for the passage later that year of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. President Theodore Roosevelt dubbed Sinclair and other writers in the time period who were exposing what they viewed as inequities in society as "Muckrakers." This program was telecast, in part, from a food processing facility in Chicago and highlighted current meat processing procedures as well as occupational safety issues. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165365-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165365-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT From the library of DeWitt Clinton High School, guests examined racism in America and the rise of the civil rights movement through the life and writings of social critic James Baldwin. Dr. Kelley is an authority on the history of the civil rights movement. Dr. Leeming, a close personal friend of James Baldwin, published [James Baldwin: A Biography] in 1994. Dr. Washington talked about the social and political forces that shaped Baldwin and other black writers in his book [The Ideologies of African American Literature]. During the period between 1955 and 1965, individuals and civil rights organizations challenged segregation and discrimination with a variety of activities, including protest marches, boycotts, and refusal to abide by segregation laws. Baldwin was continually conscious of the hypocrisies and injustices in the world around him and, as a writer, made his readers aware of the state of American race relations. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170519-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170519-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of slavery and freedom in 19th century America through the life and writings of Frederick Douglass. After escaping slavery, Douglass wrote [Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave] and spoke frequently on the abolitionist lecture circuit. The program was telecast from Douglass' former home which is now designated as the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164394-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164394-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT In an excerpt from the American Writers program, "Writings of Kirk and Buckley," William F. Buckley, Jr. was interviewed at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. He talked about the history of the conservative movement and conservative political thought in America, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170896-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170896-3 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT From Sunset Boulevard and the Harmony Gold Theater, the guests talked about the political history of America and the world from the mid-1930s to post-World War II through the life and writings of novelist, screenwriter, and philosopher Ayn Rand. With a specific look at Rand's philosophy of Objectivism, they examined why her writings gained currency in the time period and what influence they have had since. They responded to audience telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail. Mr. Britting produced the film, [Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life.] Hollywood in the 30s and 40s played a vital role in the life of Ayn Rand and the dissemination of her ideas, both through her writings in [The Fountainhead], which came out in 1943, and the movie which hit the screen in 1949. Her two novels, [The Fountainhead] (1943), and [Atlas Shrugged], laid out her ideals of the supremacy of individual reason and rights over collective thought, which later became known as her philosophy of Objectivism. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169959-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169959-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of the early struggle for civil rights and the development of modern black culture through the writings of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. Among the topics addressed were the rise of the black press, black involvement in higher education, political movements, and differences between the two authors. The program was telecast from the Washington's home on the grounds of Tuskegee University and the Du Bois Library at the University of Massachusetts and featured several artifacts and writings held at the locations. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165130-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165130-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Author and commentator William F. Buckley, Jr. talked about his compendium titled [Happy Days Were Here Again], published by Random House. The book is a collection of more than 120 articles and speeches written between 1985 and 1993. Beginning with Mr. Buckley's 1950 Class Day speech while a student at Yale, he addresses the Cold War, the passing of friends, the joys of sailing the open seas, liberty, and the comfort of faith. The selections, edited by his sister Patricia Bozell, include commentary from the author that provides historical context for his speeches. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/51801-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/51801-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of the American Revolution and Early Republic through the writings of Thomas Paine. His [Common Sense] and [The Age of Reason] were influential in shaping republican philosophy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Also highlighted were several documents housed in the Thomas Paine museum located near Paine's former home in New Rochelle, New York. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163160-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163160-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests talked about the history of the antebellum era, the transcendental movement, and national politics prior to the Civil War through the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne wrote [The Scarlet Letter], befriended President Pierce, and became involved with the utopian movement at Brook Farm. The program was telecast from his birthplace near the House of Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts and included several artifacts relating to Hawthorne's life. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164017-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164017-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of post-Civil War Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, and race relations through the writings of Mark Twain. Ms. Fishkin is the author of [Lighting Out for the Territory]. The guests also responded to audience telephone calls. Mr. Sweets conducted a tour of the Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site and parts of the Mark Twain Museum. Mr. Seuss sang music of the period and played the banjo. Eric Skeen portrays Tom Sawyer for the Hannibal, Missouri Chamber of Commerce, and Megan Patterson portrays Becky Thatcher. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164886-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164886-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the origins and impact of the Harlem Renaissance which lasted from the end of World War I through the middle of the Great Depression. During that time, a group of African-American writers created a sizeable body of literature in the genres of poetry, fiction, drama and essay. Through their writings, they explored racial consciousness and the status of African-Americans at the time. Participants talked about two of the Harlem Renaissance writers, Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. Dr. Rampersad was the primary biographer of Hughes' life. Mr. Dodson provided the historical context of the Harlem Renaissance. Dr. Wall provided background information on Zora Neale Hurston and the impact of her works. Lucy Anne Hurston, an author in her own right, was the niece of Zora Neale Hurston. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169204-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169204-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of the pre-revolutionary era and Early Republic through the writings of Benjamin Franklin, publisher, scientist and early-American diplomat. Franklin wrote a number of books, including his [Autobiography] and [Poor Richard's Almanack]. Also highlighted in the program are the city of Philadelphia and the American Philosophical Society, founded by Franklin in 1743. The society holds many documents written or created by Franklin. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163159-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163159-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of the Plains Indian in the late-nineteenth century, the policy of Indian removal, and warfare between the U.S. and various tribes. Black Elk wrote [Black Elk Speaks] which describes Indian religion and culture as well as the struggles of tribes from 1863 to the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890. The program, telecast from the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, contained portions of an interview with Black Elk's great-granddaughter, a reenactment of the battle, and looked at several artifacts from the site. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165060-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165060-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT The history of westward expansion was examined through the writings of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Lewis and Clark led an expedition to explore the West following the Louisiana Purchase. During the expedition they made several maps of Western lands and recorded diaries of the journey. The program was telecast from a reconstructed Fort Clatsop, Lewis and Clark's winter encampment from December 1805 to March 1806, at which they revised their diaries and produced maps of the regions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163696-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163696-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT From the Metropolitan Club on H Street the guests will discuss the early years of the Cold War, world politics, and presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Richard Nixon through the life and writings of journalist and columnist Walter Lippmann. The Metropolitan Club was chosen as a site for the program because Walter Lippmann was a member, its location approximately two blocks from the White House, and its relevancy as a club whose members are predominantly from the professional ranks of the government, military, and private sectors. This is the first time the Club has opened its doors to cameras in its 139-year history. The emphasis is on Lippmann (1889-1974) and the influence his writings had, especially his newspaper column "Today and Tomorrow," on the American public for over 60 years and including his access to and involvement with many of the presidents, politicians, and powerbrokers he covered from World War I through Vietnam. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170338-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170338-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of slavery, abolitionism, and the antebellum era through the writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of [Uncle Tom's Cabin]. Stowe, daughter of Congregationalist minister Lyman Beecher and brother of Henry Ward Beecher, wrote several novels, but became famous for her work on behalf of the abolitionist movement. This program was telecast from the Harriet Beecher Stowe house in Ohio where she taught school and came in contact with several fugitive slaves. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164395-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164395-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Michael Hiltzik presented a history of the New Deal. The author examined the origins of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plans to confront the nation's economic depression and the president's relationships with his inner-circle of advisers, which ranged across the social spectrum. Mr. Hiltzik also examined the politically conservative facets of the New Deal that included the suspension of antitrust enforcement and the desire for a balanced budget. Mr. Hiltzik responded to questions from members of the audience at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, California. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301968-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301968-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT From the Jack Kerouac Commemorative Park on Bridge Street in Lowell, MA, guests talked about the history of United States from the late 1940s through the early 1960s through the life and writings of Jack Kerouac. They also responded to viewer telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail. Specifically, they examined the burgeoning subculture of America during this period and compared it with the larger prevailing culture, including the Beat Generation and counterculture movement. Scenes of the Kerouac Commemorative Park and the columns containing passages of Kerouac's writings were also shown. Music from the period was performed by David Amram and video clips of venues associated with Kerouac in Lowell, Greenwich Village and other New York City areas were shown. Additionally, audio clips of Kerouac reading [On the Road] were played. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170413-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170413-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the social, political, and military history of the Civil War era from the perspective of the Confederacy through the writings of Mary Chesnut. Her journals detailed life in the antebellum South, South Carolina's secession from the Union, and the daily lives of participants in the Civil War. The program was telecast from Mulberry Plantation where she lived before and throughout the war. Several original documents relating to her life and the war were shown and an actor portraying Mary Chesnut spoke. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164438-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164438-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT From the grounds of Smith College in Northampton, MA, guests talked about the history of the women's rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s through the life and writings of Betty Friedan. Ms. Friedan published [The Feminine Mystique] in 1963 and had been credited with giving impetus to the feminist movement of the late twentieth century. They also talked about the impact of her writing on American culture, her connection to Smith College, the connections between her classmates and [The Feminine Mystique]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170790-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170790-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of the late 18th and early 19th century frontier and Native-American relations though the writings of James Fenimore Cooper. Cooper wrote several frontier-themed novels, including [The Last of the Mohicans]. The program was telecast from the Fenimore Art Museum which houses several manuscripts and artwork inspired by Cooper's novels. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163765-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163765-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Professor Richardson talked about his book, [Emerson: The Mind on Fire], published by the University of California Press. It focuses on the life of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the famous mid-19th century author. He also talked about the cluster of famous authors active in Concord, Massachusetts with Emerson, including Henry David Thoreau and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Emerson is considered to be a force in the formation of the early American republic. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/66144-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/66144-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of westward expansion, life on the plains, and the Progressive Era through the writings of Willa Cather. Cather authored several novels featuring characters and themes developed from observations from her life in Red Cloud, Nebraska. This program was telecast from Red Cloud, Nebraska and featured Cather's childhood home and scenes from the small town. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164887-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164887-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of abolitionism, women's suffrage, and the antebellum period through the writings of Sojourner Truth. She wrote an autobiography, with the help of Olive Gilbert, titled [The Narrative of Sojourner Truth]. Though illiterate, she became a famous orator who spoke about abolition and spirituality. This program was telecast from a house she frequented when she lived in Battle Creek, Michigan. Local sites and several artifacts from the era were also shown. The master for this program is the re-air version due to technical difficulties in the live airing. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163774-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163774-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the life and career of journalist H. L. Mencken. He became a reporter for the [Baltimore Morning Herald] and later joined the [Baltimore Sun]. He eventually became one of the most influential voices in American literature and was often critical of what he perceived as American weaknesses. He often railed against pretension, provincialism, prudery, organized religion, and the Middle Class. By the 1930s his opinions became increasingly conservative and sometimes reactionary. In [The American Language], which was revised several times, he chronicled American expressions and idioms. The program was telecast from Union Square in Baltimore, the site of his family home. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165662-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165662-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Scholars and guests examined the final stages of the Civil War and beginning of the Reconstruction era through the writings of President Abraham Lincoln. They paid particular attention to the Gettysburg Address and other writings of Lincoln. The program was telecast from the Gettysburg National Cemetery where Lincoln delivered the address in 1863 and included several items of interest from the site as well as a portrayal of Lincoln. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164439-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164439-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Professor Banning discussed his book, [The Sacred Fire of Liberty: James Madison and the Founding of the Federal Republic], published by Cornell University Press. The book is a biography of President James Madison from 1780, when he entered the federation Congress at age 29, through the end of 1792. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/68744-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/68744-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Perry discussed his book [Grant and Twain: The Story of a Friendship That Changed America], published by Random House. The book discusses the relationship between Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and Ulysses S. Grant. Twain edited and published Grant's memoirs. In the book, Mr. Perry conjectures that Grant may have served as a template for Twain's most beloved character, Huckleberry Finn. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182749-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182749-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of the Gilded Age through the writings of Edith Wharton, author of [The Age of Innocence], [The House of Mirth], [The Custom of the Country] and [Ethan Frome]. Wharton wrote [The Age of Innocence] in 1920, with the story taking place in the late 1800s in "Old New York." Among the topics addressed were the U.S. during the turn of the century, life among "elite" society, how "old money families" of New York dealt with the "newly rich," and America's growing role internationally. The program was telecast from Mrs. Wharton's home, The Mount, which she designed and built in Massachusetts and which featured several items relating to her life and career. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165364-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165364-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Stollar discussed the life and legacy of Ralph Waldo Emerson, including background, family, character, education, influences and experience. After his prepared remarks he answered questions from audience members. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164210-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164210-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of the Progressive Era, the publishing industry, and social reform through the writings of Theodore Dreiser. He wrote several works including [Sister Carrie] and a trilogy of novels based on the life of transportation magnate Charles T. Yerkes entitled [The Financier], [The Titan] and [The Stoic]. His first big success was [An American Tragedy] and his semi-autobiographical works are entitled [The Genius] and [The Bulwark]. This program was telecast from the Chicago Historical Society. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165660-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165660-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Historical interpreters reenacted the Battle of Little Bighorn on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana. This event was hosted by the Real Bird family as part of the 125th anniversary of the battle. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165106-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165106-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Cady Stanton, portrayed by Ms. Stearns, talked about her role as a pioneer in the women's rights movement. She was one of the organizers of the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls in 1848. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164304-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164304-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT As part of the Harlem Book Fair a walking tour took place in the heart of Harlem, with many stops relating to writers associated with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s. People featured include the well-known Alfonso Schomburg, Marcus Garvey, Zora Neal Hurston, and Billy Holliday as well as the more obscure Rudolph Fisher, Casper Holstien, and Geraldine Disman. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165632-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165632-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Set in Dutch Barn Library at Russell Kirk Center, the guests talked about the history of the modern conservative political movement in the U.S. through the life and writings of Russell Kirk and William F. Buckley. They will discuss why the authors wrote, who read their works, and what influence they had on the 1960s and 1970s. They will also respond to audience telephone calls. Scenes of downtown Mecosta, Kirk's grave and Hillsdale College will be featured. In addition, video clips of Kirk and Buckley together, Kirk with Arthur Schlesinger, Buckley speaking about Kirk, and Kirk at a Piety Hall seminar will be shown. The third hour of the program will be an interview with William F. Buckley Jr. taped at Mr. Buckley's home in Stamford, CT. He talked about the history of the conservative movement and conservative political thought in America. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170896-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170896-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of the nation's founding through an examination of the writings of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence, and much of the Constitution has been attributed to Madison. The program was from Madison's lifelong home and also highlighted the personal lives, interests and works of the two men. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163161-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163161-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Tanenhaus talked about his book, [Whittaker Chambers: A Biography], published by Random House. Whittaker Chambers was a communist author and Soviet agent in his youth and later became a writer at [Time]. He was the main witness in the case against Alger Hiss as a Soviet agent. This segment focused on Chambers's early life and the process of writing the book. This was the first half of a two-hour interview. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/78890-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/78890-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Guests examined the history of the women's rights movement and 19th century social relations through the writing of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Ms. Stanton drafted the [Declaration of Sentiments] adopted at the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. The Seneca Community Players presented a portion of "Inequality of Rights" which included portrayals of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Frederick Douglass. This program was telecast from the site of the women's rights convention and included conversations with some of Ms. Stanton's descendants and reenactments of the women's rights convention. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164016-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/164016-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Black Elk spoke about her great grandfather, his impact on U.S. history, Native American history, and tribal culture. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165105-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165105-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT Author Kurt Vonnegut delivered the commencement address at Agnes Scott College. He talked about the complexities of modern day society and interpersonal relationships. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/123554-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/123554-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT From the Chambers Farm in Maryland and from the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, the guests talked about the early period of the Cold War and the attraction Soviet Communism held for Americans, like Whittaker Chambers. On August 3, 1948, Chambers, a senior editor at [Time] magazine and self-admitted ex-communist, appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) identifying Alger Hiss and several other federal officials as members of a Communist cell whose purpose had been to infiltrate the U.S. government. The accusations shocked a nation already entangled in the politics of the Cold War and set the stage for what was to become one of the most sensational American criminal trials of modern times. They talked about this trial as well as Chambers life, both outlined in his autobiography, [Witness]. Portions of a longer interview with Alger Hiss' son were also shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170139-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170139-1 Mon, 15 Jan 1979 00:00:00 GMT