http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/90068 Hampton Sides's recent appearances from the C-SPAN networks en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sat, 25 May 2013 18:51:35 GMT C-SPAN Person Recent Appearances http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=90068&width=130 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/90068 136 728 Head shot of {$person->name} Hampton Sides talked about his book, [Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West], in which he chronicles the history of the American conquest of the western United States, and the involvement of trapper and soldier Kit Carson. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Santa Fe, New Mexico to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310676-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Interview http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310676-1 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:53:08 GMT Authors talked about their books on famous fugitives. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. Skip Hollandsworth moderated. The panelists were: Malcolm Beith, [The Last Narco: Inside the Hunt for El Chapo, the World's Most Wanted Drug Lord]; Jonathan Eig, [Get Capone]; Hampton Sides, [Hellbound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin]; and James Swanson, [Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse]. The program "Literature on the Lam: Famous Fugitives" was held in the C-SPAN/Book TV Tent of the Texas Book Festival. The program opened and closed with scenes of the book festival and programming information. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295992-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295992-2 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:59:14 GMT Hampton Sides recounts the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and profiles his assassin, James Earl Ray. The author details Ray's escape from the Missouri State Penitentiary in 1967, his travels throughout the South, Mexico, and Los Angeles under the assumed name Eric Galt, and his assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis on April 4, 1968. Following the assassination the FBI conducted a sixty-five day manhunt. Hampton Sides presented his book at the Free Library of Philadelphia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293954-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293954-1 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:57:46 GMT From the 2010 Tucson Festival of Books, a panel discussion on writing history for a popular audience. The panelists included: Hampton Sides, [Hellhound On His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin]; Jeff Guinn, [Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde]; and James Donovan, [A Terrible Glory - Custer and the Little Bighorn: The Last Great Battle of the American West]. The event was moderated by Paul Hutton, author of [The Custer Reader]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292490-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292490-3 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:31:14 GMT Hampton Sides talked about his book [Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West], published by Doubleday. He described the violence and deception used by American explorers against Indians in their conquest of Navajo country. He also talked about America's 19th century expansion into the American Southwest and the military expeditions led by former fur trapper Kit Carson. He explained that Carson was not a self-promoter and did not enjoy his celebrity or the dime novels about his exploits. After his presentation the author responded to students' questions. Mr. Sides addressed a group of students enrolled in a course on the American West at Columbia University. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193442-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193442-1 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 01:00:56 GMT Moderated by Mr. Taylor, prize-winning nonfiction writers described how they found and developed the ideas for their popular nonfiction books. After their remarks they answered audience members' questions. Ms. Greene, twice a National Book Award finalist, is the author of [Last Man Out, The Temple Bombing], and [Praying for Sheetrock]. Her current project is a book about Ethiopia's AIDS orphans, of whom she has adopted two. Mr. Junger, the author of [The Perfect Storm] and [Fire], won the National Magazine Award for 2000. He is at work on a book about a 1963 murder. Mr. Sides, winner of the 2002 PEN USA Award, is the author of [Ghost Soldiers, Americana], and [Stomping Grounds]. He is at work on a narrative history about the Indian Wars of the American Southwest. Ms. Sobel is the author of [Longitude] and [Galileo's Daughter], a 2000 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in biography. Her new book, [The Planets], will be published by Viking in October. Nick Taylor has authored or co-authored ten books of nonfiction, including [John Glenn: A Memoir]. He is working on a page-turning history of the Works Progress Administration. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186411-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186411-1 Sun, 15 May 2005 22:59:30 GMT Hampton Sides discussed his book [Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier], published by Anchor Books. In a collection of thirty essays, Mr. Sides attempts to define what America "means". He profiles several individuals, including skateboarder Tony Hawk and three survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. After his discussion, the author answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182412-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182412-1 Sat, 03 Jul 2004 19:14:21 GMT Mr. Sides talked about his book, [Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission], published by Doubleday. In a writing workshop on narrative form nonfiction he explained the process he used in writing about the rescue of American POWs in the Philippines during World War II. After his presentation he took questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/166778-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/166778-1 Sat, 24 Nov 2001 19:53:28 GMT Mr. Sides talked about his book [Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission], published by Doubleday. The book tells the story of 121 elite Army Rangers whose mission was to free over 500 U.S. and British POWs who had been held for three years in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines after surviving the Bataan Death March. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165360-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Booknotes http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165360-1 Sat, 24 May 2003 22:59:37 GMT