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Author Steve Wiegand discussed the post-Civil War Wild West, including stories of real-life legends and the aftermath and legacies they left behind. Changing Hands Bookstore in Phoenix, Ariz…
628 viewsAuthor Steve Wiegand discussed the post-Civil War Wild West, including stories of real-life legends and the aftermath and legacies they left behind. Changing Hands Bookstore in Phoenix, Ariz…
628 viewsKatherine Corcoran, former Mexico bureau chief for the Associated Press, talked about the murder of journalist Regina Martinez, who tried to expose corruption and abuse in the Mexican govern…
125 viewsActor Blondy Baruti discussed his journey from the Congo to America.
869 viewsChris DeRose talked about his book, Congressman Lincoln: The Making of America’s Greatest President, in which he recounts Abraham Lincoln’s single term in Congress. Lincoln, a Whig Party rep…
1,290 viewsSusan Southard talked about her book, Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War, about the city and people of Nagasaki, Japan, from the morning it was bombed to today. August 9, 2015 marked the 70th …
1,309 viewsJeremy Duda talked about his book If This Be Treason: The American Rogues and Rebels Who Walked the Line Between Dissent and Betrayal, in which he provides a history of the act of treason in…
1,408 viewsChris DeRose recounts the congressional campaign between James Madison and James Monroe in 1789 for election to Virginia’s Fifth District, the only time two future presidents ran against eac…
2,060 viewsChris DeRose talked about his book, The Presidents' War: Six American Presidents and the Civil War That Divided Them, in which he examines the Civil War through five former presidents, John …
1,202 viewsTodd Miller talked about his book, Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security, in which he looks at the U.S. Border Patrol and how it operates. In his book, h…
315 viewsCita Stelzer talked about her book, Dinner with Churchill: Policy-Making at the Dinner Table, in which she examined the dinners hosted by Winston Churchill during and after World War II, whi…
1,327 viewsJeff Biggers presented a political history of Arizona and remarked on the current political fissures that exist in the state. The author specifically examined the state’s immigration law, SB…
221 viewsMeghan McCain, the daughter of Republican Senator John McCain, presents her thoughts on politics, recalls the 2008 presidential campaign, and discusses her conservatism and the current polit…
6,705 viewsPBS NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Kaye discussed the role that global capitalism plays in international migrations. He also talked about illegal immigration to the U.S., the response by th…
263 viewsAndrei Cherny talked about the Berlin Airlift of 1948. He talked about the geopolitical scenario that led to the blockade of West Berlin by the Soviet Union for 11 months. During this time, …
519 viewsA journalist went undercover in several menial labor jobs in different parts of the country to experience (and tell the tale) of undocumented workers. He argues that to sustain the lifestyle…
300 viewsTom Zoellner talked about and presented slides on his book Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock that Shaped the World (Viking Adult; March 5, 2009). He presents a history of uranium, the stron…
603 viewsJesse Ventura talked about his book Don’t Start the Revolution Without Me! (Skyhorse Publishing; April 1, 2008). In his book, Jesse Ventura talks about his time as governor of Minnesota, his…
1,195 viewsLucas Conley talked about his book, OBD: Obsessive Branding Disorder: The Illusion of Business and the Business of Illusion, published by PublicAffairs. In his book Mr. Conley analyzes the i…
206 viewsJudith Pearson talked about her book The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America’s Greatest Female Spy, published by The Lyons Press. It tells the story of Virginia Hall, an American …
2,273 viewsChristopher Phillips discussed his book Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy, published by W. W. Norton. The book tells the story of his Socrates Cafe philosophical meetings, discussio…
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