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Negro President: Jefferson and the Slave Power
Mr. Wills was interviewed about his book, "Negro President": Jefferson and the Slave Power, published by Houghton Mifflin Company. In the book, the author examines the influence of slavery on the election and presidency of Thomas Jefferson, as well as on the early politics of the United States. President Jefferson was referred to by some as the "Negro President" because the electoral votes he received in the election of 1800 as a result of the slave populations in southern states forced the House of Representatives to choose the president. Professor Wills talked about the politics behind the…
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Triangle: The Fire That Changed America
Mr. Von Drehle was interviewed about his book, Triangle: The Fire That Changed America, published by Atlantic Monthly Press. He described the Triangle Shirtwaist fire in 1911 in New York's Greenwich Village that killed 146 people. The book also describes the waves of Jewish and Italian immigration that inundated New York in the early years of the century, filling its slums and supplying its garment factories with cheap, mostly female, labor. It portrays the Dickensian work conditions that led to a massive waist-worker's strike in which an unlikely coalition of socialists, socialites, and…
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Machine Gun Kelly's Last Stand
Mr. Hamilton was interviewed about his book Machine Gun Kelly's Last Stand, published by University Press of Kansas. George Kelly, a flamboyant Depression era criminal, was the first to be tried by a federal court for kidnapping under the new Lindbergh law. The book details the period where both cameras and smoking were allowed in the court.
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How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning
Ms. Schanzer talked about her How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning], published by HarperCollins. It is a picture-book overview of Benjamin Franklin's various inventions and scientific experiments, focusing on his discovery of lightning's electric power. The book summarizes many of Franklin's achievements as inventor, statesman, author, entrepreneur, activist, community leader and musician-with artwork in colored dyes and ink line depicting an ebullient Franklin.
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Author Interview
Mr. Morris talked about his book, The Rose Man of Sing Sing.
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Author Interview
Mr. Heyman talked about his book, The Georgetown Ladies' Social Club.
Type: Media
President Kennedy Has Been Shot
Ms. Trost, a contributor to President Kennedy Has Been Shot: Experience the Moment-to-Moment Account of the Four Days That Changed America, talked about the book. The book, published by Sourcebooks Trade, is a compilation of the recollections of a number of journalists regarding the events surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy. Included with the book is an audio CD of news broadcasts, radio transmissions, and telephone calls made during the period of time around the assassination.
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An Open Book
Mr. Dirda was interviewed about his memoir, An Open Book: Coming of Age in the Heartland, published by W.W. Norton and Company. In the book, the author describes his experiences growing up in a working class neighborhood in an Ohio steel town. He also discusses his love of books and the influence of various books and literary characters in his life.
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The White House: An Illustrated History
Ms. Grace was interviewed about her book, The White House: An Illustrated History, published by Scholastic. The book covers various historical and present day aspects of the White House. It is intended primarily for children of middle school age.
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Because Each Life Is Precious
Mr. Odeh Al-Rehaief talked about his role in the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch from a hospital in Iraq following her capture by Iraqi forces. He also answered questions from the audience about Iraq, his experiences in the U.S., and the rescue mission. Mr. Odeh Al-Rehaief was an Iraqi attorney who alerted U.S. forces in Iraq of Private Lynch's location in an Iraqi hospital and wrote Because Each Life Is Precious: Why an Iraqi Man Risked Everything for Private Jessica Lynch.
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