DC Book Talks: Recent Episodes
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Author Paul Kendrick discusses the shared goals of the famed abolitionist and U.S. President.
Author Paul Kendrick discusses the relationship between the famed abolitionist and the U.S. President.
Author Paul Kendrick explores the relationship between the famed abolitionist and the U.S. President before during and after the Civil War.
The author discusses his book in the West End Interim Library of Washington, DC on January 20, 2015. During the Gilded Age, Dupont Circle was Washington's undisputed center of wealth, power and status. Over twenty years, it evolved from small farms and an overrun city cemetery to a community of grand homes for society's elite. Residents included future president William Taft, inventor Alexander Graham Bell, newspaper publisher Cissy Patterson and many more. From the intimate dinners and receptions of the Cave Dwellers to the lavish balls of Mary Townsend and others in the "smart set," Dupont Circle marked each social season in the capital. Satirized in Mark Twain's novel The Gilded Age, the nouveau riche lifestyle of Dupont Circle was fodder for newspaper celebrity gossip. Author Stephen Hansen brings to life the intriguing history of Washington's famed Dupont Circle
Author Henryk Broder and Moderator Dieter Dettke review the EU's parliamentary structure and voting habits.