Paul Cowan discusses his book "An Orphan in History"
Discussing the book "An orphan in history: retrieving a Jewish legacy" with the author Paul Cowan.
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Discussing the book "An orphan in history: retrieving a Jewish legacy" with the author Paul Cowan.
Events not recorded in history books is what prompted John D. Weaver to write "The Brownsville Raid: The Story of America's Black Dreyfus Affair". Weaver had heard the story of Black Army soldiers causing a raucous, when they were actually set up. Without even being granted a trial, President Theodore Roosevelt, dismissed those soldiers from the United States Army, Weaver explained.
Discussing the book "Blue highways: a journey into America" with William Least Heat Moon.
Discussing the book "The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America" and interviewing the author Professor Daniel Boorstin.
Discussing the book "Fanny Wright: rebel in America" with the author Celia Morris Eckhardt.