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DC Book Talks Chris Bryant
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Authors share their works at public venues in Washington, DC.
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Fredrick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln-Part3
Author Paul Kendrick discusses the shared goals of the famed abolitionist and U.S. President.
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Fredrick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln-Part2
Author Paul Kendrick discusses the relationship between the famed abolitionist and the U.S. President.
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Fredrick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln- by Paul Kendrick Part 1
Author Paul Kendrick explores the relationship between the famed abolitionist and the U.S. President before during and after the Civil War.
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Stephen A. Hansen-A History of Dupont Circle:Center of High Society in the Capital
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
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Henryk Broder a profile
Henryk Broder and Dieter Dettke at Goeth Institut on May 29, 2014.
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Henryk Broder explains the EU
Author Henryk Broder and Moderator Dieter Dettke review the EU's parliamentary structure and voting habits.