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they evacuated from savannah in july of 1782. she has at this time and newborn son and she is also, well he is not that newborn because she is almost seven months pregnant at the time. she follows william next to charles didn't wear again, they have to pack up and go. she stays just long enough to give earth to a second child. they again though. she goes on her own with these two very small children heading off again into the unknown, this time to saint augustine in florida. now they expect to stay in florida. florida at that time remained loyal. it was not part of the revolution. it was still a british territory in something like 12,000 loyalists and slaves ended up actually going to florida at this time expecting that this was where they could pick up start a plantation again and move forward. but they are right fair only months before learning that this place too is going to be evacuated. is handed over to spain in the peace treaty that ends the war. and so you know elizabeth johnson with her two tiny children her husband stil
they evacuated from savannah in july of 1782. she has at this time and newborn son and she is also, well he is not that newborn because she is almost seven months pregnant at the time. she follows william next to charles didn't wear again, they have to pack up and go. she stays just long enough to give earth to a second child. they again though. she goes on her own with these two very small children heading off again into the unknown, this time to saint augustine in florida. now they expect to...
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11 days in december that was a wartime christmas and general sherman's christmas on the capture of savannah during the civil war. >> what is it about christmas? >> it's a remarkable time for families as it was a remarkable time in our history over the years. >> i hope this will be my last christmas book. >> pearl harbor christmas, a world at war, december 1941 is the name of the book. historian stanley weintraub is the author. >> a discussion now with arizona republican governor jan brewer. she discusses her tenure in office and presents her thoughts on illegal immigration. >> my name is john, and for those i have not met i think they're a couple of people that fall into that category. in the executive director of the ronald reagan presidential foundation and it is my pleasure to well, all of you here this evening. in honor of our men and women in uniform who defend our freedom around the world i would like to ask you to please stand and join me in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag, of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation,
11 days in december that was a wartime christmas and general sherman's christmas on the capture of savannah during the civil war. >> what is it about christmas? >> it's a remarkable time for families as it was a remarkable time in our history over the years. >> i hope this will be my last christmas book. >> pearl harbor christmas, a world at war, december 1941 is the name of the book. historian stanley weintraub is the author. >> a discussion now with arizona...
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savannah and the civil war. >> what is it about christmas? what is it about christmas? >> is a remarkable time for families as it was a remarkable time in our history over the years. i hope this will be my last christmas book. >> "pearl harbor christmas," a world at war december 1941 is the name of the book. historian stanley weintraub is the author. up next jim newton recounts the tenure of america's 34th president dwight eisenhower. he he repeats the criticism that person eisenhower was complacent by citing his transformation of the government 8 billion-dollar deficit to a 500 elly and dollar surplus. the creation of an interstate highway system and the presidents constant refusal to utilize the atomic bomb when pressured by his generals. this is about 40 minutes. >> good evening. on behalf of director carl whites in-box and executive for presidential libraries legislative archives and museums dr. jim gardner, welcome to the eisenhower presidential library museum and boyhood home. i am tim reeves, the deputy director. i'm pleased to introduce jim newton, who spent so
savannah and the civil war. >> what is it about christmas? what is it about christmas? >> is a remarkable time for families as it was a remarkable time in our history over the years. i hope this will be my last christmas book. >> "pearl harbor christmas," a world at war december 1941 is the name of the book. historian stanley weintraub is the author. up next jim newton recounts the tenure of america's 34th president dwight eisenhower. he he repeats the criticism that...
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that was a wartime christmas and still a fourth called general sherman's christmas and the capture of savannah in the civil war. >> what is it about christmas? what is it about christmas? >> it's a remarkable time for families. and it was a remarkable time in our history over the years. i hope this'll be my last christmas book. >> pearl harbor christmas: a world at war, december 1941, is the name of the book. historian stanley wine straub is the author. >> up next, eliot cohen talks about the battles fought along the 200-mile corridor between albany and montreal since the 1600s and discusses how those battles shape the way we wage war today. this program is just over an hour. >> well, welcome to johns hopkins school of advanced international studies. i am charles duran, i'm the andrew w. millen professor of international relations here. we are absolutely delighted to have you participate in this lively discussion of a very important book, "conquered into liberty: two centuries of battles along the great warpath that made the american way of war." we're going to start off with a little exapplic
that was a wartime christmas and still a fourth called general sherman's christmas and the capture of savannah in the civil war. >> what is it about christmas? what is it about christmas? >> it's a remarkable time for families. and it was a remarkable time in our history over the years. i hope this'll be my last christmas book. >> pearl harbor christmas: a world at war, december 1941, is the name of the book. historian stanley wine straub is the author. >> up next, eliot...
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did another on the battle of the bulge that was a wartime christmas in of course, with the capture of savannah. >> what is it about christmas? >> a remarkable time for families and a remarkable time in history over the years. i hope this is my last christmas novel. . . >> host: robert guest thank you for joining us today. >> guest: my pleasure. >> guest: this is a fascinating book and i love the subtitle, chinese sea turtles, indian fridges, and the new fruits of global capitalism the book is loaded with great anecdotes and examples on what you describe as migration nomics. please explain what that is. >> guest: it's looking at what happens when people move around. economics is about people and to my mind the most interesting people in the world are the ones who move from one place to another, and there's an awful lot of them. there are about 215 million first-generation and more if you count their children so if they were a country they would be the world's largest and probably most dynamic. and the nature of migration has changed profoundly in the past generation or so. it used to be that im
did another on the battle of the bulge that was a wartime christmas in of course, with the capture of savannah. >> what is it about christmas? >> a remarkable time for families and a remarkable time in history over the years. i hope this is my last christmas novel. . . >> host: robert guest thank you for joining us today. >> guest: my pleasure. >> guest: this is a fascinating book and i love the subtitle, chinese sea turtles, indian fridges, and the new fruits of...
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honeymoon because the early years of married life unfold against the backdrop of bridges losing campaigns savannah july 1782, at this 1/2 to pack up and go and stays just long enough to give birth to a second child. they move and she goes on own with two very small children headed off again into the unknown, and this time to st. augustine in florida up. they expect to stay in florida upper but it remains loyal not part of the revolution although still a british territory. and 12,000 loyalist went to florida expecting this is where they could pick up and start up the plantations to move forward. but they arrived months before learning that this plays also will be back awaited handed over to spain in the peace treaty that ends the war. elizabeth johnson her service trying to make a go of it in the third city and as many years with moving yet again as you can sympathize with she says the war never occasioned half the stress that the is done to the unfortunate loyalist. now they're really have to figure out what to do. william has been a medical student in decides to pick up his career path. good choi
honeymoon because the early years of married life unfold against the backdrop of bridges losing campaigns savannah july 1782, at this 1/2 to pack up and go and stays just long enough to give birth to a second child. they move and she goes on own with two very small children headed off again into the unknown, and this time to st. augustine in florida up. they expect to stay in florida upper but it remains loyal not part of the revolution although still a british territory. and 12,000 loyalist...