force them to compromise. i want to thank you very much for coming today, ladies and gentlemen, it's been an honor to be here and talk to you. [applause] >> don't forget book signing one level up in the bookstore, we will be up there in just a few minutes. >> you're watching book tv, nonfiction authors and books every weekend on c-span2. television for serious readers.

>> here is a look at some books that are being published this week. "destiny and power", biography of george h.w. bush. you'll be able to see next weekend. "lion of the senate". president and ceo argues that sick people should be allowed to try medical procedures which are currently restricted by the fda. also being released this week debra lee reports on progressive evangelical christians and how women of color are rescuing jesus. in the end of the colder war

historian robert service in "end of the cold war". author of autobiography of malcom x. this weekend on c-span city's tour along with our comcast cable partners will explore the history and life of california's capital city sacramento. on book tv author shares the story of japanese american family survival of the depression being swept off to camps.

sacramento's open resistance of prohibition. wettest city in the nation. a biography of custer. >> elizabeth was the first to come to george's defense and say, no, that is not what happened. i know my george, i know the character of my george. he wouldn't have done that. he stood up for him and championed his actions, so it was elizabeth's voice that rose at the top of this, not only because she was a woman but because she outlived all of them. she died until 1933, she is there for the 50th anniversary

of the battle of little big horn. she is there for all of history, so she can help shape what is being said about her husband. so it doesn't go far to the other end. >> on american history tv we will tour the mansion once owned by california governor stanford. stanford negotiated deals in the mansion that helped complete the railroad. >> mr. stanford was our last two-year term governor. he served all of 1862 and 1863 and he was part of a group of men who were politically active and had similar ideas and sanford was their first candidate that was successfully elected as governor. he was our eighth governor and the first republican governor of

california. >> then we will visit the japanese american collection at sacramento state university, letters, photographs, diaries and art work from japanese communities following the attack on world harbor. >> today we are in the center for sacramento history and we hold the original record for the city and county of sacramento. we go from the beginnings to the city in 1850 all the way up to present time. when you talk about the whole experience to coming to california to search for gold, you're going to need your supplies, you probably had your portrait taken to document yourself before the journey, one of the things you would have acquired was the map, figure out where you needed to go, this was a great map of the gold field. this map would have folded all up so they could fit it into

their pockets, everything was light-weight, compact, easy for them to travel with. this would have been an essential tool and this dates from 1849 to show minors where to go. you can see quickly the business of mining the minors and producing all of these things and people were quickly making money off of the people who were looking for gold. >> this weekend watch c-span's city tour in sacramento beginning today at noon eastern on c-span book tv and sunday on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span's city tour, working with cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> here is a look at authors featured, former senator and em -- em

>> senior writer with history of joint operations command and describes housing mortgage crisis. niel ferguson reports on the early life of henry ci -- sisinger. this weekend former federal reserve with actions he took to try and stabilize the u.s. economy during 2008 financial crisis u.