to be explored. a chance toill have visit and see these compelling pieces of the southern past first hand and take part in that conversation. thank you very much. [applause] >> you are watching american history tv. 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter at c-span history for information on our schedule, upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. weekend, american history tv is featuring green bay, wisconsin. beginning in the 1650's, the wisconsin for a trade drove the local economy. the huge demand for leave her for her, waterproof, sturdy, and ideal for hats, meant the ferc trade around green bay thrived for over two centuries. hosted by our time warner cable

partners, c-span cities tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing the history of green bay, wisconsin. learn more about green bay all weekend here on american history tv. leaves as our williams lasting legacy here in the green williams.- eleazar he led a group of oneida indians here, and they settled in green bay. williams was the minister at the time. nation remains here today, a very vital and important part of the greater green bay community. the other legacy that williams left behind is a bit more bizarre. after he was removed from his position with the piscopo church, he began perpetuating a story that he was the lost .rince of france in the early part of the 19th

century, any number of folks in europe and north america were claiming to be the lost prince xvirance, the son of louis ann marie antoinette, who was imprisoned following the french boylution, and the reportedly died while imprisoned in france, but rumors persisted the boy had been smuggled out of prison and was living in a tile, waiting to return to the throne. williams lived here on the banks of the fox river with his wife. the foundation of the home still remains. for the most part, it is a smart setting here. a very convenient location for williams to spin his tail to unsuspecting travelers who were heading up and down the fox river, which was one of the main thoroughfares at the time. through a chance encounter with a number of french officials and also the reporters of the day, williams continued to push this story that he was the lost prince of france.

putnam's magazine ran a story that purportedly doubled their subscriptions to the magazine, zar williams asea the lost prince and subsequently led to a book called "the lost prince." williams for the rest of his off of his story. he was invited to parties and receptions of the high society of the day, both here and on the east coast. newspapers such as "the new york times" would announce his arrival to the city and published his social calendar for the time that he was in the city. ande very effectively successfully lived off his story for the rest of his life. york in aied in new cabin that was built to visible a french chateau. his remains were returned to the area in 1940 nine, and at that time, there was some observation done on the remains, and it was heermined conclusively that

was of north american and probably native american descent, which was consistent with what we do know about williams' past, but he was very successful in his day and promoting himself as the lost prince of france, probably more successful than most of the other fakes out there at the .ime >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring green bay, wisconsin. our cities tour staff recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. to learn more about green bay and other stops on c-span cities tour, go to www.c-span.org /localcontent. you are watching american history tv, all weekend every .eekend on c-span3 >> next on the civil war, author david moore discusses the career of union general william rosecrans, a west point graduate who played a role in union victories and multiple battles, including the battle chickamauga

. after his military career, he went on to serve as ambassador to mexico and congressmen, representing california. this event is from the museum of the confederacy. it's about 50 minutes. i want to start by reading from an introductory chapter of my book. just to kind of set things up.