the human heart. >>> known as the city of good neighborhoods, this weekend our c-span cities tour joined by time warner cable explores the history and literary life of buffalo, new york. on booktv, we'll visit the mark twain room at the buffalo and erie county library, whose center piece are pages of the handwritten manuscript of the adventures of huckleberry finn. >> the irish settle nd this neighborhood because they were desperate and crossed over during the famine thing. it would take one relative to find out about these plentiful jobs along the waterfront working in the grain elevators or in the mills, and then word would go back to ireland, do you want to come to buffalo? you won't become rich but you will have steady employment. so they came to this neighborhood called the first ward. it has its name because when buffalo first chs created in 1832 as a city, it was divided into five political wards, and this area along the waterfront, along the buffalo river, has always been the first ward. >> on american history tv, on september 6, 1901, president woodrow mckinley was assassinated in buffalo. we'

the state level. that will be live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. this weekend, we're joined by comcast to learn more about the history and literary life of santa rosa, california. considered part of napa wine country, we will look at the evolution of the wine industry in sonoma county. >> the agricultural history began with wine. the first vines planted here were by general velleo in the late 1820s or early 1830s, which is a very long time ago. they were mission grapes. nobody in their right mind would make wine out of them now. but with that wine country label that started in the '70s, by the '80s and into the

the national captioning institute,which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [indiscernible] known as the city of good neighborhoods, this weekend our c-span cities to her, joined by cable-- time warner explores the history and literary life of buffalo, new york. we will visit the mark twain room at the buffalo county whose centerpiece are pages of the original handwritten menu of "the adventures of huckleberry finn." then we will see to book "against the grain," about the history of buffalo's first ward. .> the irish were desperate after the famine things were not great. it would take one relative to find out about jobs along the working in the grain elevators are in the mills, and then word would go back to ireland, do you want to come to buffalo? you weren't going to cut -- become rich but you were going to have steady employment. they came to this neighborhood called the first ward, it has its name because when buffalo was first created in 1832 it was divided into five political wards. this area along the waterfront, along the river has always been the first ward. on september 6, 19 01, president william mckinley was assassinated buffalo. we

c-span history. and to keep up with the latest history news. c-span's touring cities across the country, exploring american history. a look at our recent visit to santa rosa california. -- you areking him watching american history tv all weekend every weekend. >> we looked in the north. it looked like smoke out of a train or something. we ran into the storm house because we thought it might be storming. we had to tie wet rags over our mouths just to keep from smothering. the old-timers said they had never seen nothing like that. our house was sealed, but that dust came through somehow. even the stucco houses. you had to mount really good when it was over -- mop really good when it was over. lynn: today we will be looking at our dust bowl migration archives, which we have had since 1994 -- materials gathered beginning in 1974, primarily by journal -- gerald haslam. he received dozens of letters offering to provide him with material. he also gathered material directly from people who worked in the camps. charles todd and robert sunken are probably the most infamous of t

the ambassador of venezuela. >> known as the city of good neighborhoods, this weekend, our c-span cities tour, joined by time warner cable, explores the history and literary life of a flow, new york. on book tv, we will visit the mark twain room. -- literary life of buffalo, new york. pages of the original handwritten manuscript of "the adventures of american." huckleberryes of finn." >> they were desperate because became across the atlantic. it took one relative to find about plentiful jobs along the waterfront, working in a grain elevators or mills. word would come back to ireland, do you want to come back to buffalo? if you wanted to come rich, you would have to study employment. they came to this neighborhood called the first word. it got its name because when buffalo was first created in 1832 as a city, it was divided into five political wards. in this area along the waterfront it has always been the first word. >> on american history tv, onset of her six, 1901, president william mckinley was assassinated in buffalo. we will tour the buffalo history museum, exploring the mckinley exhibit that features events a

the c-span city tour. working with cable affiliates and visiting cities from across the country. >>> a signature feature of booktv is festivals and here is the schedule beginning this weekend. live from austin for the texas book festival. and live in the nation's heartland for the wis consin book festival. in the middle of the month is the louisiana music festival. at the end of november we are live from florida for the 18th year in a row for the miami book festival. just some of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span2's booktv. >> welcome to booktv in prime time. congress is out this week so we thought we would talk the opportunity to show you some of your book programs during the week as well as on your usual schedule on the weekend. we will focus on our "after words" program tonight. this is our program where we invite a host on inview inter -- interview a bestselling author. this is the producer of "after word words". what do you look for when you put the show together? >> we look for someone who w

on ,merican history tv on c-span3 the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. all caps a long, c-span takes you on the road to the white house. unfiltered access to the candidates at town hall meetings, news conferences, rallies, and speeches. comments on your twitter, facebook, and by phone and always every campaign event we cover is available on our website at c-span.org. presidentiallican candidate jeb bush holding a town hall meeting. he was asked about his brothers presidency at this event in concord, new hampshire. [laughter] [applause] a lot of you because i see a lot of folks here. i am chairman of the debates committee so i get to say a lot -- see a lot of our candidates and it is an honor for me to be here today. as the committee man i am neutral but i have the privilege of having some friends running in this race and i have no better friend than our guest tonight. it is an honor for me to come here and spend some time. we love our primary, anyone loves it people of concord do it better than anybody. we summer and winter and

the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> this monday, on c-span's new series landmark cases, by 1830, the mississippi river around new orleans had become a breeding ground for cholera and yellow fever due to slaughterhouses in the area dumping byproducts into the river. to address this, louisiana allowed only one government run slaughterhouse, crescent city, to operate in the city district. the other houses took them to court. follow the cases of 1873. we're jointed by paul clement and michael ross, au to help te the history of this time period in the south. the personal stories of the buchbuch butchers and the attorneys and supreme court justices involved in this decision. join the conversation as we take your calls, tweets and facebook comments during the program using the #landmarkcases. live monday on c-span, c-span3 and c-span radio. for background on each case, order your copy of the landmark cases companion book. it's available at c-span.org/left-hac-span.org c-span.org/landma c-span.org/landmarkcases. >>> they spoke

[applause] >> known as the city of good neighborhoods, this weekend our city -- c-span cities to our explores the history and literary life of buckled -- buffalo, new york. on book tv we will visit the mark twain room at the buffalo county library. the centerpiece are pages of the original handwritten and you script of "the adventures of huckleberry finn." then we'll feature the book about the history of buffaloes first ward. >> the irish settled in his neighborhood because they were desperate. it would take maybe one relative to find out about wonderful jobs , working infront the grain elevators and in the mills, and then they would go back -- word would go back to ireland. he would not become rich but he would have steady employment. so they came to this neighborhood called the first ward.-- wired -- it had its name because buffalo was divided into five political wards. this area has always been the first. >> on september 6, 1901, president william mckinley was assassinated in buffalo. we will tour the buffalo history museum exploring the mckinley exhibit that features advanced surr

. >> the c-span city tour staff recently visited many sites exploring the city's rich history.ore about santa rosa all weekend here on american history tv. >> we looked in the north. it looked like smoke out of a train or something. we ran into the storm house because we thought it might be storming. we had to tie wet rags over our mouths just to keep from smothering. the old-timers said they had never seen nothing like that. our house was sealed, but that dust came through somehow. even the stucco houses. you had to mount really good when it was over -- mop really good when it was over. lynn: today we will be looking at our dust bowl migration archives, which we have had since 1994 -- materials gathered beginning in 1974, primarily by journal -- gerald haslam. he received dozens of letters offering to provide him with material. he also gathered material directly from people who worked in the camps. charles todd and robert sunken are probably the most infamous of the people that worked in the camps on a daily basis between 1940 and 1941. there goal was to gather stories and son

c-span twos book tv. and on american history tv on c-span3. the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates across the country. >> coming up next on c-span, a discussion on women and foreign policy. -- a i you and security united nations security meeting. and then every clinton in new hampshire. a&mbush school at texas recently hosted a conference on women and foreign policy. it included opening remarks and a conversation with former undersecretary of defense michele flournoy. engagement in world affairs and efforts to make the military more inclusive the women. this is one hour and 15 minutes. >> today is the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attack. which thrust the u.s. into a global war on terror. this month is also the 20th anniversary of the united nations conference on women in china, were hillary clinton -- one day the u.s. secretary of the state -- she asserted that women's rights are human rights. and human rights are women's rights. and girls and women all over the globe know that now. in a way that perhaps we did not know back in 1995. this mon

. >> find out where the c-span cities tour is going next, online at our website. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> each week, american history tv sits in on a lecture with one of the nation's college professors. you can watch the classes here every saturday evening at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern. next, historian joseph ellis leads a talk on the early revolutionary war through the letters of john and abigail adams. this class is at amherst college. this is part 2 of a two-part lecture. prof. ellis: we last saw abigail adams giving birth to four children, five really. over a 12 year period. the question i asked you is, how should we assess her role in the coming of the american revolution? to what extent is it sexist or just the opposite of that, to call attention to the fact that the dominant events in her life are biological, rather than, political? if you are someone who wants to be true to the experience of women at this time, does that mean you are going to be not interested in the political story? the political s

the sunday night on c-span's original series, "first ladies: image."e and from arthur washington to michelle obama, sunday at it :00 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> this year, c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to buffalo, new york. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> you are at the home of the reverend and mrs. j everett nash , a pastor of the baptist church. reverend nash came to buffalo in 1892 from virginia. his school, whalen seminary, and washington, d.c., and then they virginia.ichmond, there was a notice on the wall that said, pastor wanted in , in those days, a colored baptist church. andnswered that call cam came to buffalo and 1892. buffalo was one of the first lawsuit to pass the school and iteration of the .hen colored school the members came out of that church. meeting of was the the convention that was held, the activities of the railroad.d buffalo was a prime spot for civil rights, and for the advancement of civil rights , the go-between between the communities. , there was ang movement in 1905. members of this church, and particularly the talbert's, w

the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliate and visiting cities across the country. on tuesday members of a columbia university task force discussed a report on state building and iraqi kurdistan. it outlined the out -- the economic and political and security challenges for those working for an independent kurdish state. this is one hour. mr. linday: i'm a senior intelligence analyst for the next week and a half. thank you for coming. to the release of this new report. it sets up recommended pathways for the kurdistan regional government to take to what many believe is inevitable independence from iraq or iraqi kurdistan. the full report is on the web. you guys got the executive summary. it was repaired by a task force prepared by the program on peace building and the right of columbia university's institute for the study of human rights. the task force chair, to my immediate right is ambassador nancy soderberg. her foreign policy resume is extensive. serving as a third highest-ranking official on president bill clinton's national security council. at alternate unive

the questions. [applause] >> you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on c-span 3. follow us on twitter. and to keep up with the latest history news. american can come history tv features the city of santa rosa, california. their luther burbank lived for more than 50 years. hosted by our comcast cable partners, c-span city tour staff showcase the city's history. learn more about santa rosa all weekend here on american history tv. >> jack london was one of the most famous authors in the world at the time. he was the highest-paid author in the world, giving -- getting $.12 per word. he was one of the authors that was read throughout the world, including soviet union russia the time, japan. he was translated into language after language. people found his writing compelling. he was deeply concerned about the human condition. and much of what he wrote about, while it may have seemed on the surface like stories about dogs thethe yukon, it was about state of humanity and his concern for humankind. beautyon jack london's ranch, also known as the ranch of good intentions. this is where jack london lived until his death in 1960. the entrance to the cottage provides people with a sort of

this is conducted by the exploration in a black leadership project, that is on sunday, october 25, at 10:00 a.m. touringr, c-span is cities across the country. next, a look at our recent visit to santa rosa, california. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every 3.kend on c-span charles: jack london was one of the most famous authors at the time come up one of the most -- at the time, one of the most highest paid. he was an author read throughout the world, including the soviet translatedn, he was into language after language and people found his writing compelling. he was concerned about the human condition and much of what he wrote about, it may have seemed like stories about dogs or the yukon, were often about the state of humanity and his concern for humankind. we are on jack london's ranch, this is where he lived until his death in 1916. the entrance to the cottage provides people with an overview of his life, pictures on the wall, a video available to see, so they can get a sense of him 1905-1916 time. ,e was sailing with his wife they will see the original study he worked in. this room is the much lar

the times or being in a more senior role. announcer: tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." c-span is this year, touring cities across the country, exploring american history. next, and look at our recent visit to buffalo, new york. you are watching "american history tv," all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> right now, we are at buffalo's waterfront, which is what we are be creative. it is part of our vision to revitalize the waterfront. our waterfront sits right out there. it is the river and lake erie. lake erie is one of the great lakes. the great lakes comprise about 84% of north america's fresh water. the fact that we are right here downtown buffalo on a great like is something that is very significant to us. with our vision being to revitalize the waterfront. we have now looked at this 21 acre parcel right on the water's edge and thought, how do we re-create it? where we are now is in a position to re-create what the waterfront looks like at a point in time. plan that2004 master was put together that tries to re-create the feel of what it would have been like to live back then. in erie canal was bu

you can watch that on the companion network c-span. known as the city of good neighborhoods this weekend to c-span cities tour joined by time warner cable explores the history and literary life of buffalo new york. we will visit the mark twain room at the public county library whose centerpiece the pages of the original handwritten manuscript on the adventures of huckleberry finn and will feature the book against the grain of a string of the first ward. >> the irish settled in this neighborhood because they came over across the atlantic during the famine and in the years after things still were not great and it would take maybe one relative to find out about these plentiful jobs along the waterfront working in the grain elevators and then go back to ireland and come to buffalo you wanted to become rich but you would have steady employment so they came to the neighborhood and to its name because when buffalo first was created in 1832 as a city is divided and along the waterfront and along the buffalo river it has always been the first. >> on american his

[applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] >> the c-span cities tour, workingith our cable affiliate citiescities -- in across the country. this week, we learn about the history of literary life of santa rosa, california. we will look at the evolution of wine industry in sonoma county. first vines planted here were planted by general vallejo in the late 1820's or early 1830's, a very long time ago. they were mission grapes. nobody in their right mind would make wine out of them. country label that started in the 1970's, by the 1980's, and the 1990's, we were beginning to be better and better known. folks first purchased a ranch in the 1950's, they did did not know at the time, but they saw quite a change in the ag industry happening in our little valley here. it has not always been the quote unquote white country. we have a wonderful history here . >> we also visit the jack london state historic park, once home to london. on jack london's beauty ranch, also known as the ranch of good intentions. this is where jack london lived until his death. jack london proba

c-span and c-span radio. for background of each case while you watch, order your copy of the landmark cases companion book, available for $8.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/landmark cases. >> known as the city of good neighborhoods, this weekend, our c-span cities to work, joined by time warner cable, explores the history and literary life of buffalo, new york. we will visit the mark twain room at the buffalo and eerie county public library, whose centerpiece are pages of the original handwritten manuscript of adventures of huckleberry finn. then we will picture -- then we will feature timbo's book. became over cross the atlantic during the famine and the years after, things were not great. they would take one relative to find out about the possible -- the applicable jobs along the waterfront, working in the grain elevators or the mill, then go back to ireland. you would not become rich, but you were going to have steady employment, so they came to this neighborhood, called the first ward, it has its name because it is when buffalo was first created in 1832, it was divided into five political wards and this area, along the waterfront has always been the first ward. onon american history tv,

and from the baltimore book festival a discussion on the future of the city. >> c-span created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as by your local cable or service provider. >> host: john shimkus is here and representative shimkus thank you for joining us. >> guest: great to be with you. >> host: and david from the hill, their technology reporter, is here. to start, there is an effort in congress about who control the internet and you have a piece of legislation that deals with this. can you setup the audience what the issue is and what your bill addresses? >> guest: we had two bills. one last congress and one this congress. it was originally called the t dotcom act. there is an international struggle, with the u.n., and some people saying the united states shouldn't be the keeper of the final contract and we should have a multi stakeholder approach. the tech community gathered support for that. we got involved when the house went on record saying they support this approach and i got involved when i said what is this group? let's define ingrope. at first i was made

this year, c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. next, look at our recent visit to buffalo, new york. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> right now, we are at buffalo's waterfront. as part ofreating it the governor's vision. fits to revitalize the waterfront. our waterfront sits right out there. lake erie is one of the great lakes. the great lakes comprise about 84% of north america's freshwater. on aact we are right here great lake is something very significant to us. with our vision being to revitalize the waterfront, we have looked at it this 21 acre parcel on the water's edge and thought how do we re-created? we are in a position to re-create what the waterfront looked like at a point in time. we had a master plan that was put together that tries to re-create some of the feel of what it would have been like to live back then without taking it to the historic extreme. the eerie canal was built in 1817. andbuilt across the state was completed in 1825. it was a marvel of its day. it was som

c-span3. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] touringyear c-span is cities across the country exploring american history. next a look at our recent visit to santa rosa, california. you are watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> i think visitors find most interesting that they have been exposed to burbank's red without ever knowing there was a person behind it. sometimes people take for granted how we have acquired things. >> we are at the luther burbank home and gardens. he was able to introduce or create over 800 varieties of fruits, trees, nuts and flowers. some he imported from different countries and was the first to introduce in the u.s. one of the first words he ever heard was california. he had two brothers who came out for the gold rush. when he got old enough he decided he wanted to focus on --athing new plants newhing -- breeding plants. this is where he ended up after wandering around for a year. we have about an acre and a half here. he had more than five acres. here we have burbank's original home, a house he bui

c-span. >>> known as the city of good neighborhoods, this weekend our c-span cities tour joined by time warnerle explores the history and literary life of buffalo, new york, on book tv we'll visit the mark twain room at the buffalo and erie county public library, whose centerpiece are pages of the original handwritten manuscript of "adventures of huckleberry finn." then we'll feature tim bowen's book "against the grain." >> the irish settled in this neighborhood because they were desperate, came over across the atlantic during the famine and the years after the famine things still weren't great. it would take maybe one relative to find out about these plentiful jobs along the waterfront, working in the grain elevators or in the mills. and then word would go back to ireland you want to come to buffalo. youn't aren't going to become but you will have steady employment. they came to this neighborhood called the first ward. it has its name because when buffalo first was created in 1832 as a city, it was divided into five political wards, and this area along the waterfront, along the buffalo river,

c-span. >>> the c-span cities tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. this weekend, we're joined by comcast to learn more about the history and literary life of santa rosa, california. considered part of napa wine country, we will look at the evolution of the wine industry in sonoma county. >> the agricultural history began with wine. the first vines planted here were by general velleo in the late 1820s or early 1830s, which is a very long time ago. they were mission grapes. nobody in their right mind would make wine out of them now. but with that wine country label that started in the '70s, by the '80s and into the 1990s, we were beginning to be better and better known. >> when my folks first purchased the ranch in the late '50s, they didn't know it at the time, but it was -- they saw quite a change in the ag industry happening just in our little valley here. it hasn't always been the quote unquote wine country. we have a wonderful storied agriculture history here in the valley and in sonoma valley. >> we visit the jack london state historic park, hom

c-span tv. and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. the c-span city'sur working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> next, a look at the potential benefits and drawbacks of the transatlantic trade or ttip. financial times world trade editor shawn donnan opened the conversation. this is about an hour and 40 minute minutes. >>> well, good morning, everybody. >> good morning, dan. >> we're going to get started. i think we owe it to you since we started this conference so early in the morning we should not delay. welcome to the cato institute, i'm dan ikens, welcome to our long gestating conversation. which is called, will the transatlantic trade partnership live up to its promise. on behalf of my colleagues, i want to thank you for choosing your time on this most festive of holidays. excellent group of experts, they sort of span the ideological spectrum, so you will get a lot of different perspectives on a lot of different matters. it's been quite a week for the trade policy with the implementation of ttip. it's been quite

the front to culture missourian -- museum. you can watch this and other american artifacts anytime on our website. this year c-span is touring cities across the country, next to a look at a recent visit to santa rosa, california. you're watching american history tv. terms of property damage and life lost per capita, no town in america had ever been as affected by an earthquake is santa rosa was in 1906. it was generally known to the population of the world as the san francisco earthquake and fire. got shuffled aside, but the damage here was absolutely staggering. died inny people had san francisco per capita as in santa rosa there would have been 75,000 dead and santa rosa the time of the earthquake was 52 years old, from the time they were founded in the had become a very prosperous tiled by 1900 because in terms of your the california towns it had the railroad that had been here for 30 years. they had to railroads in october 3. -- was the farm town for a very important cultural area that was very diverse. hops were a huge crop here. the chicken industry, apples, tobacco, it was the shipping point. there were canneries here. forwa

the c-span cities tour. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. this week and we are joined by comcast to learn more about the history and literary life of santa rosa, california. we look at the evolution of the wine industry in sonoma county. sonoma county agriculture history began with fine. the first wines planted here whereby general bullet hell -- vallejo. general they were mission grapes. would in their right mind make one back then. label began in the 70's. i the 80's and 1990's, we were better and better known. >> when my parents first purchased the ranch in the late 50's, they did not know it at the time, but they saw quite a change in the agriculture industry. just in our little valley here. it has not always been the wine country. storieda wonderful agriculture history here. >> we also visit the jack london state historic park. >> we are on jack london's beauty ranch, also known as the ranch of good intentions. this is where he lived until his death in 1916. jack london probably would have been writing long hand when people came upon hi

the conversation at facebook and twitter. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> the c-span citiestour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. this weekend we're joined by comcast to learn more about the history and literary life of santa rosa, california. considered part of napa wine country, we'll look at the evolution of the wine industry in sonoma county. >> sonoma county's agricultural history, i guess you could say, began with wine, because the first vines planted here were by general vallejo and at the mission and before general vallejo at the mission at sonoma probably in the late 1820s or early 1830s, which is a very long time ago. they were mission grapes, and nobody in their right mind would make wine out of them now. but you know, with that wine country label that started in the '70s, by the '80s and into the 1990s, we were beginning to be better and better known. >> when my folks first purchased the ranch in the late '50s, they didn't know it at the time, but it was -- they saw quite a change in the ag industry happening just in our l

the beginning, it is not something he went after. night at 8:00day eastern and pacific on c-span q&a. announcer: known as the city of good new -- neighborhoods. we explore the history and literary life of local new york -- buffalo, new york. we will visit the public library. there are handwritten manuscripts of the adventures of huckleberry finn. we will then review against the grain. >> the irish settled because they were desperate. they came over during the famine. things were still not great. it would take one relative to find out about these wonderful jobs along the waterfront, working in the mills or grain elevators. word we get to ireland, you want to come to buffalo? you want to -- you were not going to be rich, but you would be steadily employed. it was called the first ward because when buffalo was first created it was divided into five political wards. in this area along the buffalo river, that has always been the first. announcer: on american history tv, president mckinley was assassinated in buffalo. we will to her the museum, if during the exhibit features event surrounding his death, and the gun use

the geopolitical situation in eastern europe with searing refugee crisis and his countries increase in defense spending. live coverage at 12:30 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span three. >> the c-span cities tour working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. this week and we are joined by comcast to learn more about the history and literary life of santa rosa, california. consider part of napa wine country will look at the evolution of the wine industry in sonoma county. >> sonoma county agricultural history, i guess you could say began with my because the first vines planted here were by general vallejo and at the mission in sonoma in the 1820s or early 1830s, which was a very long time ago. their mission grapes and no one in their right mind would make wine out of them now. with that wine country label that started in the 70s, by the 80s and 1990s we we are beginning to be better known. >> when my folks first purchased the ranch in the late 50s they did not know at the time, but they saw quite a change in the egg industry happening just in our little valley here. having been the quote, unquote wine country, we have a wonderful story and agriculture history he

the copy of "landmark cases" at c-span.org/landmarkcases. long, american history tv is featuring santa rosa, california, the seat of sonoma county, famous for its wine industry. cableer with our comcast partners, c-span cities tour staff recently visited many side the city's rich history. learn more about santa rosa all weekend here on american history tv. charles: jack london was one of the highest-paid writers. he is one of the authors that was right throughout the world, including the soviet union and russia at the time, japan -- he was translated into language after language. people found his writing compelling. he was deeply concerned about the human condition, and much of what he wrote about, while it may have seen on the surface like stories about dogs or the yukon, were often about the states of humanity and his concern for humankind. on jack london's beauty rants, also known as the range of good intentions. this is where he lived until his death in 1960. the entrance to the cottage provides you with the overview of jack's life. there are lots of pictures on walls, there is a video for them to see. you can get a sense of jack london and the 1905 to 1916 period. as they walk through the cottage, what

the 2016 presidential race. molly o'toole on where candidates stand on national security issues. washington journal is like with your phone calls, tweets and facebook comments at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> known as the cityf good neighborhoods, this weekend our c-span cities to explores the historyur and literary life of buffalo, new york. we will visit the mark twain room at the buffalo and. county library, whose centerpiece our pages of the original handwritten manuscript of adventures of huckleberry finn. against the feature grain, the history of buffalo's first -- >> the irish were desperate, came over airing the famine, things weren't still great, and it take one relative to find out about these wonderful jobs along the waterfront, working in the grain elevators, in the mills, and then word would go back to ireland, you want to come to buffalo. you want to become rich, but you were going to have steady employment. -- you weren't going to become rich, but you would have steady employment. the first ward has its name because when buffalo was created in 1832 as a city, it was divided into five political wards. in this area along the buffalo river has always been the first ward. history tv,an september

announcer: the c-span city's tort working with our cable affiliates a visiting cities across the country. we are joined by comcast to learn about the history and literary life of santa rosa, california, considered part of napa wine country. the evolution of the wine industry. the agricultural history began with wine because the first wine planted here were by general vallejo and the mission. an omission in sonoma probably in the late 1820's or early 1830's which is a long time ago. and were mission greats nobody will make wine out of them now. labelhat wine country that started in the 1970's, by the 1980's and the 1990's, we were beginning to be better in better known. my folks first purchased the ranch in the late 1950's, they do not know at the time that they sought quite a change industry.- ag it has not always been the "one country." we have a wonderful story of agricultural history here are in the valid and sonoma county. jake --r: we visit the jack london state historic park. >> we're on jack london's beauty ranch. this is where jack london lived until his death in 1916. jack londo

. >> the c-span cities to are working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities throughout the country. this week, we are joined by comcast to learn more about the history and literary rice -- life of santa rosa california. we look at the evolution of the wine industry in sonoma county. >> sonoma county agricultural .istory began with wine the first vines planted here whereby general vallejo at the mission in sonoma, probably in 1820's or early 1830's, which is a very long time ago. they were mission grapes. no one in your right mind would make wine out of them now. with that wine country label that started in the 70's, by the 80's and 1990's, we were beginning to be better and better known. >> when my folks purchased the ranch in the late 50's, they didn't know it at the time, but they suck quite a change in the industry -- they saw quite a change in the industry in the valley, here. it hasn't always been the wine country. we have a wonderful, storied agriculture here. >> we also visit the jack london state historic mark. once home to london, author of call of the wild and white fang.

. >> the c-span's city tour. visiting cities across the country.weekend, we are joined by comcast. to learn more about the literary life of santa rosa, california. consider part of apple wine country. we look at the evolution of the wine industry in sonoma county. becausegan with wine, the first wines planted here work by general vallejo. the mission in sonoma in the late 1820's or early 1830's. they were mission grapes and nobody in their right mind could -- would make wine of -- make wine out of them. 1980's and 1990's, we were beginning to be better and better known. first purchased the ranch in the late 1950's, they did not know it was -- they saw quite a change in the ad ag industry.n the it is not always been the wine industry. we have a wonderful agricultural industry here. >> we also visit the jack london park. it was once home to jack london, author of call of the wild and white fang. >> this is where jack london lived until his death in 1960. jack london probably would've been writing longhand when people came upon him. he was very produc

the time period. >> 9 p.m. and monday nightng tuning in c-span's landmark cases. mark farkas executive producer, appreciate it. >> thank you very much. >> the c-span cities to were working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. this week and we're joined by comcast to learn more about the history of literary life of santa rosa, california, consider part of the napa wine country. we look at the evolution of the wine industry. >> sonoma county's agriculture historic guess you could say begin with wine because the first line planted here were by general vallejo, probably in the late 1820s or early 1830s in which is a very long time ago. they were mission grace and nobody in their right mind would make wind out of them now. with that whine label -- wines labeled we are beginning to be better and better known. >> when my folks first purchased the ranch in the late '50s, they didn't know it at the time but it was, they saw quite a change in the agriculture industry happening just in our little valley. it hasn't always been the quote-unquote wine country. we have a wonderful story, agricultural history here in the valley and in sonoma county also. >>

the home is set up today as a house museum. it includes furnishings and memorabilia that mr. burbank's widow left to the city of santa rosa. santa rosa, california. our next stop on the c-span cities tour. americanheck it out on history tv and booktv. gail russell chaddock of the christian science monitor. welcome back. guest: thank you, steve. host: we are focusing on the election for the speaker of the house. what led to john boehner's decision to step down? he was looking at the very real possibility of being ousted as speaker. there had been pending for some weeks a motion to vacate the from and mounting anger the conservative wing of his party. and also a very real possibility that the government would shut down if there weren't a change of leadership. and this gives him leverage to negotiate a budget deal. perhaps even an increase in the debt ceiling without shutting down government. host: he also said he was going to step down at the end of this year regardless. guest: that's right. it, coming as of the surprise that it did right after the pope's visit, and emotional moment all around. the timing was interesting. i think there will be speculation for a long time abou

the world's fair. our cable partners worked with c-span when we travel to buffalo to explore the city's rich history. learn more all weekend here on american history tv. >> right now we are at buffalo waterfront. it is to revitalize the waterfront. our waterfront sits out there, in lake eerie, one of the great lakes. 84%great lakes comprised of of north america's freshwater. the fact that we are right here in downtown buffalo on a great lake is something that is significant us. our vision being to revitalize the waterfront. we have thought how do we create it? where we are now is in a position to re-create with the waterfront look like at a point in time. we have a master plan that tries to re-create some of the feel of what it would have been like to live back then without taking it to the historic extreme. 1817anal was built back in in rome, new york to cross states and was completed in 1825. it is a marvel of its day, called clinton's ditch, it wasn't thought to be that productive. in the end it turned out to be quite success -- a success story. bringing materials, transportation, foods people fro

the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. this year c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to santa rosa, california. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. gaye: sonoma county's agricultural history, i guess you could say, began with wine. the first vines planted here were by general vallejo. at the mission before general vallejo, probably in the late 1820's or early 1830's, which is a very long time ago. they were mission grapes, and nobody in their right mind would make wine out of the now, but they did then because that is what they had. but the wine industry really significantly began in the 1850's, when a man bought property in the sonoma valley and started a winery that he called buena vista winery. that is the birthplace of what we now know as california wine culture. he didn't plant the first grapes. somebody was already growing grapes when he came. he got interested in european varietals in 1863. the state established a wine commission because peop

the book. thank you for being on c-span 3. cities tour, working with our cable affiliates, and visiting save across the country. as we can, we are joined by more about then history of literary life of santa rosa, california, considered part of the wine industry. county's history began with wine. the first vines planted here -- by vallejo a very long time ago. they were mission graves. no one in their right mind would make wine out of them now. with the wine country label that theted in the 1970's, into 1980's and 1990's, we were beginning to be better and better known. purchased folks first a ranch in the 1950's, they did not know at a time, but they saw quite a change in the ag industry happening in our little valley. it has not always been the quote unquote wine country. we have a wonderful agricultural history here in the valley and sonoma county. londonlso visit the jack state park. >> we are on jack london's beauty ranch, also called the ranch of good intentions. therthis is where jack london lived until his death in 1960. he wa

the problem we raised very interesting critical questions. [applause] is known as the city of good neighborhoods come of this weekend weekend c-span cities to are joined by time warner cable explores the history and the battery life of buffalo new york. on booktv weevil visit for mark twain wrote at the buffalo and erie county public library whose centerpiece or pages of the original handwritten manuscript of the adventures of huckleberry finn and people featured the buck against the grain about the history of the first war. >> they were desperate and came over across the atlantic during the famine and the years after things still were not great. it would take maybe working in the grain elevators or the mills and then it would go back to ireland and come back to buffalo to have steady employment. when buffalo was first created in 1932 it was divided into five political parts in this area along the waterfront along the buffalo river it's always been the first ward. president william mckinley was assassinated to buffalo. we will tour the buffalo history museum exploring the mckinley exhibit features events surrounding his death and the gun used t

the brookings institution at 10:30 eastern. [no audio] >> known as the city of good neighborhoods, this weekend, a c-span cities tour joined by time warner cable explores the history and literary life of buffalo, new york. visit thev," we will mark twain groomed at the public library, whose pages are the manuscript -- choose manuscripts of the centerpiece. then we will feature "against the grain," about the history of buffalo's first war. >> the irish settled in this neighborhood because they were desperate. they came over across the atlantic in the famine. it would take maybe one relative to find out about these plentiful jobs along the waterfront working in the grain elevators are the mill. word would go back to ireland -- come to buffalo. you wanted to become rich, but you would have steady employment. they came to this neighborhood called the first ward. it has its name because when buffalo first was created in 1832 as a city, it was divided into five political wards. this area along the waterfront has always been the first ward. >> on american history tv on september 6, 1901, william mckinley was assassinated in buffalo. we w

the speakership's history. thus we will take your call and look for your comments on facebook and twitter. >> known as the city of good neighborhoods, this weekend our c-span cities to were joined by time warner cable explores the history and literary life of hello new york. on book tv, we will visit the mark twain room whose centerpiece is pages of the original handwritten manuscript of the adventures of huckleberry finn and we will speaker tim boland's book "against the grain." >> the irish settled in this they were hood because they were desperate and came across the atlantic and in the years after thing still were not great. it would take maybe one relative to find out about these plentiful jobs along the waterfront and then word would go back to ireland that you want to come to follow. you would not become rich but you would have steady employment. so they came to this employment and call the first ward. it has its name because when buffalo was first created as a city, it was divided into five political wards. in this area along the waterfront it has always been the first ward. tv,n american history president william mckinley was assassinated in buffa

the 1975 san francisco earthquake destroyed much of santa rosa. our comcast cable partners worked with c-span's city tours staff when we travel to santa rosa to learn about the city's rich history. >> we looked in the north. such a huge black cloud. it looked like smoke out of a train or something. we rolled over and got to the house. we're all afraid and we ran into the storm house because we thought it was a storm. we had to tie wet rags over our mouths just to keep from smothering. we would get cloth and tie it over her mouth in the summer and the old-timers said they had never seen nothing like that. it was so fine our house was sealed, but that dust came through somehow. even the stucco houses. you just had to mop really good when it was over to get it out. you could not get it out any other way. lynn: today we will be looking at our dust bowl migration archives, which we have had since 1994 -- materials gathered beginning in 1974, primarily by gerald haslam. he received dozens of letters offering to provide him with material. he also gathered material directly from people who worked in the cam

c-span3. to join the conversation, like history.ebook/c-span welcome to buffalo, on american history tv. warnere help of our time cable partners we will explore the history of the city of just over 250,000 residents. the zero short of lake erie and the niagara river, it was the western terminus of the area canal. a thriving commercial and industrial metropolis. coming up we will explore some of the close presidential history as we look at grover here as mayor. in the assassination of william mckinley. will the site where theater roosevelt was sworn into office after mckinley's death. >> we are in the library of the wilcox home. it is not a big room but it was filled with approximately 50 people. he stood in the middle of the room. there is no photographic representation of the actual --aring-in swear morning ceremony. camera on that time were on tripods. they were very awkward. unfortunately one of the cameras was knocked into, fell to the ground, roosevelt being nervous about all of this basically asked the reporters and photographers to leave. >> later we will you about the buffalo civil rights movement -- is the homee of reverend nash. >> he was a person who coul