in one hour 30 minutes james swanson author of manhunt the 12-day chase for lincoln's killer gives a tour of the petersen house where president lincoln died after being shot by john wilkes booth in two hours on the civil war the center for civil war history at the university of virginia host a discussion with authors

shirley is reading james swanson's end of days.napoleon hill's think and growd rich, f john beauchamp's franklin winston and michael dobbs one minute to midnight. a lot of history titles there, mr. shirley. one stood out to me that was napoleon hill's think and grow rich. what is thatat about? >> that book has been around for 100 years. my grandmother georgia turned me onto it as a young boy. it is kind of a different two, it is inspirational but how you achieve success with your spiritual means, your economic social means. just to re-energize my thinking every couple of years now. when i hire a new pr firm i gave them a copy of think and grow rich because he is so much useful information. >> another book you chose your rereading cs lewis' the screwtape letters, why? >> i love cs lewis. he proved that you can be spiritual and be a libertarian. and his case he was a christian and libertarian. it teaches the lord's work is the double what he is teaching how to ruin people's lives. things to avoid things to know about. the house is bu

in one hour 30 minutes james swanson author of manhunt the 12-day chase for lincoln's killer gives a tour of the petersen house where president lincoln died after being shot by john wilkes booth in two hours on the civil war the center for civil war history at the university of virginia host a discussion with authors and tucker and adrian brettle about the confederacy's domestic and international goals. so sur good evening. everyone. can everyone hear me? well. good. i'm mary mclaughlin. i'm a program coordinator with the smithsonian associates, and i'd like to welcome you to what promises to be the very perfect halloween evening. on the grizzly world of victorian surgery before we begin and i introduce our speaker. i'd like to ask everyone to please check their cell phones and make sure they are silenced. i'm also delighted to let you know that this program is being filmed by c-span to be aired at a later date. so if you enjoy tonight's program and would like to see it again or if you think you're friends would like to see it. you should check periodically over the next few weeks to