happened with my to-- who were born in the united states and not in latin america, a mark twain and ambrose-- and i remember mark twain was a leader of the anti-imperialists to leak and he proposed to change the stars with the schools when the united states began the imperial events in the time of president mckinley, who heard the voice of god saying you should stay silent from the danger of-- so they initiated a long career we will know and you know perhaps better than i. >> host: thank you very much, eduardo galeano, the author of "mirrors," stories of almost everyone. it is a wonderful book. it is one that you can't stop breeding, and it has been an honor to talk to you. i have wanted to do this for many years and it has been great that i have been able to do it. and, i am john dinges and i'm speaking with eduardo galeano, and we will end it there and thank you very much. >> guest: thank you. i forgot, absolutely forgot that i was in a tv studio. i was having a nice, talking conversation with a friend in a cafe. thank you. thank you. >> host: i enjoyed it. >> now political consultant dic

at dinner one night in april, 1777, ambrose, admiral howe's secretary heard of a little town in connecticut that turned out to hundred 20 men for the american cause. every last one of whom died in battle or succumbed to disease in one of the prisons of new york. many families appear to have been entirely wiped out or nearly so. two of riss packs three sons were taken prisoner at fort washington. one of lost both feet to frostbite trying to walk home from new york in the dead of winter. the other return home with smallpox and died but not before injecting the husband who subsequently died as well. connecticut wasn't alone. of the 130 militiamen from northampton only 30 made it out alive. colonel thomas informed general washington in february, 1777 of the man from york county heuvel prisoner at fort washington only a handful lived to tell the doleful story of their captivity and distress. almost all of them had died within days of rejoining their families. so to 17 young man from berkeley county virginia took part in the defense of fort washington and wound up in the presence of new york city

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