tonight's program features logan beirne, the author of a new book entitled "blood of tyrants: george washington and the forging of the presidency." very much a yellow school boat. it began as a paper while logan was a law student at the under the supervision of eskridge. after graduation from law school in 2008, working at the law firm, he returned to yellow school in 2010 and begin turning the paper into the book we feature tonight. appropriately we have professor eskridge to comment on the boat. he's a highly distinguished member of the outlawed school faculty. the author of numerous casebook, monographs and articles covering a wide range of topics in several books have been featured by air they breathe. according to a recently published study of kali, fred shapiro, professor asters one of the most cited in a note universe. i think that was probably a mistake. william eskridge is a dynamic teacher at wonderful mentor to young scholars like logan. without further ado, i will turn it over. >> thank you very much. i think too that the professor bill eskridge is fitting for this talk h

[laughter] >> logan beirne, he's quite right but logan beirne is also a descendent of distinguished forebears who have a relationship to george washington. as most of you know who note any history of george washington from george washington participate in the french and indian war. that was probably his first real military experience. and one of the officers serving under him, the most doug ridder officer under him was officer dandridge who was a lineal ancestor of logan beirne i believe on his mothers side. and, indeed, after an important battle, one of the few battles the george washington actually one, against, he turned over the sash of general braddock to his trusted and decorated officer, officer dandridge. and we have the sash here today. which we will award to logan beirne. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you. >> the braddock sash. which makes logan beirn logan by upper of the author for today's book. >> they carried braddock's body in islam might take it off. it's funny because professor eskridge and i, our families tobacco long way to colonial virginia. in fact, the last time that we

it features logan beirne the author of the new book of the book "blood of tyrants" george washington and the forging of the presidency. this began as a paper while a law student it was written under the supervision of william s. courage. after working two years in the law firm logan returned to the yale law school in 2010 as a scholar and began to turn the paper into the book that you see tonight appropriately we have professor estrich with us to comment on the book. he is a highly distinguished member of the yale law school factory and covering of wide range of legal topics and of previous book talk series. according to recently published ready the professor is one of the most known legal scholars in the universe just one or two others have been cited more than him. that was probably of mistakes. [laughter] he is dynamic and innovative teacher and wonderful for young scholars like logan. so now i will turn it over. >> did you very much. of with like to add that he is fitting for this talk because he is a descendant of george s. courage the godfather of our nation with george washing