>>host: we have been talking with carl richard here is the cover of the book published by littlefield "when the united states invaded russia" you are watching booktv on c-span2. >> that's where early settlers would have landed right here and we are on active and co for. it is in fact, the very beginning of annapolis. the land was first settled 1651 then in both'' have put those would come up in the would unload those supplies so the early houses tended to be in the average that runs down. this is part of history at like the early part of the century because annapolis was totally eclipse by baltimore and was just desperate they needed economic security and they did not have that. the southern river is very nice but it doesn't reach very far back into the interior. it is pretty shallow especially at the entrance. there are some points the restrict boat travel constantly trying to get somebody to have the channel get big ships in and of course, it never happened so they watch baltimore become a major seaport taking the commerce that was coming to annapolis. they were upset about that so

more in the news sources. >> host: we've been talking with carl richard, professor of history at the university of louisiana lafayette. here's the cover of the book published by relman and littlefield, "when the united states invaded russia." you were watching the tv on c-span 2. >> here are some of the books published in 1998. but tvs first year on c-span c-span 2. >> edicts have a place for rest and repair close not to d.c. that he could get out here as often as needed, but far enough away that there was wilderness. this is a family place. in that sense it was unique because it had become a place where tr had politicians and press and constantly a hubbub about tvs. this is the one place where his private family time and roosevelt made it clear they did not want anyone but family here. >> next, laura gottesdiener looks at how much bush is an's innovations in african-american communities around the world. this is a little over an hour. >> thank you, everyone, for being here. i want to explain some of the music you might've heard when he walked in. it's a mix tape created by oral historians who work for the production house c

more in the news sources. >> host: we've been talking with carl richard, professor of history at the university of louisiana lafayette. here's the cover of the book published by roman littlefield, "when the united states invaded russia: woodrow wilson's siberian disaster." you're watching booktv on c-span 2. .. >> host: and shy away from i

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