daniel boone was very important at the time. he was one of the representatives of the newly formed county in the 1790's, and he was very involved in both politics and development. we are in the family cabin that was built in 1870. of whatin is a showcase type of a structure people lived in during that time. this cabin was used as the vice president's it was a school house, it has been a little bit of everything. ofhave used it as a showcase artifacts, because you would not necessarily have everything in a cabin at this time. , allof the artifact to see those things would have been from that time. sideboardking at a made by the washington family. it is handcarved, beautifully decorated. here, we call it the table from fort lee. the president of the historic french society, which predates the museum -- there was a tornado that went through charleston during the 1890's, and in order to preserve these pieces of fort lee, he made into a table. and aa beautiful piece treasure. madeis a coverlet that was for a wedding in 1793. one of t

society of -- west virginia and did a purchasing it from the city for a dollar and moved it to daniel boone park to be preserved. that took place in 1973. since then, it has been an ongoing project to maintain the home and provide the public with an idea of what it would look like for a family living in the 1830's and 1840's, what it would look like for a family living here during the 1850's and 1860's. our cities tour staff recently traveled to charleston, west virginia to learn about its rich history. to watch more video from charleston and other stops on our tour, visit c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span three. dissenting at the supreme court is a lecture series hosted by the supreme court historical society. next on american history tv, university of arkansas law eck issor mark killenb introduced by supreme court justice stephen pryor, then discusses dissenting opinions written between 1810 and 1927. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. serve as president of the supreme court historical society. i am pleased to welcome you

this is the rifle daniel boone carried in the 1790's.his is his walking stick, a beaver trap he used to trap beavers in the river, and he was a surveyor during that time. signed deed that he surveyed land in the area and this is the way he marked a stone. he marked the property of that area. daniel boone was very important in the time, one of the first representatives from the newly formed kanawha county in the 1790's. theas very involved in both politics and development of the area. we are in the family cabin built in 1870. this cabin in the state museum is a showcase of what type of a structure that people lived in during that time. this cabinet itself was used as somebody's residence, it was a school house, it has been a little bit of everything. we have used it as the showcase of artifacts to exhibit because you would not necessarily have everything that is in this in a cabin of this time period. most of the artifacts you see whether it is the wall cabinet, the table to eat on, something to store your relics, a sideboard and a firepl

he also works on the tv series "daniel boone." an entertainment reporter named jan boheme writes a profile on david. they fall in love and marry. she gets him to write a book drawing on his experience. "custer's fall" tells the indian side of the story. in the 1970s, david and jan move to rancho santa fe, north of san diego. that's where they meet sandi solomon and become good friends. tell me what it was like to walk into their home with all of david's work everywhere. >> i've seen people walk in the front door and tears start down their eyes. people just were absolutely captured by that wall. >> the wall features 72 of david's many paintings and drawings of indian warriors from the battle of little bighorn. in 1990, david is diagnosed with lung cancer and dies two years later. his ashes are scattered on mount coolidge, in the black hills of south dakota, where he first met the indian warriors. sandi helps her friend jan sort through his estate -- a mind-boggling collection of paintings, sketches, photos, and also century-old dru

i didn't want to write about the daniel boone in kentucky everything except jamestown was part of theist. by containing it, logically it looks like they claimed legal title and that also gave me the key with which side i was going to deal with. 1803 i decided to ended well before the president. to have a historical perspective you have to show how things turn out. the other thing is i end up at the beginning of the 20th century and a convenient momentt moment is when theodore roosevelt becomes president because he was the first western president. it was essential to the persona that you took on a and his connectionist with took the order to the people of america and that was the result of his connection to the west. the west of the mississippi river to the 18 or 19 hundreds. after that it becomes the rest of the country. new york in the 1850s doesn't give any useful guidance but houston and california in the 1950s are all sort of peace. in the career of theodore roosevelt you can see the west faded into memory and i called my book on roosevelt long ago the subtitle was the last romant

idea of some sort of affiliation with britain included the leaders of kentucky and tennessee, daniel boone andrew jackson, the republics of east and west florida before florida was purchased by the united states, and texas and california, before they joined the american union in 1845 and 1848. groups who remained opened to britain included the african-american loyalists who founded the providence of freedom. and they initially -- it's not founded as a british colony. it's a black nation under the protection of the british crown. it looks a lot like the carlisle union or ireland's. and also one of my favorite characters, boles, who attempted to create a mixed race republic on the florida panhandle which he called the state , all thougt they saw opportunities of self-government as a viable alternative to being absorbed by the united states. were they right? lord carlisle certainly thought so. as long as the same king is acknowledged, he wrote during the summer of 1778, americans would eventually come to see that they and the british were quote the same people. the wealthier americans would r

it's daniel boone. he fought in the french and indian war, and the american revolution, and died in 1820. >> the battle of san jacinto won texas its independence and inspires harry mcardle, whose famous painting still hangs in the texas senate chamber. mcardle becomes a texas luminary in his own right. after he dies in 1908, his personal effects are passed down through the family, winding up in the west virginia home of his grandson george bland in the 1950s. his belongings all get stuffed in the attic, says george's wife, betty. >> it was just a place that was a catch-all for things that you weren't using at the time. >> by the 1990s, the attic is packed with even more generations of stuff. it's a favorite playground for betty and george's grandkids, especially young john. >> i mean, there was just so much stuff my whole time growing up. every time i found something else that i come down, "grandma, grandma. what is this? what is this? where the heck did this come from?" >> that curiosity in his family'

. >> this is a copy of daniel boone's rifle. davy crockett rifle that hethe .r here, is a 12-pounder napoleon. >> ...and a goal in his sights. >> collection of every gun of major importance in the history of the united states.ut when itl the incredible arsenal... >> were you shocked? >> oh, yeah, of course. oh, yeah. >> ...it's his heirs who hear a blast from the past. >> what did you estimate that collection was worth at that time? >> probably a million dollars. that was a small load. if you put a big load in there it'll knock you on your fanny. ho!

i did not want to write about daniel boone in kentucky. really interesting story but to write the history of the west that way is to do nothing like an entire history of the united states because everything except jamestown is part of the west. i needed a container and by containing it chronologically starting with the louisiana purchase, the united states leaving the title to land west of the mississippi river, that gave me the queue of what west i was dealing with. .. >> well, i decided to end it well before the present in part because, to get perspective, you've got to be far enough away from it to know how things turn out. but the other thing is i ended at the end of the 20th century, and a convenient moment is when theodore roosevelt becomes president in 1901. he was the first western president. he lived in the west only briefly, but the west was essential to the persona that theodore roosevelt took on. and his western connection was what changed the silk stocking new yorker into an individual of the ordinary people of america -- into

some sort of affiliation or league with britain included the leaders of kentucky and tennessee, daniel boone, andrew jackson, the republics of east and west florida, before florida was purchased by the united states, and texas and california before they joined the american union in 1845 and 1848. significantly, groups who remained open to britain's overtures also included the african-americans loyalists, who founded sierra leone's province of freedom in 1787. initially sierra leone is not founded as a british colony. a black nation under the protection of the british crown. the relationship looks a lot like the carlisle union or ireland's. and also one of my favorite characters, a white loyalist adventure from frederick, maryland who attempted in 1799 to create a mixed-race anglo creek republic on the florida panhandle, which he grandly called the state of muskogee. all thought they saw legislative independence within the british empire as a viable alternative to being absorbed by the united states. were they right? lord carlisle certainly thought so. as long as the same king is acknowledged

something about daniel boone? brian: not important. janice: good. hi, how are you?janice: where are from you. >> south carolina. janice: happy birthday, thane. >> what's your name. >> kealy, what's your name. >> wyatt. >> where from you? >> north carolina. janice: see balloons? right at the threshold where the balloons might not happen on thanksgiving. we are crossing our fingers. take a look at the maps. going to be travel delays all across the country. storm number one is moving across the east coast with heavy snow across the great lakes and northwest. our next storm system, that one is going to be a troublemaker across the west. look at thilook at the high wind advisories. balloons and parades. there are your travel delays across the country. we will cross our fingers. it's nice to have everyone here today. wave to emily and steve and brian. emily: good morning and happy birthday. thanks for coming, guys. brian: remember, if you are blowing up on a balloon. you have got to keep the balloons in the parade. steve: they are going to figure out whether or not they g