itself through trading and marblehead's fortunes are made on fish. cod is a commodity in marblehead. and it's a third of the economy in massachusetts in 1774. they fish the grand banks. and the grand banks are some of the most treacherous waters in the world at the time. it's icy, it's thousands of miles away from boston but it's a lot there and they fish. they gather fish and they, it's a life and death situation many times against these giant waves, against forms but they're working together . and marblehead is a diverse community. it has native americans. it has three african-americans. it has hispanic americans. these individuals are ahead of their time. in many ways, they progress before it's time. many of the men in the indispensable's are ardent abolitionists. there at the forefront of american civil rights the four there werecivil rights . they were ardently pushing the abolition of slavery. including john glover. and it's these cruise that are diverse, that are working together. but it's also a situation where the ground is interfering with

john glover along with other members of the marblehead regiment return home to marblehead. and they form a new -- glover is made a general. he commands a new brigade, they form a new regiment. but many of the men take to the sea and they take to the sea in many cases, many of the captains, the great captains, the marblehead captains had become part of the continental navy such as john manley and tucker and their some of the greatest fighting captains of the revolutionary war and the book is filled with incredible scenes of ship to ship fighting. but also ships that are in some cases rotting tops and these men have to make repairs on the fly or they have to make their way to a small cove. there's hardly anybody there. have to drag logs out of there to make masks and everything else . it's quite extraordinary story of american ingenuity. any of them become privateers . unlike washington's navy where they were members of the army that were literally at sea area these are individuals that are private that are also earning a commission. slightly different but they are working in

john glover along with other members of the marblehead regimen return home to marblehead and they form a new -- glover is made a general and they form -- they form a new brigade in a new regimen and they take to the sea and in many cases many of these captains the great captains the marblehead captains had become part of the continental navy such as john manley and tucker and they are some of the greatest fighting captains of the revolutionary war and the book is filled with an incredible scene of ships that are fighting and also they have to make repairs on the fly or make theirr way to a small cove and there's hardly anybody there and they had to drag moths out it's really quite extraordinary story of american ingenuity. many of them become -- unlike washington's navy who were members of the armyy literally t sea. these are individuals that are private better of slow or earning a commission. slightly different but they are working in the employ of the massachusetts government. manyma of them died including hs son and many of them are never seen again. >> another question that is comm

and then, patrick o'donnell with his book "the indispensable's," about the marblehead regiment and howhey played a crucial role in both battle and as protectors of general george washington. watch book tv tonight, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. ♪ announcer: weekends on c-span2 bringing the best in american history and nonfiction books. on saturday, at 2:00 p.m. eastern, on the presidency, we will feature two programs on gerald r. ford, the only white house occupant who was never elected as vice president or president. he took office 47 years ago this month after president nixon's resignation. we will first go to the presidential museum, looking back at film and photographs. then a look at his wife, betty ford, who was honored on the white house grounds and gardens. featured speakers include a landscape historian and author of "a garden for the president." and the first daughter. then, here about the all-female -- hotel, which afforded young women the opportunity to pursue independent lives. among notable residents, sylvia plath and actor grace kelly, liza minnelli, and the

chronicles the marblehead regiment of the continental army during the american revolution which he sayscrucial role in both battle and as protectors of george washington. >> good evening. i'm kevin butterfield executive director of the washington library at george washington's

military historian and author patrick o'donnell on his book the indispensable's, and chronicles of the marblehead regimen of the continental army of the american revolution which he says played a crucial role in both battle and as protectors of george washington. >> good evening i am the executive director of the