[applause] [inaudible conversations] >> that was ralph eshelman and james john stomp talking about maryland in 1812. we'll be back in a few minutes with more from annapolis. [inaudible conversations] >> you're watching booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend on c-span2. here are some programs to look out for this weekend. today booktv is live from the 2013 annapolis book festival. topics to be discussed include maryland in 1812, the future of american cities, the war in afghanistan, the role of women and the state of american politics. our live coverage ends at 3 p.m. eastern, and all of today's events can be seen again at midnight on c-span2. tomorrow at 4 p.m. eastern douglas rusch cover talks about his book, "present shock." then at 5, due to the recent passing of former british prime minister margaret thatcher, a program from the booktv archives about the relationship between prime minister thatcher and president reagan. watch these programs and more all weekend long on booktv. for a complete schedule, visit booktv.org. >>> here's a look at some upcoming book fair

that's her lineup live from catherine hull at the key school and now here are ralph eshelman and james johnston looking back at maryland in 1812. >> my name is edward papenfuse and it really is my pleasure not to moderate because i don't think this session really needs moderation but to actually introduce our two panelists today. we are going to be talking about their works and then we are hoping to get a fair amount of discussion and questions from the audience. please forgive the frog in my throat but with all this warm weather we seem to have gotten a lot more allergies around. the two books we are going to be talking about today, one is written by ralph eshelman and a friend of his called in full glory reflected discovering the war of 1812 in the chesapeake and another is a book by james johnston entitled the history of the african-american family. both are extraordinarily wonderful works beautifully written and engagingly written. one deals with the sort of general overview and history of the war of 1812 as it affects the opportunity. it not only tells you the stories but it takes