. >> up next on booktv, s.c. gwynne recounts the life and military career of confederate general thomas "stonewall" jack soften. this program, from the atlanta history certain, is just under an hour. [applause] >> our speaker tonight, s.c. gwynne, lived in austin, texas. he is a prolific writer. he has written for "time" magazine for 12 years where he won a national headliners' award for his reporting on the to columbine shootings. he's written for the boston globe, "dallas morning news", san francisco chronicle, he was executive director for the texas monthly between 2000 and 2008 where he wrote on various high profile subjects from karl rove to the bush white house to the infamous houston surgeon, aka dr. evil, and this was included in harper perennial press' best american crime writing anthology in 2006. gives you an idea of what the doctor was up to. sam gwynne comes from a varied background. he first started out as a french teacher, then he was in international banking, and that led to his career in journali