connected to infection and could be countered by antiseptics the smithsonian associates hosted this event in october 2017. in one hour 30 minutes james swanson author of manhunt the 12-day chase for lincoln's killer gives a tour of the petersen house where president lincoln died after being shot by john wilkes booth in two hours on the civil war the center for civil war history at the university of virginia host a discussion with authors

i especially, amanda has told me the smithsonian associates people have reminded me how engaged these audiences are that come for these events, so if you look i have to be kind of up on my toes and really give you my a game to take this seriously and be a little intellectual, be a little heavy, if you will, talking about the past, present, and future of the automobile. there is material in the book, a lot of depth right there. everything from teaching my daughter to drive, to a 14 analysis of henry ford. but i can capture all of that tonight. but i thought i would do is try to talk about the early period of the automobile and a little of the theory about how one understands that. and the reason i'm doing that is to put us in the present moment where, as some of you may have heard, journalist cars are on the horizon. at the end of the day, i want to talk about cars, i am both a lover and a hater of cars, for a variety of reasons. and i'm looking forward to hearing from you about your experiences with the automobile. without further ado, let us get started with cars! i mean, i had to sh

connected to infection and could be countered by antiseptics the smithsonian associates hosted this event in october 2017. in one hour 30 minutes james swanson author of manhunt the 12-day chase for lincoln's killer gives a tour of the petersen house where president lincoln died after being shot by john wilkes booth in two hours on the civil war the center for civil war history at the university of virginia host a discussion with authors and tucker and adrian brettle about the confederacy's domestic and international goals. so sur good evening. everyone. can everyone hear me? well. good. i'm mary mclaughlin. i'm a program coordinator with the smithsonian associates, and i'd like to welcome you to what promises to be the very perfect halloween evening. on the grizzly world of victorian surgery before we begin and i introduce our speaker. i'd like to ask everyone to please check their cell phones and make sure they are silenced. i'm also delighted to let you know that this program is being filmed by c-span to be aired at a later date. so if you enjoy tonight's program and would like to see

the smithsonian associates hosted this event in 2019. >> tonight we are joined by historian an automated

smithsonians. just the latest exampleour firsa nunley dr. nunley is currently an associate professor of american history at oberlin college and conservatory in ohio. although she will soon be joining the faculty in the history department of cornell university. at oberlin she created the history design lab which allows students to develop scholarly projects that involve methodological approaches such as digital humanities public history creative nonfiction and curatorial practices.

association. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern, here on american history tv on c-span3. 1846 this smithsonian institution was originally housed in a redstone building on the national mall known as the castle up next on american artifacts a behind the scenes tour of castle spaces not open to the public with novelist steve barry and curator richard stamm. much of mr. barry's latest work of historical fiction the lost order takes place here richard stamm is author of the castle and illustrated history of the smithsonian building. we met our tour guides inside the crypt of the institutions founder james smithson. this is abou40

smithsonian magazine. it also received a number of prizes, including the book award, the literal prize from the american historical association, and the ralph waldo emerson award from the phi beta kappa society. in addition to publishing and academic journal, professor seo has written for the atlantic boston review, the new york review of books, and the washington post. after earning her jd at columbia in 2007, professor seo clerked for judge of the district court for the southern district of new york. and later she clerked for the judge of the u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit. her cv is certainly not shabby. please join me in welcoming our distinguished speaker, professor seo. in professor, the society virtual platform is now yours, and we are grateful that you are joining us today and we look forward to it. thank you. >> thank you so much for that warm welcome and for inviting me to share a little bit about my scholarship. it's something i have been looking forward to since it has been scheduled and put on the calendar. to begin, i want to share my screen. can you see this? great. so, i want to begin with a para

smithsonian magazine. it also received a number of prizes including the order of the court book award, the prize from the american historical association and the ralph waldo emerson award from the cap a society. in addition to publishing for academic journals, she is written for the atlantic, lem owned diplomatic, and the washington post. after earning her degree in 2007, she clerked for a judge for the u.s. district court for the district of new york. later, she clerked for the u.s. court of appeals for the second circuit. her cb is certainly not shabby. please joining me in welcoming our distinguished speaker. professor, the societies virtual platform is now yours. we are grateful that you are joining us today. look forward to it. thank you. >> thank you so much for that warm welcome. and to share little bit up my scholarship. i've been looking forward to this since the schedule and put it on the counter. to begin, i want to share my screen. can you see this? great. i want to begin with a paradox. cars symbolize freedom in 20th century american culture. my favorite professional -- commercial is the dodge commercial. americans got two