joining us now pulitzer prize-winning author stacy schiff. her newest book coming out in the fall is called "the witches" sub five. stacy schiff we all know about the salem witch trials. what do we know that's incorrect? >> guest: well that's pretty much what got me started. there was no food to. there was no one on the writer is there is in them movie version. it's not entirely about women. many of the victims are men so it's not a man on women event, to women on women event and there's a whole political cast to it that has been lost to history so it's one of those moments we'd all think we know about because we were at the crucible that we forget the crucible is a work of fiction. also essentially speaking we think the which is burned but in fact they hung. in america we didn't burn which is and that's a piece of political propaganda which comes later from the south. pretty much all the basic facts are wrong. >> host: "the witches" salem 1692, what was it like? >> guest: there were two salem. salem town was where the trials occurred in sale

[applause] joe ellison and stacy schiff thank you so much. it was a great night. please join them everyone for the book signing. thank you all for coming and thank you all for being such great members and we will see you again. goodnight. next on booktv "after words." "usa today" columnist and fox contributor kirsten powers argues while lebron's -- liberals were tolerant of free speech they are the opposite today. she's interviewed by sharyl attkisson author of stonewalled and a former cbs news correspondent. >> kirsten at so great to be speaking with you. welcome. >> guest: thanks sharyl. it's great to be talking with you two. >> host: let's talk about a couple of definitions right of the top. what would you say is a liberal and what would you say is a conservative? >> guest: just to be clear my book isn't a liberal versus conservative book that when i use those terms liberal is somebody was left of center and a conservative is someone who is right of center and every conservatives does not believe the same thing in every liberal does not believe the same things

. >> host: stacy schiff even though the book doesn't come out until october of 2015 what is your next project? >> guest: i think the book tour is my next project. i'm not done with this subject. it's a great way to feel when you have finished writing a book they do something about it that's very enchanting and there are so many angles to it. i made want to play with another piece of it still. >> host: stacy schiff, "the witches" salem, 1692 is the name of the book. this is booktv on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen we are going to get started create ladies and gentlemen if tucker carlson could please take his seat. [laughter] rumors are that p.j. is in fact in the building so that is what we are waiting for it. jonah goldberg, i want to thank everybody for coming. it's very rare and public policy for someone to come up with a new idea but that is exactly what charles murray has done with this new book by the people. it's a compelling and cogent rethinking -- this is that deadly virtues thing. on thursday i'm doing a book event with c

joining us now, pulitzer prize-winning author stacy schiff.her new book in the fall is called the weekend: salem in 1692. stacy schiff, we all know about the same on which trial. what do we know in this? >> that is what got me started. there was no voodoo, no wynonna rider. it is not entirely about women. women are the accusers pigmented the m.'s are men. so it is not a men on women event. it is a women on women event. it's all political cast to it that's been lost to history. it's one of the historical moments we know about because they read the crucible when we forget the crucible is a work of fiction took some liberties with the history of the south. we think the witches burned but in fact they honk. so already its propaganda which comes later from the south and against the north of the century. all the basic facts are wrong. >> salem massachusetts, 1692. what was that like? >> this is a little confusing. the village is an outline community next-door is where the first girls began to come full sunrise and show what we think were symptoms of

[applause] is letterpress offers joseph ellis and stacy schiff took a look at the political climate in america following the american revolution. they examine why america's newly independent states decided to accept the centralized government. >> we are so pleased to welcome joseph ellis acclaimed author and historian. he recently retired his position as the ford foundation professor of history where he taught courses in american history since 1972. joseph ellis has also published over ten books including his book on thomas jefferson which won the national book award as well as the book founding brothers which one a pulitzer prize. most recently, he wrote the second american revolution which you hear about tonight. our moderator for the evening is