describes how the civil war affected the life of mark twain. he analyzes some of twain's writings to look at how the author interpreted the differences between imagining and experiencing the war. this 40 minute talk was part of a daylong conference hosted by the university of virginia's center for civil war history. >> so, our next acclaimed speaker of the day is none other than stephen cushman. he holds the robert c taylor professorship in the english department. he is a renowned poet and we are also thrilled to say that he is a scholar of the civil war, as well. three of his 14 books have dealt with the civil war, including belligerent muse and, of course, the book i already suggested you all get a copy of in the back. the recently co-edited civil war writing from the first conference with professor gallagher. with that, i will turn it over to professor stephen cushman. >> thank you very much. i am grateful to everybody. i won't repeat all the thank yous that have been said, but on behalf of tamika nunley and myself i would say thank you for

without the civil war, there would be no mark twain. but why stop with one big claim. here's another i will throw in free of charge. without mark twain, memory of the civil war would be different from what it is today. twain played a significant role in shaping civil war memory by publishing books and by various other people about the war, at least one of which the personal memoirs of u.s. grant has been part of american literature and american history in its own right. let's stick to the first big claim. without the civil war, there would be no mark twain. as we think about mark twain and the civil war, two key terms that will be important are imagining and remembering. specifically i'll be looking at the way twain links imagining the civil war with vicksburg and remembering the civil war with new orleans. for now, how did the civil war turn samuel clemens into mark twain. relax on the handout. this is something i harvested from a larger project i'm doing. the important thing is the chronology so if you get lost, you can reorient yours

and mark twain. he went around the world. it has been nothing but fun. >> is there another question in the front row? >> my question has to do with manifest destiny and imperialism. i think before the civil war, the movement toward manifest destiny explains the territorial movements, acquisitions from other presidents. however, hay was heavily involved in some which took a leap away from the traditional united states of america. that was when william steward, during, well after lincoln's assassination, acquired alaska. i would think that one can make the point that american imperialism, and hay was around all this, might have begun with the purchase of alaska, which was beyond the usual territorial jurisdiction of the united states. could you comment on those two ideas, manifest destiny, which explains a jefferson to some extent, and the beginning of imperialism under seward. >> yes. seward was a big fan of young john hay. he was sent off to europe after mckinley was assassinated. he was also the kind of guy in the early 1870

this reminds me of a clichÉ for people my age one mark twain debated -- they debated whether mark twain should be taught in schools because he referred to african-americans, slaves that one of his characters was with, by the name that was used at that time, and it was horrifying to some people. it remains something that we are all ashamed of, but the idea of taking down mark twain because he was painting the picture of the way the south was then, the idea that that should not be taught and we should never know what those words were is absurd. i think it is frankly ignorant, and i'm glad that mark twain was never censored. i hope you will not censor this painting. it has profound implications and it portrays an aspect of our history we are embarrassed about and ashamed about. some of the aspects, in a portion of the mural, but i certainly hope you will never take it down. [applause] >> is that it? speaker, please. i called all the names with the cards, i'm taking all the speakers and i will close public comment. if you hear your name called and you are not limed up, please make your way.

. >> thank you >> jimmy: and the mark twain prize? >> yeah, that was pretty cool. >> jimmy: dude, the mark twain -- i mean, that's ultimate >> that was nuts >> jimmy: do you get nervous for those -- for that? >> can i tell you something? i was terrified. >> jimmy: yeah >> and i'll tell you why because they give you this prize for humor. >> jimmy: yeah >> which is outstanding and incredibly exciting. and then they say, "and you need to make a speech for 10 to 15 minutes after we give it to you. so it's kind of like you got to prove yourself [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, it's like -- yeah "hey, how funny are you? yeah, exactly. >> "prove it." and it really did sort of feel -- i felt a lot of pressure >> jimmy: yeah, i mean, you're not stand-up i mean, yeah >> no, i'm not a stand-up. >> jimmy: yeah >> and so -- anyway -- >> jimmy: but you were great i watched the speech it was heartfelt and it was hilarious >> okay, but i'm going to tell you something. so i -- i got there. and i said, "you know, i really want to rehearse this. i really ne

. >> thank you >> jimmy: and the mark twain prize? >> yeah, that was pretty cool. >> jimmydude, the mark twain -- i mean, that's ultimate >> that was nuts >> jimmy: do you get nervous for those -- for that? >> can i tell you somethinwa i terrified. >> jimmy: yeah >> and i'll tell you why because they give you this prize for humor. >> jimmy: yeah >> which is outstanding and incredibly exciting. and then they say, "and you need to make a speech r 10 to 15 minutes after we give it to you. so it's kind of like you got to prove yourself [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, it's like -- yeah "hey, how funny are you? yeah, exactly. >> "prove it."d and it really dirt of feel -- i felt a lot of pressure >> jimmy: yeah, i mean, you're not stand-up i mean, yeah >> no, i'm not a stand-up. >> jimmy: yeah >> and so -- anyway -- >> jimmy: but you were great i watched the speech it was heartfelt and it was hilarious >> okay, but i'm going tyotell something. so i -- i got there. ead i said, "you know, i ry want to rehearse this. i really need to." and here's

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one was signed by mark twain, a railroad stock. jason: closer to our time than mark twain, the financial crisis, companies that no longer exist, lehman, bear stearns, countrywide, people want these certificates. >> it is a funny part of this market. there are certain websites that have categories like fraud, failures, bankruptcies. they are hot and popular. anything with a good story behind it. obviously lehman brothers has an intriguing story behind it as disastrous as it was. it captivates people's interests. carol: there was a federal bond certificate signed by -- jason: george washington, and it sold for $265,000. that is a fascinating story. they will not tell you who the bidders are at that price. hedge fund guy or ceo, a lot of times are the bidders for the expensive ones. we are not sure who bought it, but the dealer said he would have gone to $1 million for a u.s. bond from 1792 signed by george washington himself. waives thesche bank white flag and goes back to basics in its latest turnaround plan. jason: hong kong protes

one was signed by mark twain, a railroad stock. jason: closer to our time than mark twain, the financial crisis, companies that no longer exist, lehman, bear stearns, countrywide, people want these certificates. >> it is a funny part of this market. there are certain websites that have categories like fraud, failures, bankruptcies. they are hot and popular. anything with a good story behind it. obviously lehman brothers has an intriguing story behind it as disastrous as it was. it captivates people's interests. carol: there was a federal bond certificate signed by -- jason: george washington, and it sold for $265,000. that is a fascinating story. they will not tell you who the bidders are at that price. hedge fund guy or ceo, a lot of times are the bidders for the expensive ones. we are not sure who bought it, but the dealer said he would have gone to $1 million for a u.s. bond from 1792 signed by george washington himself. carol: deutsche bank waives the white flag and goes back to basics in its latest turnaround plan. jason: hong

one was signed by mark twain, a railroad stock. jason: and more closer to our time than mark twain, the financial crisis, companies that no longer exist -- we are talking about lehman, bear stearns, countrywide, people want these certificates. michael: it is a funny part of this market. there are certain websites that sell these things that have categories like fraud, failures, bankruptcies. they are hot, they are very popular. i think it is anything with a good story behind it. obviously, lehman brothers has an intriguing story behind it as disastrous as it was. that captivates people's interest. carol: it is not just stock certificates, as you mentioned, there was a federal bond certificate signed by -- jason: george washington. michael: it sold for $265,000. that is a fascinating story. they will not tell you who the bidders are at that price. you will hear these guys say -- hedge fund guy or ceo, a lot of times are the bidders for the expensive ones. expensive ones. carol: welcome back to "bloomberg businessweek." i'm carol mas

one was signed by mark twain, a railroad stock. jason: and more closer to our time than mark twain, the financial crisis, companies that exist -- we are talking about lehman, bear stearns, countrywide, people want these certificates. michael: it is a funny part of this market. there are certain websites that sell these things that have categories like fraud, failures, bankruptcies. they are hot, they are very popular. i think it is anything with a good story behind it. obviously, lehman brothers has an intriguing story behind it as disastrous as it was. that captivates people's interest. carol: it is not just stock certificates, as you mentioned, there was a federal bond certificate signed by -- jason: george washington. michael: it sold for $265,000. that is a fascinating story. they will not tell you who the bidders are at that price. you will hear these guys say -- hedge fund guy or ceo, a lot of times are the bidders for the expensive ones. we are not sure who bought it, but the dealer said he would have gone to $1 million for

one was signed by mark twain, a railroad stock. jason: and more closer to our time than mark twain, the financial crisis, companies that no longer exist -- we are talking about lehman, bear stearns, countrywide, people want these certificates. michael: it is a funny part of this market. there are certain websites that sell these things that have categories like fraud, failures, bankruptcies. they are hot, they are very popular. i think it is anything with a good story behind it. obviously, lehman brothers has an intriguing story behind it as disastrous as it was. that captivates people's interest. carol: it is not just stock certificates, as you mentioned, there was a federal bond certificate signed by -- jason: george washington. michael: it sold for $265,000. that is a fascinating story. they will not tell you who the bidders are at that price. you will hear these guys say -- hedge fund guy or ceo, a lot of times are the bidders for the expensive ones. we are not sure who bought it, but the dealer said he would have gone to $1 mi

so, jack london, the most popular writer of his time, even more popular than mark twain jack lemmon was an upcoming figure, really a phenomenal character. keith was an individualist but spoke out against individualism. he was the capitalists that railed against capitalists. he was a socialist who criticized the socialists. he was a racist who hated racism. so now you know jack london is. a very complex character. by the way we will have time for questions and answers. like many of you perhaps have been fascinated with the life and story of the most prolific novelist of the american wild west. there's probablthere is probablr eclectic writer. he lived as a minor, sailor, writer, one who experienced life in the west and alaska and the south seas and europe, london, london and london. that would make a cool title of a book. mexico lived among the native indians and like charles dickens before him, he became a media celebrity. he cultivated an outlaw image and the novels and writings borne out of wedlock in 187 1,876,100th anniversar1876 to10e founding of the united states. in the wise old

steve, let's talk about mark twain. i was interested in what he had to say. let's talk about those it it generalized criticism of the war, civil war. what does he make of lincoln and emancipation? >>> that's a re very interesting thing. that in the private history of the cape pain, he campaigns he stated that these young men are in a cabin. they don't know how to mount a guard. they hear a rider approaching and they shoot him. they go out and find him. the narrative suddenly changes t twain does a very long thing on killing. on being face to face with something that you kill. it's hypocrit cal, maybe. for twain, any kind of union, states rights was bankrupt. he was not interested in that at all. he thought -- and it could be his missouri -- again, missouri keeps coming u it could be that missouri is a kind of threshold place but i don't think that he -- we hear spleenier tight. why do people fight, this cause and that ideology. i don't think that twain accepted any of. that from the beginning, he saw through what he felt was -- he may not have articulated it

twain and analyzes his writings to look at how he interpreted the differences between imagining and experiencing the war. this was part of a day long conference of the university of virginia's center for civil war history. >> so o

mark twain replied, reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. let's use that today when we talk about the fact that we can't get along. here in the people's house. joe and i have worked hard on this. last congress we had 304 co-sponsors. this congress our legislation has more than 370 co-sponsors. that's the majority of both parties. democrat and republican. our bill is going to repeal this onerous tax originally passed as part of the affordable care act that would have assessed on any health plan that would provide more than $10,200 for individual coverage and $27,500 for family coverage. and i deplor the fact that it was called two generous. for hardworking americans to get up every day and go off to work -- who get up every day and go off to work, to make sure they can put a roof over the head of their family, food on the table, and somehow plan for their future. if that's a bad -- if that's a bad benefit, i want to see what a good one looks like. according to researchers, it's projected, i think chairman neal went over some of these number,

twain. he analyzes some of twain's writings to look at how the author interpreted the differences between imagining and experiencing the war. this 40 minute talk was part of a daylong conference hosted by the university of virginia's center for civil war history. >> so, our next acclaimed speaker of the day is none other than stephen cushman. he holds the robert c taylor professorship in the english department. he is a renowned poet and we are also thrilled to say that he is a scholar of the civil war, as well. three of his 14 books have dealt with the civil war, including belligerent muse and, of course, the book i already suggested you all get a copy of in the back. the recently co-edited civil war writing from the first

it''s not exactly what's happppening today, but,t, if we can borrow mark twain's famous phrase, "history doesn''t repeat but sometimes rhymes." too many simililararities to oveverlook. when barcelona f fel there wawas a hugege flood of refefugees from spain. most went to mexico, about 40,0,000. some went to new york city, established anararchist offices in union square, secondhand bookstores down 4th avenue. that's wherere i got my early political education, roaming around that ararea. that's s 80 years ago.. now it's today. we didn't know at the time, but the u.u.s. government was also begeginningng to thik about how the e spread of fascim might be virtually unstoppable. they didn't view it with the samame alarm that i did as a 10-year-old. we now know that the attitudud of thehe state department was rathther mixed rererding whatat the significane of the nazi i movement wasas. acactually, there was a consul in berlin, u.s. consul in berlin, who was sending backck pretty mixed comments a about the nazi, suggesting m maybe thehey're t as bad as everyone says. he stayed there until pearl h

it''s not exactly what's happppening today, but,t, if we can borrow mark twain's famous phrase, "history doesn''t repeat but sometimes rhymes." too many simililararities to oveverlook. when barcelona f fel there wawas a hugege flood of refefugees from spain. most went to mexico, about 40,0,000. some went to new york city, established anararchist offices in union square, secondhand bookstores down 4th avenue. that's wherere i got my early political education, roaming around that ararea. that's s 80 years ago.. now it's today. we didn't know at the time, but the u.u.s. government was also begeginningng to thik about how the e spread of fascim might be virtually unstoppable. they didn't view it with the samame alarm that i did as a 10-year-old. we now know that the attitudud of thehe state department was rathther mixed rererding whatat the significane of the nazi movemement was. acactually, there was a consul in berlin, u.s. consul in berlin, who was sending backck pretty mixed comments a about the nazi, suggesting m maybe thehey're t as bad as everyone says. he stayed there until pearl har

let's talk a little bit more about mark twain. we were all fascinated by what you had to say, and i had many questions. one of them has to do with twain's anti-war feelings. so tell us a little bit more about that. what are the are roots of those anti-war feels? what are some of the manifestations you mentioned? one of his writings in particular is that it generalized pacifism and criticism of the civil war and what does he make of lincoln and e emancipation? >> it's an interesting thing. in the private history of the campaign that failed, he stages it so there's a moment when these adventurous young men are all in a cabin, and they're terrified, and they hear -- they don't know how to mount a guard or anything, and they hear a rider approaching. and they shoot him. and they go out, and they find him, and they look at him, and suddenly the narrative changes and twain does a very long thing on killing. on being face to face with someone you've killed. and you -- it may well be -- >> it's very fierce. >> and you realize for twain an

it details the friendship between mark twain and former secretary of state john hay. and examines their divergent views on american foreign policy at a time when the united states had annexed hawaii and went to war to control puerto rico, quan, cuba and the philippines. -- >>, the book is on sale in the bookstore. will be open at the end of the program and he will be happy to sign them for you at the conclusion of the remarks this evening. let me say little bit about him. from 1986 until 1992, he reported the book awhat it takes: the way to the white housea which was named one of the 100 best works of nonfiction and the 20th century. he also worked with ben cramer on joe dimaggio. the wife published in 2000. since 2000, he has

mark twain said "god looks after fools, drunks in the united states of america." that was never more apt than the way our space program has evolved. modern american industry is moving forward with space in an astonishing way. new companies are able to come up with new designs to be more timely and much -- create much less expensive ways to get into space. they are even beating out space programs around the world like china. we have every right to be proud of that. why are they able to do that? the number of parallel forces that include modern computer systems, the rise of the internet, new manufacturing techniques and along other parallel lines we see a demand for clean and abundant energy, and awareness earth is in danger of being permanently polluted and the gradual development that seeks to put mankind in contact -- in context with the universe. all engineers know, parallel lines never intersect until they do. these parallel lines i just mentioned intersect primarily at one place, our moon. the small planet that circles us, our eighth continent torn from the ea

t's confirmed time and again throughout history and read mark twain. books if you don't read the bible. the right to the land codified in international law including the document that founded the un itself. the fourth pillar is the pursuit of international peace and security. a stronger, safer israel means a stronger and safer world. and do you know what happened? this speech became bible. the bible became bible before they spoke about it i exposed it in front of the security council. with all due respect the distinguished lawyer in the room no one can argue with that. my friends, the future is right israel.state of diplomacy. we'll build rile reelation was ntries.0 cou n the new testament, john 13:34. love one another as i have loved you so you must love one another. let us continue to love the state of israel. us continue to support each of the holy ers land and fighters against anti-semitism. let us continue to have strength to defend our bible. ntinue to love our traditions. our faith, our god given land of israel and let us fight for it love, and

mark twain said god looks after fools, drunks in the united states of america. that was never more apt than the way our space program has evolved. modern american industry is moving forward with space in an astonishing -- in an astonishing way. they are able to come up with new designs to be more timely and much -- create much less expensive ways to get into space. they are even beating out space programs around the world like china. we have every right to be proud of that. why are they able to do that? the number of parallel forces that include modern computer systems, new manufacturing techniques and along other parallel lines we see a demand for clean and abundant energy, and awareness earth is in danger of being permanently polluted and the gradual development that seeks to put mankind in contact with the universe. all engineers know, parallel lines never intersect until they do. i justarallel lines mentioned intersect primarily at one place, are moon. the small planet that circles us, our eighth continent torn from the earth a millennia ago. this was given

mark twain once said, god looks after fools, drunks and the united states of america. >> [ laughter ] >> that's comment was never were apt than the way our space program has evolved. modern american industry is now moving toward in space at in astonishing ways. space x and blue origin are a couple of those companies coming up. there able to come up with new designs and be more timely and create much less expensive ways to get into space. they are beating out the heavily subsidized space programs around the world, like china. we have every right to be proud of that. we are able to do that because of parallel forces including modern computer systems derived from the internet, any fracturing techniques, and along other parallel lines, we see a dim on for clean and abundant energy and awareness that the earth is in danger of being permanently polluted. and the gradual development of a philosophy that puts mankind in context of the universe. as all engineers know, parallel lines never intersect until they do. these parallel lines that i just mentioned intersect primarily at one place, our

the mark twain line like history doesn't repeat itself but it rhymes. in recent months, the president has called it immigrants and detention facilities are full of migrants, men, women and children. as a professor who has studied this, every wave of immigration that gets in sees the next wave that is a threat. that's the wave that will take things away. jonathan alter, let me start with you. have you here because of a history of all of this. we have a president that's ignorant of history. he doesn't like to read books and steady history. >> well, you know, he sort of imbibed history maybe by osmosis, even if he doesn't read it. he's reprising recent history, america, love it or leave it. i think some older viewers will remember was a big deal in the late 1960s and early '70s. it was directed mostly at hippies, as they were called. but also, minorities that happened to be critical of the nixon administration. they were told leave. donald trump came from a family with a long line of racism. his father was arrested at a kkk demonstration in the 1920s. they

i think it's great because he got the mark twain prize a couple of years ago, but he stepped on stage, he hadn't done standup, and chris rock was back there, george lopez we're all back there it was like the mount rushmore of comics and we're back there waiting for eddie to do something funny. he took that prize and everybody waited and said didn't you give this to bill cosby anyway. neil: are you kidding me? >> oh, he went on. he's a genius. neil: but he's been keeping a low profile. >> you know, i think again i don't know, i can't speak for eddie but when i saw him he was calm, he's got 10 kids i've got five. i've got to catch up a little bit. you know? neil: but the two of you were great together and it was a great chemistry. >> neil i'm very bias for my love toward eddie, because i came up with him. he was 19 years old and he would say things to me like i'm going to do buckwheat. i said you can't do that. that's as politically as incorrect. i'm going to do a black version of mr. rogers. and he does robinson and it was so funny. neil: you had some sinatra versions that were not g r

it is sort of like mark twain in 1997 saying the rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated but there is something happening here and there is a shell game that elon musk has going on and every one of the d-terms is a whole saga in itself demand is not going to be what we say it is going to be there is debt coming up, half a billion dollars not covered. this november, to the to mention running out of cash at the end of the year, the demand -- the pent-up demand, and kind of a sugar high that we know the lingering incentives and other reasons have led to perhaps those -- to squeak through with good numbers today or tomorrow when they drop down from the heavens. but by the end of the year, there is no way they're going to hit 400,000 vehicles. >> jeff, calling it a shell game is kind of a big charge. the people who have been shorts on tesla have not seen this play out, when do you think things materialize or is there a point where you say he's a success or a failure? >> obviously he's a genius and we know that this is a board that considers him to be a genius, and yes, can he land a sat

you have a bit of an aussie twain, haven't you? i know! i've been playing there bargained for the la st been playing there bargained for the last years —— back and forth, so, yeah, it's an exciting time for netball and particularly the english roses after the success we had last year. now we should build a legacy, notjust the year. now we should build a legacy, not just the i—off success. year. now we should build a legacy, not just the 1-off success. you took sometimes you find that this was the sport for you. i grew up on the south coast of england, i played a lot of sports. my mum and dad were heavily as a sport and i played a lot of basketball at school. i was in the boys team at school. we didn't have a girls basketball team, but eventually, when i got older, they didn't want me to play with them anymore. i had to find a new sport. my mum has been my number one supporter. i think that is it, the team has evolved over the years, you can see tracy and neville, that is the first netball is e—mails involved in. now she is my codes

wouldn't want to leave out mark twain and hannibal. there was a time when mark twain was by far the best read american author anywhere in the world and that hannibal boyhood still an important part of that. i'm going to circle right back down to the gateway arch in st. louis where the arch is really with 135 million people visiting the arch since 1963, just went through that 60-year renewal of the facility, connected it better to downtown. it's really the first example of what the park service hope will be the next century of the park, a true public-private partnership. and in going to all these places, we drove by lots of lakes and lots of fishing and lots of boating and there are a lot of things to do in our state. we're like many states, tourism is our second biggest industry and we look forward, mr. president, to people visiting us this summer and next year and the years after that. mrs. blackburn: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. president. i appreciate the opportunit