C Span: 4 books
Sundays at Eight
25 Years of Stories from C-SPAN'S Q&A and Booknotes
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
For the last 25 years, Sunday nights at 8pm on C-SPAN has been appointment television for many Americans. During that time, host Brian Lamb has invited people to his Capitol Hill studio for hour-long conversations about contemporary society and history. In today's soundbite culture that hour remains...
First Ladies
Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
C-SPAN's year-long history series, "First Ladies: Influence and Image," aired in 2013 and 2014 and was devoted to revealing the private lives and public actions of 43 iconic American women.
First Ladies captures the spirit of this special series by assembling its impressive collection...
The Supreme Court
A C-SPAN Book Featuring the Justices in their Own Words
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2011
The Supreme Court grew out of an historic opportunity to interview all of the living Supreme Court justices for a C-SPAN feature documentary about the Court, the only time that the nine sitting members and their retired colleagues have granted interviews to a single television network. Eleven of those...
Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb?
A Tour of Presidential Gravesites
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
In this newly updated book, C-SPAN provides a comprehensive guide to the final resting places of our nation's presidents. As much about the presidents' lives as it is about their burial sites and how to visit them, this book belongs in the glove box of every traveler and the bedside table of every...