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Freeing Charles: The Struggle to Free a Slave on the Eve of the Civil War
Scott Christianson

Next air time: Saturday, March 20th at 1pm (ET)

The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation
Andrew Lewis

Next air time: Saturday, March 20th at 2:30pm (ET)

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My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams
Panel of Speakers

Last aired: February 15, 2010

My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams
Redcoats' Revenge: An Alternate History of the War of 1812
David Fitz-Enz

Last aired: February 14, 2010

Redcoats' Revenge: An Alternate History of the War of 1812
Stealth Reconstruction: An Untold Story of Racial Politics in Recent Southern History
Glen Browder; Artemesia Stanberry

Last aired: February 8, 2010

Stealth Reconstruction: An Untold Story of Racial Politics in Recent Southern History
Garrett Peck Prohibition Hangover Program Portion
Garrett Peck

Last aired: February 7, 2010

Garrett Peck Prohibition Hangover Program Portion
Guantanamo, USA: The Untold History of America's Cuban Outpost
Stephen Schwab

Last aired: February 6, 2010

Guantanamo, USA: The Untold History of America's Cuban Outpost
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & the Fire That Saved America
Timothy Egan

Last aired: February 1, 2010

The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & the Fire That Saved America
John Brown's Trial
Brian McGinty

Last aired: January 17, 2010

John Brown's Trial
A New Literary History of America
Greil Marcus; Werner Sollors

Last aired: January 10, 2010

A New Literary History of America
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
Gordon Wood

Last aired: January 2, 2010

Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
The Black Book: 35th Anniversary Edition
Panel Discussion

Last aired: December 27, 2009

The Black Book: 35th Anniversary Edition
General Sherman's Christmas: Savannah 1864
Stanley Weintraub

Last aired: December 27, 2009

General Sherman's Christmas: Savannah 1864
My Father's Bonus March
Adam Langer

Last aired: December 26, 2009

My Father's Bonus March
The Great Depression: A Diary
James Ledbetter; Daniel Roth

Last aired: December 6, 2009

The Great Depression: A Diary
Carlotta Walls LaNier, "A Mighty Long Way" and Terrence Roberts, "Lessons from Little Rock"
Carlotta Walls LaNier; Terrence Roberts

Last aired: November 27, 2009

Carlotta Walls LaNier, "A Mighty Long Way" and Terrence Roberts, "Lessons from Little Rock"
The Price of Defiance: James Meredith and the Integration of Ole Miss
Charles Eagles

Last aired: November 27, 2009

The Price of Defiance: James Meredith and the Integration of Ole Miss
Author Interview: Aaron Sheehan-Dean "Why Confederates Fought"
Aaron Sheehan-Dean

Last aired: November 1, 2009

Author Interview: Aaron Sheehan-Dean "Why Confederates Fought"
The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business
Nelson Lichtenstein

Last aired: October 31, 2009

The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business
The Wordy Shipmates
Sarah Vowell

Last aired: October 17, 2009

The Wordy Shipmates
Pulitzer's Gold: Behind the Prize for Public Service Journalism
Roy Harris Jr.; Elizabeth Mehren; Sacha Pfeiffer

Last aired: October 17, 2009

Pulitzer's Gold: Behind the Prize for Public Service Journalism
Author Interview: Stephen Beckham "Oregon Indians"
Stephen Beckham

Last aired: October 17, 2009

Author Interview: Stephen Beckham "Oregon Indians"
The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta
Marc Wortman

Last aired: October 4, 2009

The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta
Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawai'i
Tom Coffman

Last aired: September 20, 2009

Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawai'i
The American Future: A History
Simon Schama

Last aired: September 19, 2009

The American Future: A History
Letters from Black America
Pamela Newkirk

Last aired: September 14, 2009

Letters from Black America
Bond of Union: Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire
Gerard Koeppel

Last aired: September 13, 2009

Bond of Union: Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire
The Art of Making Money: The Story of a Master Counterfeiter
Jason Kersten

Last aired: September 8, 2009

The Art of Making Money: The Story of a Master Counterfeiter
The State of Jones
Sally Jenkins; John Stauffer

Last aired: September 8, 2009

The State of Jones
A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge
Josh Neufeld

Last aired: September 6, 2009

A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge
A Dawn Like Thunder: The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight
Robert Mrazek

Last aired: August 22, 2009

A Dawn Like Thunder: The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight
Organization of American Historians 2009: Marcia Purcell
Marcia Purcell

Last aired: August 15, 2009

Organization of American Historians 2009: Marcia Purcell
Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
Elizabeth Norman; Michael Norman

Last aired: July 27, 2009

Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
Vicksburg, 1863
Winston Groom

Last aired: July 26, 2009

Vicksburg, 1863
1959: The Year Everything Changed
Fred Kaplan

Last aired: July 26, 2009

1959: The Year Everything Changed
The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence
Dennis Brindell Fradin

Last aired: July 5, 2009

1776
David McCullough

Last aired: July 5, 2009

1776
Visions of America: Photographing Democracy
Joseph Sohm

Last aired: July 5, 2009

Visions of America: Photographing Democracy
Founders: The People Who Brought You a Nation
Ray Raphael

Last aired: July 4, 2009

Founders: The People Who Brought You a Nation
The Food of a Younger Land
Mark Kurlansky

Last aired: June 29, 2009

The Food of a Younger Land
American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon
Steven Rinella

Last aired: June 21, 2009

American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon
Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West
Deanne Stillman

Last aired: June 15, 2009

Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West
Abigail & John: Portrait of a Marriage
Edith Gelles

Last aired: June 14, 2009

Abigail & John: Portrait of a Marriage
Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City
James Nevius; Michelle Nevius

Last aired: May 31, 2009

Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City
Book TV Civics Bus - Dennis Judd, "Cities and Visitors"
Dennis Judd

Last aired: May 30, 2009

Organization of American Historians 2009: Nancy Toff
Nancy Toff

Last aired: May 30, 2009

Organization of American Historians 2009: Deborah Gershenowitz
Deborah Gershenowitz

Last aired: May 30, 2009

Disunion!: The Coming of the American Civil War, 1789-1859
Elizabeth Varon

Last aired: May 25, 2009

Disunion!: The Coming of the American Civil War, 1789-1859
Bath Massacre: America's First School Bombing
Arnie Bernstein

Last aired: May 25, 2009

Bath Massacre: America's First School Bombing
The New York Times: The Complete Front Pages: 1851-2008
Helene Cooper et al.

Last aired: May 17, 2009

The New York Times: The Complete Front Pages: 1851-2008
Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution
Richard Beeman

Last aired: May 17, 2009

Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution
The Age of American Unreason
Susan Jacoby

Last aired: May 9, 2009

The Age of American Unreason
Bitterly Divided: The South's Inner Civil War
David Williams

Last aired: May 3, 2009

Bitterly Divided: The South's Inner Civil War
From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776
George Herring

Last aired: April 4, 2009

From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776
Almost Astronauts: Thirteen Women Who Dared to Dream
Tanya Lee Stone

Last aired: March 30, 2009

Almost Astronauts: Thirteen Women Who Dared to Dream

This Weekend's TV Schedule

Beginning Saturdays at 8am (ET)

Highlights

My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer
Anousheh Ansari

Next air time: Saturday, March 20th, at 9:15am (ET)
Approx. 46 min.
The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation
Andrew Lewis

Next air time: Saturday, March 20th, at 2:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 31 min.
A Day Late and a Dollar Short: High Hopes and Deferred Dreams in Obama's "Postracial" America
Jon Jeter; Robert Pierre

Next air time: Saturday, March 20th, at 7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are the Best Answer in Today's Economy
Steve Forbes

Next air time: Saturday, March 20th, at 9pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism
Howard Bloom

Next air time: Sunday, March 21st, at 6:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
The Idea of Justice
Amartya Sen

Next air time: Sunday, March 21st, at 2:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 22 min.
The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves - And Why It Matters
B.R. Myers

Next air time: Sunday, March 21st, at 7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History
Gregory Zuckerman

Next air time: Sunday, March 21st, at 2:30pm (ET)
Approx. 51 min.

Also Airing...

Saturday, March 20th

8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
Working in the Shadows
Gabriel Thompson
9:15am (ET)
Approx. 46 min.
My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer
Anousheh Ansari
11:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
Discussion of Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations"
Samuel Fleischacker; Russell Roberts
1pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
Freeing Charles: The Struggle to Free a Slave on the Eve of the Civil War
Scott Christianson
2:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 31 min.
The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation
Andrew Lewis
4:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
Three Days Before the Shooting...
Adam Bradley; John Callahan
6pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
Encore Booknotes: Midge Decter "An Old Wife's Tale"
Midge Decter
8:15pm (ET)
Approx. 46 min.
My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer
Anousheh Ansari

Sunday, March 21st

1am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
Working in the Shadows
Gabriel Thompson
2:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 22 min.
The Idea of Justice
Amartya Sen
3:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
Discussion of Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations"
Samuel Fleischacker; Russell Roberts
5am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
Freeing Charles: The Struggle to Free a Slave on the Eve of the Civil War
Scott Christianson
6:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism
Howard Bloom
9:30am (ET)
Approx. 33 min.
Tracy Kidder, "Strength in What Remains"
Tracy Kidder
10am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger
Kate Pickett; Richard Wilkinson
1pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 22 min.
The Idea of Justice
Amartya Sen
3:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism
Howard Bloom
5pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State
Shane Harris
6pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - Timothy Egan
Timothy Egan

Monday, March 22nd

5:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
Discussion on the Afghanistan War
Seth Jones; Mark Moyar
6:15am (ET)
Approx. 46 min.
My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer
Anousheh Ansari

Upcoming Programs

IN DEPTH

In Depth is Book TV's long form LIVE interview call-in program with one author discussing his or her body of work.  It airs on the first Sunday of every month, beginning at Noon ET.   You can watch previous episodes of In Depth online.  In 2010 so far, Michelle Malkin, Paul Johnson, and T.R. Reid have been our guests.  You can watch those online.

April--John Dean

 

Book Festivals

Book TV will be covering several book festivals this spring, including LIVE coverage of the Tucson Book Festival March 13-14, and the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville later in March.  In April, plans for coverage include the Annapolis Book Festival as well as the Los Angeles Times Book Fair.