Join
us as the C-SPAN Cities Tour explores the American story - this weekend
featuring Palo Alto, California, on Book TV and American History TV.
We'll highlight the literary life and history of this city considered
the birth place of Silicon Valley. Located in the San Francisco Bay
Area, this city of 67,000 is home to Stanford University and the Hoover
Institution.
On Book TV, all of our non-fiction programming from the city airs this Saturday at 12 pm ET, among the programs...
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Leslie Berlin, author of Troublemakers: Silicon Valley's Coming of Age
- Tour the "We Shot the War: Overseas Weekly In Vietnam" exhibit located inside the Hoover Institution
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Bertrand Patenaude, author of The Big Show in Bololand: The American Relief Expedition to Soviet Russia in the Famine of 1921
- Author John A. Farrell researches his upcoming biography on Senator Edward Kennedy at the Hoover Institution
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Jonathan Rodden, author of Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide
- Palo Alto Rock and Roll History from author Bo Crane
- And more, including a visit to the Hewlett-Packard Garage
Visit our special C-SPAN Cities Tour page, where segments are available to view after they air. Also follow us on Twitter @CSPANCities for pictures and links from the places we visit.
Thank you to Comcast for partnering with us in Palo Alto.
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