Using C-Span As A Research Tool
Book TV
Book TV is a great resource tool on a diverse array
of subjects. For example, bedbugs, history, war,
weather, politics.
Note: You will find a list of 20 topics covered
http://www.c-span.org/series/?bookTv
popular culture, education and numerous industries.
Q and A, panel discussions often reveal additional
interesting backstories.
Two recent C-Span broadcasts illustrate how ideas
are uncovered and sometimes pursued and not all
information can be found just by googling it.
The Three-year Swim Club:
The Untold Story of the Maui Sugar
Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory
http://tinyurl.com/p3sa8v8
About 19 minutes
Our Man in Charleston: Brittan’s Secret Agent
in the Civil War
http://tinyurl.com/om4ur42
About 54 minutes