![Orestes Augustus Brownson (1803-1876) [Brownson was the subject of my undergraduate (honors) essay at Harvard College and the topic of a year-long research effort. The excitement and wonder of this project—not to mention the inspiration of such Harvard professors as Perry Miller, Alan Heimert, and Donald Fleming—drew me into the field of scholarship, a wonderful demesne never sullied by exploration. I picked Brownson after hearing a student report: this curmudgeon seemed to have embraced almost every major movement of his times and I assumed—correctly as it turned out—that I could learn much about ante-bellum America by studying the career of this mercurial man in search of God. I focused on his work in The Boston Quarterly Review, which took him up to his disillusionment with democracy and his conversion to a churchly tradition. Little did I know how in 1962 how important Brownson would be to my spirit and world view in later years.] Rollins, Peter C. “Orestes Augustus Brownson: Epistemology of a Crucified Redeemer.” Honors Thesis, magna cum laude. Harvard College, 1963. For a succinct overview of the Brownson “pilgrimage,” see http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03001a.htm](images/orestes.jpg)
Military Officers Association of American (MOAA)
28 September, 2010
Stillwater Country Club
Social Hour and Dinner 6:00PM, Presentation Beginning at 7:45PM
Victory at Sea (1952) was NBC’s tribute to the WWII sacrifices of American fighting men and women. The program was an instant success and is still shown on OETA during fund-raising campaigns. As a historical compilation, VAS convinced broadcast executives and TV audiences that historical programming could be both informative and entertaining. Leaping forward to our own time, The History Channel would not have been created (by NBC) had Victory at Sea not broken the ice for this genre nearly 60 years ago. The 13 hours of VAS’ symphonic music was a resounding success and CDs are still available at “record” stores everywhere.
Dr. Rollins will discuss the creative background for the series and analyze a few clips to show the artistic mix of actuality footage, narration, and music that was the hallmark of the Victory at Sea.