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PERSPECTIVES: James Bradley

JAMES BRADLEY  is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Flyboys and Flags of Our Fathers.  He is also the son of one of the men who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima.  His latest book  "The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia," introduces us to the prominent Americans--including FDR's grandfather, Warren Delano--who in the 1800s made their fortunes in the China opium trade. 

http://www.jamesbradley.com/    

Aired December 26 & 27, 2015.

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