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Tag Archives: American Civil War
The War as the South Saw It
The Confederate Reader: The War as the South Saw It© 1999 Richard B. Harwell416 pages Mention ‘The War’ in the South without any context, and most anyone will understand which one you’re referring to – the only War that has … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged American Civil War, history, letters and diaries, naval, primary sources
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Our Man In Charleston
Our Man in Charleston© 2016 Christopher Dickey416 pages Our Man in Charleston is a fascinating history of British diplomacy in the South, 1850s-1865, about a British consul working to defend Her Majesty’s interests in the erstwhile colonies, focusing specifically on … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged American Civil War, American South, Britain, geopolitics, slavery and rebellion
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War© 2008 H.W. Crocker III 370 pages This is not a book I’d expected to read, because as a Southerner who’s been reading different views about the war for twenty years, I … Continue reading
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History© 2004 Thomas E. Woods290 pages I don’t remember when I first began to break from believing the Standard View of American history, the view promoted in the textbooks paid for by the State … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged American Civil War, Colonial America, Early American Republic, history, Politics-CivicInterest, Tom Woods
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Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind© 1936 Margaret Mitchell1037 pages It’s been nearly twenty years since I visited the joined worlds of antebellum Tara and postwar Atlanta, tied together through the life of a ruined plantation belle turned business magnate, Scarlett O’Hara. … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged American Civil War, American South, historical fiction, Southern Literature, women
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The Lost Outlaw
The Lost Outlaw © 2019 Paul Fraser Collard361 pages For the better part of a year, Jack Lark has been drifting across the war-worn South, working small jobs as he needs and generally avoiding society. For most of his adult … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged American Civil War, American West, historical fiction, Mexico, Paul Fraser Collard
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From the horses’ mouth: Black Beauty and Traveller
This past week I’ve read two novels which feature a horse as the narrator, and I thought it might be fun to consider them together. The first, Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, is something of a re-read for me: I … Continue reading
The Rebel Killer
The Rebel Killer© 2019 Paul Fraser Collard432 pages Jack Lark is a defeated man. Soul-scarred after the campaign in northern Italy, he came to the United States desiring nothing but to deliver a letter from a mortally wounded comrade to … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged American Civil War, historical fiction, Paul Fraser Collard
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Of stars and saints (again)
(“Again” because last year I had a similar post called ‘Of stars and saints‘.) Recently I’ve finished two books which were aimed at more youthful audiences (middle/high school, not sure), so I’m presenting them together. The first is Hands of … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, science
Tagged American Civil War, Astronomy, Isaac Asimov, monastics, science
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