Shamrock Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 TEXTS: The South, vol. 1 Jeannette Keith Prentice Hall Deerskin & Duffels Kathryn Braund Univ. of Nebraska Press An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America Henry Wiencek Farrar Straus & Giroux American Slavery Peter Kolchin Hill & Wang The Plantation Mistress: Woman's World in the Old South Catherine Clinton Random House Apostles of Disunion Charles Dew Univ. Of Virginia Press The Confederate War Gary Gallagher Harvard Reading Apostles of Disunion now...I'll tell you of my conclusions later. Have you read any of these history doods or Furman? Whats your reading list for military history? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorianoFanHFW Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 nope, but I'm yet to read catch 22! Too damn busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted April 28, 2004 Author Share Posted April 28, 2004 nope, but I'm yet to read catch 22! Too damn busy. Damn...If I were you I'd drop everything I was doing a read the book immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorianoFanHFW Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 I know, it is suppossed to be so damn good, but it's finals time. I have to miss watching a yankees game because of it. Are you going to read We? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted April 29, 2004 Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 Its next on my list after a Mencken book I'm reading. BTW Mencken is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorianoFanHFW Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 what the heck is that may I ask! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted April 29, 2004 Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 HL Mencken...He was editor of a Baltimore newspaper and wrote scathing editorials about Southern religion and mal-treatment of their African-American citizens. Amazingly funny stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorianoFanHFW Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Satire book? Tell me if I should read it. My economics professor wants to give em some books to read this summer, so I want take make room for that and catch 22. Hopefully some ayn rand as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted April 29, 2004 Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 Tomorrow I'll post a list of books I bought today at the FOL sale for 10 cents apiece. Some good stuff. :mischief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g8trz2003 Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 the military history class is a joke. I think I'm taking American History 1820-1890 next fall, and the professor is pro-South. He wrote a book on the caning of Senator Sumner. This dude is apparently a badass. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorianoFanHFW Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 the military history class is a joke. I think I'm taking American History 1820-1890 next fall, and the professor is pro-South. He wrote a book on the caning of Senator Sumner. This dude is apparently a badass. We'll see. I hate anyone who is "pro-anything" because generally the professor is incredibly biased and can give 2 craps less about the truth. by the way sham, tell me when you start reading We. No one even knows it exists, so I like discussing it with the few people that do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted April 29, 2004 Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 furman, I encourage you to go into these classes with an open mind. I know its tough because you've been indoctrinated by your family since your youth that things are the way they say they are. You only do yourself a disservice to go into a class just to have your beliefs validated. I dunno I guess its easier for me because despite my parents (racist, Confederate pigs) I dont really care which side is to blame, so I enter the debate with little bias. Will do Soriano. I might begin it in Europe. :hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorianoFanHFW Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Cool man. When are you going? I just finished finals today, thankfully. Good luck studying for yours. What grade do you think you are pulling in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted April 29, 2004 Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 Cool man. When are you going? I just finished finals today, thankfully. Good luck studying for yours. What grade do you think you are pulling in? Tomorrow is my final and I think I'm doing the best in this class compared to my other classes. I see no problem in getting an A. I did my presentation on the Underground Railroad and its effect on Northern Abolitionism. I read Apostles of Disunion last night (short, interesting read) and Dew contends that the cause of the Civil War lie in the need for the South to maintain slavery and white supremecy. He comes to this conclusion by studying the speeches given by the Southern secession commissioners who were sent from the initial secessioners of the Deep 7. I tried to read the book in a non-critical fashion at first, so I could understand his arguments. I will probably read the book again later, critically. I'm going wherever. I know a ton of people over there that range from London to Vienna to Athens, so I will travely broadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorianoFanHFW Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 How do you know all these people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted April 29, 2004 Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 How do you know all these people? Some are relatives of my French teacher in high school. (I boinked her daughter) Most of them are friends that will be either backpacking in Europe or studying overseas. A bunch are Europeans I met at UF that were studying abroad in the States. And the rest are a few people I made acquantance with when I was last over there for my senior trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorianoFanHFW Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 (I boinked her daughter) So was that the perks of having her as a teacher? Personally, I have no interest to go see Europe. There's stuff I haven't even seen here! Oh yeah, is her daughter overseas too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted April 29, 2004 Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 Not really a perk because she wasn't allowed to date, so I fostered her rebellious side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g8trz2003 Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 well, the military science class is a joke. Its an easy class loaded with football players....I took it because I needed one more class, and had heard that you could talk the professor into getting into the class, even if it was full. It worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorianoFanHFW Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Not really a perk because she wasn't allowed to date, so I fostered her rebellious side. Damn, I wish up north had "innocent" girls to brainwash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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