Month: August 2009

  • Review: Battle of Monroe’s Crossroads and the Civil War’s Last Campaign

    Battle of Monroe’s Crossroads and the Civil War’s Last Campaign by Eric J. Wittenberg Hardcover: 366 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.18 x 9.06 x 6.36 Publisher: Savas Beatie; (April 15, 2006) ISBN: 1932714170 Eric Wittenberg solidifies his standing as our best Civil War Cavalry author continuing to produce high quality, well-researched, readable histories that […]

  • Review: The Rebel and the Rose

      The Rebel and the Rose: James A. Semple, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and the Lost Confederate Gold By Wesley Millett & Gerald White Did you know that John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States, was a member of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America, and was later elected to the […]

  • Review: Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln’s Opponents in the North

    Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln’s Opponents in the North by Jennifer L. Weber Product Details Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Language: English ISBN: 0195306686 I remember reading in the Sixties that the Viet Nam War was not the most unpopular war in our history.  The article stated that the American […]

  • San Diego!

    As you’re reading this, I’ll be on a flight to San Diego for a week of rest and relaxation.  Jim Durney was kind enough to schedule a few of his Amazon reviews from the last few years over the next seven days, so TOCWOC won’t miss a beat with me gone.  If you try to […]

  • Smith & Wesson Revolvers

    Gunbroker can be a fascinating place to browse around, in many ways like an online museum. I found a couple of examples of the first cartridge revolvers by Smith & Wesson. These were not by any means the first revolvers but they were the first to use fixed metallic cartridges such as we use now. […]

  • Review: Complicity: How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited from Slavery

    Complicity: How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited from Slavery by Anne Farrow, Joel Lang, Jenifer Frank Product Details Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Ballantine Books (August 15, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0345467833 ISBN-13: 978-0345467836 Over stated, simplified and questionable This is history for people who do not read history and have little intention to change.  […]

  • Review: Fire in the Cane Field – The Federal Invasion of Louisiana and Texas January 1861-January 1863

    Fire in the Cane Field – The Federal Invasion of Louisiana and Texas January 1861-January 1863, Donald S. Frazier, State House Press, 2009 The first thing I want to say about this book is that it looks and feels like a good book should. The handsome high gloss cover and the feel of a sturdy […]