Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, 7 Sep 2003, Jerry Lehrer wrote: Don Try working through Grant's Tomb, not tome. :-) Jerry Sorry Jerry, but Grant's tome is most likely his Memoirs, which is considered a significant work. And one would read and work through them, not walk through them. As for Grant's Tomb in NY, who is buried there? Disclamer, my wife works with one of the President's decedents. Don Dory wrote: > Marc, > I appreciate the references. I have worked through Grant's tome but > need other perspectives to gain a better understanding of the time and > place. Your references will help. > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > Shelby Foote and Bruce Catton both wrote multi-volume histories which > cover > the Civil War in detail -- especially recommended is Catton's GRANT > TAKES > COMMAND. The best single-volume works, in my estimation, are either > Fletcher Pratt's ORDEAL BY FIRE or the recent BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM by > MacPherson. > > Fascinating times, fascinating people. > > Marc > > msmall@infionline.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html ============================================================================ Ken Firestone, W3CAT | For every problem there is one solution kenf@speakeasy.net | which is simple, neat, and wrong. ken@firestone.net | -- H. L. Mencken ============================================================================ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html