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| Posted: Wed Jan 24th, 2007 02:19 pm |
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Yesterday I heard a short composition for solo piano, a delightful fast showpiece. Didn't catch its title. The composer was a slave born in Georgia. He was a musical prodigy. Before the Civil War, he earned $100,000. But of course the money wasn't his. He was called Blind Tom or Blind Tom Fool. His real name was Thomas Wiggin. What does this have to do with the Civil War? Nothing. Everything. Patty Last edited on Wed Jan 24th, 2007 02:20 pm by Widow |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24th, 2007 10:08 pm |
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What an interesting story! Musical prodigies just fascinate me. But truth to tell I envy them too. I play bass guitar but music was something I have had to work very, very hard at just to be average on my best day. Because music came so hard for me, I really appreciate what a gift it is to be a musical prodigy. Your story makes me shudder to think. What if that composer had been a field hand? Luckily someone saw his genius early enough to cultivate it.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 9th, 2007 10:39 pm |
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I am so excited . My Dover publications book order just came in the mail . 14 books for 50 dollars. Everything was on sale . Widow you got me thinking I had never read Zane Grey so ordered Riders of the Purple Sage. I think that will be the first one . I also realized I had never read The Woman in White, being a mystery fan I should read that too. Also got a copy of Thomas Paine's Rights of Man as I don't think I have my college copy anymore . I ordered Ambrose Bierce Civil War Stories ' and his Devil's Dictionary Civil War book of Quote Civil War Poetry Books and Reading a book of quotes Kate Chopin A Pair of Silk Stockings and other stories Stephen Crane The Little REgiment and other Civl War Stories Also got Civil War Illustrations cd rom and Book Fashions and Costumes from Godey's Lady"s Book Edwin Forbes Civil War Etchings and Don't laugh . . . Godey's Fashion Paper Dolls . It has wonderful plates of fashions of the period Just finished reading Varina Davis biography today so may have to start on these books !!!
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| Posted: Fri Feb 9th, 2007 10:39 pm |
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I am so excited . My Dover publications book order just came in the mail . 14 books for 50 dollars. Everything was on sale . Widow you got me thinking I had never read Zane Grey so ordered Riders of the Purple Sage. I think that will be the first one . I also realized I had never read The Woman in White, being a mystery fan I should read that too. Also got a copy of Thomas Paine's Rights of Man as I don't think I have my college copy anymore . I ordered Ambrose Bierce Civil War Stories ' and his Devil's Dictionary Civil War book of Quote Civil War Poetry Books and Reading a book of quotes Kate Chopin A Pair of Silk Stockings and other stories Stephen Crane The Little REgiment and other Civl War Stories Also got Civil War Illustrations cd rom and Book Fashions and Costumes from Godey's Lady"s Book Edwin Forbes Civil War Etchings and Don't laugh . . . Godey's Fashion Paper Dolls . It has wonderful plates of fashions of the period Just finished reading Varina Davis biography today so may have to start on these books !!!
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| Posted: Fri Feb 9th, 2007 11:57 pm |
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Susan, Varina Davis' biography is a book I have on my list of ones I want to read this year.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 10th, 2007 03:28 am |
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Fan, Our Drum Barracks reading group is reading it this month. It is so interesting as she is not the person I thought she was. She is soooooo interesting. We are going to read Lincoln at Cooper Union Craig Symonds's Joe Johnston and Blood and Thunder about Kit Carson
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| Posted: Sat Feb 10th, 2007 02:41 pm |
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Susan, I can't tell you how much I envy you for being in a Civil War reading group. If only such a group existed near me. I suppose if I had the get up and go I could try to start such a group, but I don't feel adequate enough to lead it...maybe in a year or two when I have read even more. The book on Kit Carson sounds very interesting. Based on your comments about the Varina Davis book, I will order that book next. I have to put the Joe Johnston book on my list too, though I'd put A.S. Johnston first. Gosh, I already have quite a queue of books. This was the year I promised to learn all I could about the Civil War in Florida, so that project by itself will take time.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 10th, 2007 03:08 pm |
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Fan , I just stumbled in to this group though the Round Table I belong to here in Orange County Ca. The book club was founded by Richard Rollins who sad to say passed away before I joined. Rich was an author of several books on the Civil War. When he ran the group which meets at the Drum Barracks , they even took a trip together to Gettysburg . I am so jealous of those that knew him and went on that trip. There are five of us that carpool from Orange County to the Drum in Wilmington to attend the meeting. We have a mix of Confederate , Yankee and basically neuetral. The director of the Drum even is a member. Our leader is a gentleman who teaches at a local college . Some months the fur flies . One lady is a strong Grant supporter. We have a couple that are just as strong for the South and Robert E. Lee, they are SCV and UDC. Two of us are members of both UDC ,DUV (me) and SUVand SCV (other member) We have read some interesting books in the two years I have been a member. Rolands Albert Sidney Johnston, American Brutus and Blood on the Moon, Wiley Swords Confederacy's Last Hurrah, Patrick Cleburne the Stonewall of the West, JBell Wiley's Johnny Reb and his Billy Yank, Embattled Courage, Between Two Fires (this one lead to a heated battle between the oldest member of our group 80 something and me . He is of the only good Indian is a dead Indian school of thought) In December we pop popcorn and share clips of favorite Civil WAr Movies. Boy that gets me in trouble as I am out searching down the films to watch the whole thing . The December meeting was the first I attended . I shared Wicked Spring a bargin I found on the sale table at my local grocery. I have since shared Johnny Shiloh and Journey to Shiloh (hmm a theme?). The things we all have in common is our love of reading , the Civil War as a major interest, and a desire to get east to see more Battlefields. While we wait to go east we read and discuss the books in a building that is all that is left of Drum Barracks built to keep the peace in Los Angeles area during the Civil WAr . Commanders included Carleton and later after the war Stoneman of the famous raid . As you can tell I love the group . Look forward to Tuesday night.
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