Ed, Read Come Retribution by William Tidwell, James O. Hall and David Gaddy or Blood on the Moon by Ed Steers. All believe in some Confederate ...   Fri May 16th, 2008 06:33 pm

Accepting that we will disagree, do you then mean that everyone who lived in Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Delaware, and who supported the aims of ...   Fri May 16th, 2008 04:16 pm

Well Ed, just how do you define a Confederate? Just because Booth never served in the government nor the military doesn't mean he didn't consider ...   Fri May 16th, 2008 03:48 pm

Ed, Believe it or not, I have to disagree with you on one thing. Booth was a Confederate. Otherwise, his shooting Lincoln made no sense. Lincoln ...   Fri May 16th, 2008 05:36 am

Jim, While I might use Google for something I'm not really interested in (meaning I just want to skim the surface), most of my research comes ...   Sat Apr 26th, 2008 02:26 am

I'd love to travel through Europe like I had planned to do when I was young and foolish and poor...now, of course, I'm older, foolish ...   Fri Apr 25th, 2008 03:40 pm

Glad you're here Chuck. Best Rob ...   Sat Apr 19th, 2008 05:22 am

Thanks for the info. I will definitely check out Krick's book. Although I'm certainly no expert, I have to think the idea that Jackson was ...   Fri Apr 18th, 2008 05:20 am

Something I've always wondered about, and just from a cursory glance through some sources it seems unlikely, but I've wondered if any soldier from the ...   Thu Apr 17th, 2008 04:05 pm

Susan, Certainly possible, and something I've thought about doing. Just have to get through the 200 other books I want to read! Best Rob ...   Mon Apr 14th, 2008 06:44 pm

Dixie, My mother loved Hee Haw, and transferred that love to me. I think one of the funniest scenes on that show was when Junior Samples ...   Mon Apr 14th, 2008 04:19 pm

As I don't get HBO, will have to wait until it comes out on DVD. Of all of McCullough's books, this was the hardest for ...   Mon Apr 14th, 2008 04:17 pm

Ed, Given that southern Illinois was far more "Rebel" than any other part of the state, why didn't you settle down there. Hell, you probably could ...   Mon Apr 14th, 2008 03:36 pm

Widow, I wonder, though, if Meade kept his job because of his qualifications, or if by this point he was pretty well inconsequential. Grant had such ...   Mon Apr 14th, 2008 03:31 pm

I'll be at home crying because I don't have enough money to feed the dog let alone travel anywhere...maybe buying all those books wasn't such ...   Mon Apr 14th, 2008 03:23 pm

Ed, It's clearly a short drive (and one I imagine you sped through.:)) Best Rob ...   Thu Apr 10th, 2008 02:39 pm

Not a day goes by that I don't think of that wonderful woman who gave life to me, both physically and intellectually. I have a ...   Thu Apr 10th, 2008 02:47 am

Ed, You flatter me! Best Rob ...   Wed Apr 9th, 2008 03:42 am

Starjet, Welcome aboard. Nice to have you here. We all get along well, except when I start something.:) Best Rob ...   Wed Apr 9th, 2008 12:20 am

Welcome Renee. My, we are starting to get the members now. I think it's Ed's fault.;) Best Rob ...   Wed Apr 9th, 2008 12:18 am

Ed, I'm shocked that we disagree.;) Best Rob ...   Mon Apr 7th, 2008 11:32 pm

Welcome aboard Brian. Always nice to see a new face. Hope you enjoy your time here. Best Rob ...   Mon Apr 7th, 2008 12:56 am

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/movies/06heston.html?ref=todayspaper&pagewanted=all While I certainly didn't agree with most of his politics, he was a hell of an actor. While most people point to Ben-Hur or The ...   Sun Apr 6th, 2008 05:37 pm

There is a very interesting discussion going on at Sam Wheeler's LincolnStudies discussion board about C.A. Tripp's thesis that Lincoln was gay. It stems from ...   Sat Apr 5th, 2008 05:49 pm

Thank you sir, I will look for it today. Best Rob ...   Thu Apr 3rd, 2008 05:14 pm

David, Our discussion has brought up a queston for me that I hope you might take time to answer. In the 1920s, James G. Randall wrote a ...   Wed Apr 2nd, 2008 06:28 pm

Ed and Susan, There's a book I see from time to time called "Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy" which is full of mis-heard lyrics. ...   Wed Apr 2nd, 2008 03:58 pm

Ed, I knew if we waited long enough, we would find common ground somewhere.:) Best Rob ...   Wed Apr 2nd, 2008 03:21 am

Okay, THIS is my last post on this topic. Ashbel, copying copyrighted material is not illegal. If it was, libraries would not be allowed to have ...   Wed Apr 2nd, 2008 03:14 am