Theodis’s Comments (group member since Apr 25, 2015)

Theodis’s comments from the Saints Report History Chat group.

Luan wrote: "He specifically mentions the police, which I get and believe. But he also mentions the city government, and the Catholic Church. With most local businesses also complicit. So, to answer your questi..."

What period does the book cover?

Glad you enjoyed it. I let a girlfriend read it a while back and she read it in one day (while ignoring me). Lol

The book really put you into the various scenes, which was intensified knowing family came from the area where it occurred.

Grant would have been a great president as well has he not had a corrupt administration, like some others after him.

Scott wrote: "I figure I will want a place to discuss Team of Rivals when I finish it but I decided to make it a general Civil War thread after the site I found this evening.

There are fantastic videos and in..."

I just signed up for this. Thanks for the link.

I might have a copy of John Adams myself. Don't remember reading it though.

Scott wrote: "I am hoping to find a good day to stay in the quarter for a while. They have another exhibit going on now to at their other building on Huey Long. Theo are you a teacher? Seems like some of your..."

No, not a teacher. I'm in administration at a local institution.

Now that the semester is over at work, I should be able to finish up by the end of the week, especially considering there's a few books I want to jump into. My latest is... The Last Citadel: Petersburg, Virginia, June 1864-April 1865

Happy both of you are enjoying what I sent. I definitely think I'm going to go visit the exhibit at the HNOC. I haven't been there since I was doing some research on my master thesis.

I don't know what we could do to get more people over here. Some have a blind loyalty to SR to the point that they call for all of these sub-forums to keeps from going elsewhere. This is a great site to exchange ideas, but also share books and what you're reading, which is something SR can't do. I really like it.

Don't know how the epub wasn't included, Luan. I just forwarded Scott's email to you. Maybe a spam/anti-virus filter.

Yep

Scott wrote: "you will probably like it. I wanted to ask you about Carnival of Fury. I had seen it on Amazon and thought I would like to read it like 2 days before you started this group; I was very pleased to..."

It was awesome. I rad it twice. Once for class eons ago and a second time not too long ago for leisure. It's one of those great tells that was truly awe-inspiring for me because the neighborhood it occurred is the neighborhood my father was raised as a young boy.

I'll start on Empire of Sin next. Seems everyone has enjoyed it.

Scott wrote: "that is very interesting. I have read several books that dealt heavily in the subject of slavery but they were all aimed more at the colonial era of New Orleans. The 3/5 was document was clearly ..."

One other thing I found interesting (again, have way finished) was that there was a lot more anti-slavery sentiment amongst the framers than one might expect.

You can start a thread about it. It allows you to add the books info.

This is the book I'm currently reading. It's an area of history that has truly peaked my interest as of late. The basic premise is that the Constitution of 1787 is actually a compromise on slavery - a slave document (my words). The argument thus far (about half way finished) centers on representation and taxation and the arguments that eventually led to three-fifths clause that was used in determining population, representation, and taxation.

Welcome one and all to the Saints Report History Chat. As you know, this was created as a result of the history thread on SR.com.

Feel free to discuss (and recommend the books you are reading and suggest more to others.