Gu Kun
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Jim MacLachlan:
P.S. I am especially interested in the pioneers' relationship with animals - their own and those in the wild. ?
Jim MacLachlan
I can't think of any that focus on the subject. A lot of the histories will mention them, but often it's what isn't mentioned that is most revealing. While a few animals were treated & thought of as we would today, most were thought of as a resource. They weren't thought to have 'souls' or to be able to feel as we do, so were often treated in ways we'd consider criminally harsh today. Of course, their lives were also very harsh, so they didn't have much sympathy to spare. I've noticed a tremendous change in just my lifetime, so it's pretty hard for people today, especially city folks, to imagine. You might try asking Janny Wurts. She's active on GR & very knowledgeable about such things.
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L.A. Pontes
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Jim MacLachlan:
An Appaloosa? fantastic! I suspected it, but don't know much about horses; know more about dogs! Yeah, we still don't have cell service, but fiber optics internet reached us here not long ago. When my parents bought this place, way back in 82, there was nothing, not even electricity. I remember we had a clumsy gas fridge, very annoying to turn on. But what counted was the adventure of the whole thing.
Gregg Wingo
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Jim MacLachlan:
Jim, the SF nomination page is frozen, what gives? I would like to nominate the following work: Seveneves Neal Stephenson 2015 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29457915-seven-eves?from_search=true&qid=46bQSiqlWc&rank=11 "Seveneves" is firmly in the Neo-Classical SF camp. The whole book is dedicated to tech and it defines the environment of the characters and the unfolding of the plot.
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