The History Book Club discussion

Here is a word game gotten from another group which folks are sharing.

You type an author's name like Ralph Waldo Emerson. Then the next person has to come up with an author's name that starts with the first letter of the last name like Edward Gibbon. It's really kind of fun and interesting to see all of the different authors there are. I'll start:

BTW: good idea from Elizabeth = add the citations so we can see what books they wrote with the usual photo if available and author's link

Z's, X's and probably Q's should be avoided; there are few author's who have a first name beginning with Z, X, Q and it only stifles the fun of the game. If a post ignores this request and no author can be found to move the game forward; then the post containing the author's name with the last name beginning with the letter z, x, q will be deleted so that the game can move forward. I guess that everybody should use common sense.

Henry David Thoreau

all by Henry David Thoreau

Tom Clancy

Hope I got it right

Yes you did Michael.

C.S. Lewis (Clives Staples Lewis)

all by C.S. Lewis

Lothar-Günthar Buchheim

Brandon Sanderson (Should we also add links & pics?)
Brandon Sanderson

Barry Strauss author of "The Battle of Salamis". by Barry Strauss

Ha, looks like we added at the same time. But since the last names both start with the same letter, maybe just leave them both?

Susan Cooper Author of the

Oooo, I love Susan Cooper.

Now for a weird one many of you may have not heard of:

Chic Sale, aka Charles Sale, author of that short little book, invaluable for anyone seeking to understand the art of privy building:

Salman Rushdie


by Salmon Rushdie

Robert Mason author of

Elizabeth S wrote: "Brandon Sanderson (Should we also add links & pics?)
Brandon Sanderson"

Sure that is a good idea. I will go back and add mine.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

Terry Pratchett just to list a few

This is harder than it looks. I don't really classifiy authors by first name. I do it by last name because that's how you find them on most shelves.

Patricia C. Wrede

This, by the way is one of those happy discoveries! She didn't stop writing when I was in middle school. I forsee a month spent buried in Patricia C. Wrede!

Agreed, Shannon. Actually, the hardest part for me is I want to clutter it up with talking about each author. I love Patricia Wrede as well, and am glad she is still writing.

Next author is the obvious William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
etc.

Steven Saylor
Love his Gordianus series.

And many more.

Stephen E. Ambrose

Amir D. Aczel author of

Åsne Seierstad

Saul David who wrote the following:


& & & by Saul David to name a few.

David Lindley wrote David Lindley

Lynn Montross wrote: Lynn Montross

I did not kow that Montross also wrote:

Malcolm Brown who wrote the following great books on WW1:

& and also: by Malcolm Brown amongst others.

Bill Bryson
One of my favourite books as well as to name a few

One of my favorite children's picture book authors:
Bill Peet Bill Peet
Wrote & illustrated and many many more

Award-winning Norwegian author:

Per Petterson

Peter Padfield author of "Donitz: The Last Fuhrer" and many others.


and as well as this naval series:

& and of course; by Peter Padfield

Philip Caputo

Great author there Stanley's Mum!

Charles Allen author of the following books (plus more):

& & & & by Charles Allen

Thanks, Aussie Rick! And thanks for the "A" so I can list one of my favorite authors:

Annie Proulx

Here is another author covering ancient history; Paul Cartledge

& by Paul Anthony Cartledge plus many others....

Clay Blair Jr.

This Author love his WW II submarines

Bruce Catton author of many American Civil War books including:



& & & by Bruce Catton plus many many more....

Charles Frazier



the book IS better than the movie
and

OK, how about Frank Harrison, author of "Tobruk".


by Frank Harrison

Hugh L. Mills a great book I highly recommend

Michael Jones recent author of a number of books covering the Eastern Front during WW2:

& & by Michael Jones

John Hersey

More books to add to my wish list thanks to 'Aussie Rick'

French author/historian covering Napoleonic titles; Henry Lachouque


by Henry Lachouque

My favorite author Laurence Rees

Rene Goscinny
and many more by both René Goscinny and Uderzo (illustrator)

Glen David Gold


Who wrote a fascinating piece of historical fiction:

Another military author/historian; Geoffrey Jukes


by Geoffrey Jukes

Ah ha, a space for me to add a unknown Australian military historian; Jason D Mark who has published some very detailed military histories covering the Eastern Front during WW2:

& by Jason D Mark and about three others....

Mike Cox---Mike served for 18 years as spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety and is considered an authority on the Texas Rangers and the history of that organization. Mike has also served as spokesman for the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.



Mike Cox

Good selection Dan, here is another one of my favourite history author's who covers a very broad range of subjects:

Christopher Hibbert

& & & & by Christopher Hibbert and many many more....

I will continue this with Henry David Thoreau:

Henry David Thoreau

Shannon wrote: "This is harder than it looks. I don't really classifiy authors by first name. I do it by last name because that's how you find them on most shelves.

Patricia C. Wrede

Response to Dan - message 48: always add linkable author's names and photos as well as book covers.

Henry D. Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

We usually add the book cover or book covers, the author's photo if available, then the author's link which is the author's name in text.

For Hibbert:

by Christopher Hibbert

For the above, there was no author's photo available.

Message to Aussie Rick:
THANKS AUSSIE RICK FOR THE FIXES.

For Message 46: (Dan)

MIKE COX

Mike Cox