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A primer for some, a refresher for others

A mid 70's NAB that slid into oblivion. Lousy title picked up in reference to one of the protagonists' unfortunate hair piece did not help, I suppose.

Entertaining read.

A landmark in African-American lit.

In particular, 'Our March to Washington' - that of the 7th Massachusetts in mid April 1861, by Theodore Winthrop.

In 1851 Father Jean Marie Latour comes as the Apostolic Vicar to New Mexico...

Not as unhinged as ACoD, this 600 odd page comic ride from North Carolina to New Orleans is now taking me company on the 45 mn ferry ride to and from my daily grind.

Kicking off with this antebellum novel of the Civil War Trilogy by John Jakes, I am now embarking on a journey through the ‘war between the states’, having selected, in turn : ‘The Red Badge of Courage’, ‘The Confederates’, authored by an Aussie, ‘The Killers Angels’ (Gettysburg), ‘The March’ (or Sherman’s march to the sea/ the Savannah campaign, narrated by Doctorow), ‘Little Women’, ‘Cold Mountain’, and the later

Kicking off with this antebellum novel of the Civil War Trilogy by John Jakes, I am now embarking on a journey though the ‘war between the states’, having selected, in turn : ‘The Red Badge of Courage’, ‘The Confederates’, authored by an Aussie, ‘The Killers Angels’ (Gettysburg), ‘The March’ (or Sherman’s march to the sea/ the Savannah campaign, narrated by Doctorow), ‘Little Women’, ‘Cold Mountain’, and the later y