so what are you reading now?

[Runscott]

'Race Ball'. Heard it was great, but just started.

[Tinola]

I'm receiving my copy of The Glory of Their Times tomorrow or so hopefully. Excited to read it!

[teetwoohsix]

Right now I have two books going- one is massive, over 1000 pages, and it's called " The Spirit of Seventy Six-The Story Of The American Revolution As Told By Participants" edited by Henry Steele Commager and Richard B. Morris.

The other one is called "The Book Of Kells"- an illustrated introduction to the manuscript in Trinity College Dublin, by Bernard Meehan. Beautiful illustrations in this book.

Sincerely, Clayton

[barrysloate]

Clayton- a question about the first book: how does one interview participants of the American Revolution? Didn't they die quite a while ago?

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Clayton- a question about the first book: how does one interview participants of the American Revolution? Didn't they die quite a while ago?

Good one Barry

I'll just use direct quote straight out of the introduction:

To tell the story of the American Revolution in the words of participants has involved extensive examination of a vast miscellany of sources hitherto discrete: letters, diaries, journals, orderly books, official records of the Congress and of state legislatures, diplomatic correspondence, local histories, Parliamentary debates, the writings of statesmen on both sides of the Atlantic, the voluminous collections and proceedings of historical societies, and many manuscript repositories. It has meant running down countless clues to discover the best account of a battle, or an account written from a new vantage point; the best report of a debate; the most authentic record of a negotiation; the most faithful reflection of an attitude or mood.

benderbroeth- I've really just begun with this book and I'm sure it will take me a long time to reach the end, but I'm already captivated by the amount of detail these guys put into this book. If you like American history, I'd say this is worth reading for sure (so far at least).

Sincerely, Clayton

[barrysloate]

Thanks Clayton- I thought maybe they dug up some 250 year old man who remembered fighting at Bunker Hill.

[dabigyankeeman]

I am just about to start the third of the four books in the great Arthur C. Clarke "Rama" series. These are so great, I had read the first one a long time ago, didnt even know the other 3 existed until recently.

I recently finished the 4 books in his "2001" series, and then will re-read all the Isaac Asimov books in the awesome "Foundation" series, havent read them in over 40 years and dont hardly remember anything about them. In fact I have only read the 3 main ones, now there are others in the series (prequels, whatever), and I have about 8 or 9 of them to read. Yup, I love science fiction.

Love books on the Yankees too, and was just given the book "1921", I will probably wedge that in when I finish the "Rama" books and before I start the "Foundation" books.

[jerseygary]

I'm about finished with "Red Legs and Black Sox: Edd Roush and the Untold Story of the 1919 World Series" by Susan Dellinger.

It appeals to me on 2 levels - the first being it really has a great section on the Federal League from a personal standpoint because Roush was one of the best in that league and played both of its professional seasons. It's interesting also because Roush was one of the leagues' home-grown stars, he wasn't recruited from the American or National Leagues.

The other reason this book is a darn good read is that it tells the story of the 1919 series from the other side - the victorious Cincinnati Reds. The author (who is Roush's granddaughter) goes into how dirty the game was back then - Roush accuses Hal Chase and Lee Magee of throwing over 20 games during the 1918 season, giving the Cubs the pennant. It also poses interesting questions about why the great Christy Matthewson, Reds Skipper in 1917 and 18, refused to do anything as those two bums threw game after game. According to the author the whole team knew what Magee and Chase were up to and team moral suffered as Matthewson turned a blind eye. Magee was even attacked on the field by a teammate during batting practice because of his crooked play.

Because it's by his granddaughter, it gets a little sappy in parts when the text deals with Roush and his wife's relationship, but that's to be expected and frankly the other information included in this book is more than worth it.

[benderbroeth]

Originally Posted by teetwoohsix

Right now I have two books going- one is massive, over 1000 pages, and it's called " The Spirit of Seventy Six-The Story Of The American Revolution As Told By Participants" edited by Henry Steele Commager and Richard B. Morris.

The other one is called "The Book Of Kells"- an illustrated introduction to the manuscript in Trinity College Dublin, by Bernard Meehan. Beautiful illustrations in this book.

Sincerely, Clayton

the first book is one i would love to read! i love early U.S. history!! tell me how it was!!!