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  • Herlock Sholmes
    Commissioner
    • May 2017
    • 23287

    #751
    Originally posted by c.d. View Post
    Hi Herlock,

    If you were a fan of the Civil War documentary, I highly recommend Co. Aytch by Sam Watkins. It was the Rebel diary they kept citing from in the series. A great look at what the war was like from the perspective of a Rebel private.

    https://www.amazon.com/Co-Aytch-Conf...43255410&psc=1

    c.d.
    Thanks c.d.
    Herlock Sholmes

    ”I don’t know who Jack the Ripper was…and neither do you.”

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    • Fiver
      Assistant Commissioner
      • Oct 2019
      • 3467

      #752
      Originally posted by c.d. View Post
      Hi Herlock,

      If you were a fan of the Civil War documentary, I highly recommend Co. Aytch by Sam Watkins. It was the Rebel diary they kept citing from in the series. A great look at what the war was like from the perspective of a Rebel private.

      https://www.amazon.com/Co-Aytch-Conf...43255410&psc=1

      c.d.
      Co Aytch is one of the most entertaining memoirs, but Sam Watkins isn't quite the man of the people that he pretends. He came from the third wealthiest family in his county and his father owned over 100 slaves. Watkins brought one of them along to do all of the non-fighting work for him.
      "The full picture always needs to be given. When this does not happen, we are left to make decisions on insufficient information." - Christer Holmgren

      "Unfortunately, when one becomes obsessed by a theory, truth and logic rarely matter." - Steven Blomer

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      • C. F. Leon
        Detective
        • May 2012
        • 393

        #753
        Originally posted by Herlock Sholmes View Post

        I think that’s another part of it CF. These little dogs are often carried around like babies.
        They actually make 'belly carriers" (if that's the proper term) for small dogs.

        Originally posted by Herlock Sholmes View Post

        I certainly don’t dislike small dogs, it’s just the yapping.

        To be fair, it's just about the only way they can say "I'm down HERE! Don't step ('tread') on me!"

        Sort of like snakes, which are even MORE abused.

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        • C. F. Leon
          Detective
          • May 2012
          • 393

          #754
          Originally posted by Herlock Sholmes View Post

          Anything by Ken Burns is good imo c.d. I think his series on The Civil War is one of the best documentaries I’ve seen.
          ...
          I would add Baseball*, Jefferson and Lewis & Clark.

          *I actually ordered the box set from Amazon because I couldn't fin it on YouTube any more.

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