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American Buffalo - one man's hunt, clothed in history and evolution.

Revisado: 06-16-24

Picturesque first hand experience and vivid narration - interspersions of history, quantifications, and archeological data are colorful and dovetail nicely throughout the book. One is brought onsite in all aspects of the journey and the hunt for the buffalo, both past and present. Anecdotal stories color the landscape and evolution of the American Buffalo; archaeological viewpoints add knowledge and perspective. Well written, detailed, and narrated.

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Overview: Disobedience and Tea

Revisado: 04-19-23

Benjamin Carp has presented in depth historical overview of tea, the Boston Tea Party, and implications since, the American Revolution. The relevance of colonial liberty and rights juxtaposed to the inconsistencies of color, religion, and wealth; timely inconsistencies that surface throughout civilization.
Well written and narrated; a triumph of research much like "Salt: A World History" by Mark Kurlansky.

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Revolution before the Revolution

Revisado: 03-25-23

Often left out of American History as a mere footnote, tagged the French and Indian War, this brutal conflict, with its myriad of players, cultures, and beliefs, comes to life in this well researched history of what was the Real American Revolution. Born from a stormy and yet somewhat stable collection of ethnicities, we witness individual angst aggressively explode in the mindset and temperament of the frontier as it evolves to challenge colonial absentee authority with notions of individual rights; the complex realignment of human ideals and shifting allegiances brewed in the fear and tension of survival. All is vividly shown through dialogue, first hand accounts, documents, and recollections of participants woven into an extraordinary period of history.
Important and well done.

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The American Revolution:1763-1783

Revisado: 03-08-23

Excellent for the young and those taking an introductory path into American History. An exciting, colorful quick view of places and dates, colored with anecdotal imagery and drama. Part of a series and footnoted for reference to other books in the series. Well done.

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The American Revolution, Part 2

Revisado: 03-08-23

A continuation of The American Revolution, Part 1. Again, George C Scott does the main narrative with other voices depicting individual characters. Part 2 follows the same format, unearthing opinions, writings, and observations regarding key moments surrounding this epic period in American history. The book offers personal views of the complexities of the war, the politics, and the participants. The author's in depth research, which is not typically found in historical overviews, brings to life the various perspectives of the time.

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The American Revolution, Part 1

Revisado: 03-08-23

George C Scott has a great voice; the other voices representing other persons are not as commanding. The material covered is an in depth expose of opinions, writings, and observations regarding key moments during the Revolutionary War. This research offers personal views of the complexities of the war, the politics, and the participants, not typically found in historical overviews. Great insight for those interested in this period in history.

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In depth - Nathan Bedford Forest

Revisado: 02-23-23

Jack Hurst gets my applause in his in depth biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest. His broad and in depth research uncovers numerous, often opposing perspectives, and successfully portrays this controversial man and military standout of the Confederate South. From pre Civil War youth through the final years of Forrest's post war life, Hurst captures the climate, cultures, and issues of America and the era, Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Blackstone Audio Book, is narrated by Jeff Riggenback, known for his clear delivery and stellar speaking voice.

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Common Sense / American History

Revisado: 02-12-23

Common Sense by Thomas Paine is relevant in obtaining a sense of the thinking, sentiments, and issues of the day prior to the Am. Revolution. The original work was widely circulated and influential in those times.

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The Art of War; important, straightforward.

Revisado: 02-11-23

Well done; a solid, to the point, reading. This timeless perspective of war, strategy, and human engagement is seamlessly applicable to many aspects of life. It is a concise guide, an easy listen, softened with music background, but not so much as to lose the matter of fact cadence of the Art of War,

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