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Spanish Influenze

Revisado: 11-13-20

As I listened to these newspaper articles, I kept mentally changing Spanish Influenza to Coronavirus. I was reading coronavirus update today by state on my computer and found headlines similar to those in this book. The biggest difference that I noticed is that they named names during the Spanish Influenza. That was people could check to see if they had been in contact with infected people. My husband and I got quarantined till after Thanksgiving for going to Ohio for a family funeral. Wish we could check the names!!! I personally prefer the book to the Audible. But, I still recommend the book and/or the Audible.

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A man Born to Hang

Revisado: 10-13-18

I usually read Kens books. But, he sent me an Audible copy of this book and I really enjoyed it. Since I don't smoke, I really didn't need the information about how to quit. However, I would really like the recipe for that stuff to get rid of the mosquitos! There are so many little stories that I can't list them all. I highly recommend this book either in book format it Audible.

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Panama 1914

Revisado: 04-26-17

What did you love best about Panama 1914?

The background about the Panama Canal that Ken has found.

What other book might you compare Panama 1914 to and why?

Titanic 1912 because of the history.

Which scene was your favorite?

Too many to list.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Definitely!

Any additional comments?

I have been to Panama and also gone through the Canal. In spite all the speakers I heard, I never learned a small portion of what I learned from Ken Rossignol's book. This book is not for the light reader. I wished for a large map of the area so that I could follow along as the names and countries changed. I recommend it for someone who really enjoys reading about history

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Iceberg did not jump out and attack theTitanic

Revisado: 04-26-17

What made the experience of listening to Titanic 1912: The Original News Reporting of the Sinking of the Titanic the most enjoyable?

Barry Abram's expression as he told the story

What was one of the most memorable moments of Titanic 1912: The Original News Reporting of the Sinking of the Titanic?

I found the fake news reports the most memorable

What about Barry Abrams’s performance did you like?

Again, his expression as he told the story

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

The iceberg did not jump out and attack the Titanic!!!

Any additional comments?

As I was rereading Titanic 1912, my husband had the news channel on TV. I irony was not lost on me as I read about the ‘misunderstandings’ in the initial news coverage. Or the errors mixed with the conjured and fabricated news stories. Some things never change! Even armchair quarterbacks still believe the notion that somehow the rich were favored for escaping the sinking ship while the lower classes died. They must have seen the movie instead of reading the lists of those who went down with the ship. As usual, Ken Rossignol went to original sources to garner information for this book. Thank goodness he took H.L. Mencken’s advice that a cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. Ken looks around and carefully checks out all of the ‘coffins’ he finds. There is a lot of information in this book and I highly recommend it for those whose minds aren’t already made up. The iceberg did not jump out and attack the Titanic!!!

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