B. Ireland

Battle if the Alamo 1836-2024…

Revisado: 12-10-24

If only history could be told in facts, with emotion removed, but alas it can’t. I sight the story of George Floyd as reflected in this book, innocent victim or life long criminal, drug addict who resisted arrest and injected narcotics before his death- a tragic death, but hardly a hero. The book tries to remain balanced and in most cases succeeds. I say create the Alamo that puts asses in seats and let those that are actually interested in the truth figure it out. I think most people were smart enough to know that Fess Parker wasn’t actually Davy Crockett, they will figure it out again. But make the Alamo a woke attraction and the people who are interested in the Alamo won’t show up and the ones who fought hardest for the woke envisioning were never coming anyway. Tell the story of men who died fighting for a cause they believed in at the time, right or wrong. The story of courage in the face of defeat always attracts people. Tell the story and save the Alamo.

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Textbook History

Revisado: 06-27-24

This read like a textbook history….a boring textbook history. Heavy on analysis, low on humanity. The human aspect was obliterated much like the Aztec empire.

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The Politics of Witchcraft

Revisado: 12-12-23

Well done- a quick insightful journey into a dark time in American history. This is a great start for someone interested Salem history.

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Long Way Around the Barn

Revisado: 12-12-23

The story was slow and meandering. I imagine it to be like getting a story out of a long winded drunk- eventually you just want him to go away.

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White Savages?

Revisado: 11-17-23

This is a fascinating history of white brothers kidnapped and raised as Indians during the Revolutionary War era.

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A Hauntingly Rich Story

Revisado: 11-01-23

A beautiful performance of an unforgettable novel. A story so rich in layers- sullen and brutal it is at once a crime story and yet a social commentary on the depravation of mankind as one man searches for redemption.

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Darkness

Revisado: 01-28-23

A deep dark story, at times confusing and meandering. But who am I to judge Cormac McCarthy. I had to listen twice…it was better the 2nd time.

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Hard Boiled Fun

Revisado: 01-17-23

Old fashioned fun. A time when men were men and dames was dames. I recommend this classic but don’t expect more than what it is.

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Restart Your Life

Revisado: 01-03-23

Give your life a restart- these insights are miraculously visionary considering it was originally written in the 1930’s.

Take time for yourself and reset your mind.

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A Little Slow on the Draw

Revisado: 05-22-22

Well researched but heavy on the political influence of the times, at times it felt that it forgot about Jesse James altogether.
It refocuses about the Northfield Bank robbery and ends well, although at the end it drags again in its summation.
Jesse James was an outlaw and I think the author tried to show a even account of the man- neither as hero or complete villain. I still recommend the book, but warn it’s a little dry and feel no closer to understanding the real man.

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