John L. Edwards
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Games from the Cellar
- De: Games from the Cellar
- Grabación Original
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General5 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3
A Board Gaming Podcast featuring Authentic Board Game Conversations
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great content
- De John L. Edwards en 04-13-23
Great content
Revisado: 04-13-23
This is a bunch of guys just post-gaming their gameplay, focusing on what games do well, and what games do poorly. They clearly have a few titles under the belts and that experience shows up in their commentary. They don't always agree, which is a surprising change from the normal schtick in this subject.
Fair warning -- you'll want to buy, and some of the games they cover are hard to find!
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The Burning of Washington
- The British Invasion of 1814
- De: Anthony S. Pitch
- Narrado por: Anthony S. Pitch
- Duración: 6 h y 3 m
- Versión resumida
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 13
With all the immediacy of an eyewitness account, Anthony Pitch recounts the dramatic story of the British invasion of Washington, D.C. in the summer of 1814. The British torched the Capitol, the White House, and other buildings, setting off an inferno that illuminated the countryside for miles around and sent President James Madison galloping out of town. The author's gripping account also describes the valiant defense of nearby Fort McHenry and the story of the writing of The Star Spangled Banner.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Ok book - Bad recording.
- De Chris en 10-13-08
- The Burning of Washington
- The British Invasion of 1814
- De: Anthony S. Pitch
- Narrado por: Anthony S. Pitch
Recorded While Sitting in a Very Large Mason Jar
Revisado: 11-26-12
Mr. Pitch to some extent is hamstrung by the audio format. Though I live in the area described in the book I found it very hard to maintain an awareness of the geography presented in the narrative. I recognize the town names and to some extent can place them on a map -- readers from other parts of the world will not be able to. No one outside of this part of Maryland knows where Upper Marlboro is or how it relates to Washington DC. Without graphical representations of the landscape the movements of troops and individuals is a jumble of unknown towns. I found myself just emotionally disconnecting when Mr. Pitch spent the time describing troop movements, reserving my strength for material that didn't focus on positioning
And strength was required. I listened on my Kindle while driving, and in spite of a quiet car I had difficulty understanding the narrative due to the muddy sound of the recording. It wouldn't surprise me if Mr. Pitch recorded this on his own in his living room in order to save a few bucks. Given the salaries history teachers get paid I can understand making such a decision, but it detracted, and I'm a guy that generally settles for text-to-speech for my listening. Much of my energy was spent simply getting my mental arms around the words actually spoken, leaving much less for comprehension of the concepts they were conveying.
I think this is one that's worth getting the dead-tree-edition for. A couple of maps and a clearer channel of communication could go a long way to making this material far more enjoyable.
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