tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post5598213440718807771..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: Green, Blue, and GreyStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-4509914938112122472016-06-20T15:14:28.662-05:002016-06-20T15:14:28.662-05:00I have 'Battle Cry' on my shelf too - unre...I have 'Battle Cry' on my shelf too - unread. Not really on my radar ATM with my concentration on British/European history. I do, however, have a Civil War book coming up later in the year - about Confederate Commerce Raiders (again) built in Scotland.... [grin] CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-38104916706533062392016-06-20T10:13:08.210-05:002016-06-20T10:13:08.210-05:00Postscript: My review today at Solitary Praxis is ...Postscript: My review today at Solitary Praxis is relevant to this discussion.RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-85989474010856160162016-06-20T10:08:11.296-05:002016-06-20T10:08:11.296-05:00Stephen, your thoughtful response sends me to my b...Stephen, your thoughtful response sends me to my bookshelf where several Civil War books wait for me. You remind me that I need to learn more, and McPherson's _Battle Cry of Freedom_, collecting dust for too long on my bookshelf, will be a good starting point. RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-55963075540630010872016-06-20T09:59:19.416-05:002016-06-20T09:59:19.416-05:00The usual answer is that it remains the most deves...The usual answer is that it remains the most devestating war ever endured by the United States, with a death toll that surpasses our casualties in all other wars combined. More significantly, however, is that it completely altered the constitution (note the little c) of the United States. Where before states and sections of states acted as weights against one another and the general government in D.C., after the war the balance of power was dramatically shifted in D.C.'s favor. Before it, northern states threatened to secede or nullify various matters when their interest demanded it, but afterwards everyone was absorbed by the national interest.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-68308922823180440992016-06-20T09:25:27.198-05:002016-06-20T09:25:27.198-05:00Well, I have again enjoyed reading another of your...Well, I have again enjoyed reading another of your reviews/postings. I know there must be a complicated rather than an obvious answer, but I wonder why the Civil War is the most written about "chapter" of American history? I think a reader could spend a lifetime reading only about the Civil War without scratching the surface. To my mind, but just guessing, the books about WW2 might be a close 2nd place in numbers. RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.com