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Post by jfdiow on Jan 11, 2007 18:41:22 GMT 1
Hi, it's very interesting, but VERY victorian (1881) and full of fables and myths- several women who 'bravely held the gun of their dear, departed husband and ventured out into the wilds of winter, frozen to the bone but sturdy with faith to slay the great beast to feed their small loved ones until the spring came and she could place her dearly beloved lost helpmate under the gentle sod' etc.... No authority as to where these stories came from but great fun to read. Best wishes, Judith Must have to much time on my hands at the moment. Have just found a book which may be of intrest to all the ladies out there 'Woman on the American Frontier' by William Worthington Fowler available as a free download from Project Gutenberg www.gutenberg.org/etext/6808Yours Roy
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Post by carmichael on Feb 5, 2007 18:31:13 GMT 1
Can anyone recommend any good novels? I am aware of the Absolute series - not bad, but not great either, in my humble opinion. I'd be happy also to read Jacobite novels.
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Post by al on Feb 5, 2007 19:20:50 GMT 1
Ewan, if your really bored you could always read that crucible of war out load to me . I got as far a page three and a half and my very brain fell out and rolled across the floor...! Me thinks i shall attempt one word per day..?
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Post by Lucille on Feb 7, 2007 22:29:01 GMT 1
Not my best offering, but have you heard of Diana Gabaldon? I've just been handed one of her novels 'Lord John and the Private Matter'...I haven't had a proper read yet, and perhaps it was chucked at me because it's naff, though I've been told that there's a interesting scene in a molly house...surely worth reading just for that! maybe not your cuppa. Have you read any of Fenimore Cooper's 'Leatherstocking Tales'...aside from perhaps 'last of the Mohicans'? I recently acquired 'The Deerslayer' (fisrt in the series) which I'm really enjoying despite people complaining he's a slow author. V.inexpensive, and in my opinion, pretty entertaining. just a thought!
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Post by steve stanley on Feb 8, 2007 16:33:43 GMT 1
Hate to admit it,but I've read all of Gabaldon's....The Lord John one is a spin-off from the main series which see's a 1940's nurse turn up in 1740's Scotland....latest one is set in 1775 in the Carolinas.....bit bodice-ripper,but strangly addictive & the "companion" volume has lots of pointers for 18thcent research. Steve
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Post by carmichael on Feb 8, 2007 20:12:39 GMT 1
Thanks team!
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Post by Lucille on Feb 8, 2007 23:11:30 GMT 1
Well Steve, you dark horse you! And Molly houses...
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Post by La Plume on Feb 13, 2007 0:20:49 GMT 1
Personally, I think you should all just read my books!!
La PLume
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Post by al on Feb 13, 2007 18:48:56 GMT 1
What......!!!!! you mean to tell us you've finally got that contract with the Ladybird publishing house. Splendid.
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Post by wolfe on Feb 14, 2007 0:03:15 GMT 1
Yes Yes la plume your wheres wally books are amazing but i do believe your wheres lepoir books will be even better! ;D
Wolfe
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Post by Lucille on Feb 15, 2007 22:24:08 GMT 1
Say, I was tinking...(run for cover!!!), if your looking for a good read and haven't already, you could try good ol' Bill Bryson 'A Walk in the Woods' for something relevant although there are many. Not a novel I know, but I think he's a great writer...must be good if you can't read it in public for fear you'll laugh out loud...which i do! 'Walk in the woods' especially good because it's based on the Appalachian trail, so muchos in old British colonies, snippets of info, and surprisingly rich on the activity of 18th century botanical exploration in north America. The most useful piece of info I found though: next time you are in the vicinity of a grizzly and he seems slightly angry, remember to reach for your trusty nail-clippers!
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Post by Lucille on Mar 4, 2007 18:57:15 GMT 1
Hey, I recently picked up a book called 'The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism, and the Cant of Conquest' by francis Jennings (Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg: 1975). Pretty old now but good reading, I well recommend.
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Roy
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Post by Roy on Apr 2, 2007 19:48:01 GMT 1
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Post by carmichael on Jun 23, 2007 20:10:55 GMT 1
Not quite our period, but close and may be of interest to some: 'The Jacobite Dictionary' by Mairead McKerracher. Pub: NWP. ISBN: 978-1-903238-46-2.
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Post by Andy Robertson on Jun 23, 2007 21:30:41 GMT 1
An interesting read is Battle on SnowshoesIt's from the Canadian perspective, and makes an interesting departure from the usual American one. Not sure I'd pay £22 though.... (I'm sure you can get it cheaper elsewhere)
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