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In a prequel of sorts to his father Michael Shaara's 1974 epic novel The Killer Angels, Jeff Shaara explores the lives of Generals Lee, Hancock, Jackson and Chamberlain as the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg approaches. Shaara captures the disillusionment of both Lee and Hancock early in their careers, Lee's conflict with loyalty, Jackson's overwhelming Christian ethic and Chamberlain's total lack of experience, while illustrating how each compensated for shortcomings and failures when put to the test. The perspectives of the four men, particularly concerning the battles at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, make vivid the realities of war.
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The heartbreaking saga of the years preceding The Killer Angels
"SHAARA'S BEAUTIFULLY SENSITIVE NOVEL DELVES DEEPLY in the empathetic realm of psycho-history, where enemies do not exist--just mortal men forced to make crucial decisions and survive on the same battlefield. . . . [He] succeeds with his historical novel through fully realized characters who were forced to decide their loyalties amid the horrors of their dividing nation."
--San Francisco Chronicle
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The story of Gods and Generals begins with Michael Shaara, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic The Killer Angels. A native of New Jersey, Michael Shaara grew to be an adventurous young man: over the years, he found work as a sailor, a paratrooper, a policeman, and an English professor at Florida State University. In 1952, his son Jeff was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Michael's interest in Gettysburg was prompted by some letters written by his great-grandfather, who had been wounded at the great battle while serving with the 4th Georgia Infantry. In 1966, he took his family on a vacation to the battlefield and found himself moved.
In 1970, Michael Shaara returned to Gettysburg with his son Jeff. The pair crisscrossed the historic site, gathering detailed information for the father's novel-in-progress. In 1974, the novel was published with the title The Killer Angels. This gripping fictional account of the three bloody days at Gettysburg won Michael Shaara a Pulitzer Prize and a vast, appreciative audience. To date it has sold two million copies.
When Michael Shaara died in 1988, his son Jeff began to manage his literary estate. It was a legacy he knew well, having helped his father create it. When director Ron Maxwell filmed the movie Gettysburg, based on The Killer Angels, he asked Jeff to serve as a consultant. Maxwell encouraged Shaara to continue the story his father began; inspired, Jeff planned an ambitious trilogy, with The Killer Angels as the centerpiece, following the war from its origins to its end.
With Gods and Generals, Jeff Shaara gives fans of The Killer Angels everything they could have asked -- an epic, brilliantly written saga that brings the nation's greatest conflict to life.
The heartbreaking saga of the years preceding The Killer Angels.
"Brilliant does not even begin to describe the Shaara gift. Thank gods and generals that it was passed from father to son."
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"Lively, fast-paced... A worthy companion to The Killer Angels... Shaara brilliantly charts the war, the exploits of the combatants and their motivations. He also concisely shows how the early parts of the campaign unfolded. His accounts of the battles of Williamsburg, Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville are exciting.... Though the story of the Civil War has been told many times, this is the rare version that conveys what it must have felt like."
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"Shaara's beautifully sensitive novel delves deeply into the empathetic realm of psycho-history, where enemies do not exist -- just mortal men forced to make crucial decisions and survive on the same battlefield.... [He] succeeds with his historical novel through fully realized characters who were forced to decide their loyalties amid the horrors of their divided nation."
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"The battle of Gettysburg featured a cast of characters dramatically and poignantly portrayed in Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels. This new novel by his son Jeff Shaara describes the interconnected paths that brought these men together at this crossroads of our history. Readers of The Killer Angels won't want to miss Gods and Generals."
JAMES MCPHERSON, AUTHOR OF BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM
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I read the Shaara Father Son series backwards and was impressed.......2007-10-20
I just picked this book up at random at a book sale with Killer Angels and started reading it and I couldn't put it down. I'm not a Civil War buff but I did see the movie, Gettysburg, based on the book Killer Angels and watched the Ken Burns civil war documentary. This novel brought some of the most famous civil war generals to life and gave them a human perspective. Names we see at the post office or vaguely remember from high school history class. It creates the mood of a nation in horrible strife through the convergent paths of four individuals who became the military leaders in a horrible war. It paints the different Generals thoughts and the four different points of view drive the narrative.
I liked his depiction of Robert E. Lee with his pragmatic thought processes and his deep morality. This famous general was portrayed as a lonely man, a stranger to his family, who as a career soldier was driven by his duty but torn by his loyalties. Although the battle sequences all seem similar with the armies dug in and unable to run each other over, they bring to life some of the utter confusion, panic , horror of modern warfare. The novel does justice to Lee's military genius as he outmaneuvers the powerful Union Army which outnumbers him 3 to 1.
There is a deeply humanistic aspect to the characterizations of the various generals-Shaara does a good job breathing life into them. Toward the end of the book I was almost moved to tears as Stonewall Jackson dies after receiving wounds on the battlefield at Chancerllorsville. His dying vision is that of his happy young mother,who died in the pious and scholarly general's youth, calling out to him in the field hospital, saying, " Let us cross over the river, and rest beneath the shade of the trees."
A dying vision for a terrible war. Jeff Shaara does justice to the horrors of the Civil War. This was the beginning of modern warfare and was amongst the bloodiest conflicts in human history. There was a terrible toll taken to unify this nation and free the slaves which most of us forget. To some extent I thought the book didn't completely do justice to describing the complexities of the events that drove this nation to war. At the same time the author works with a starkly minimalist prose that is at often times beautiful in describing the landscapes-both physical and mental of the Civil War and four of its main participants.
The book seems to gloss over what the war was really about -slavery and emancipation, but at the same time the men aren't cast as heroes or villains. Only men who bound by there circumstances and their loyalties. The Union Generals McClelland, Pope, and Hooker appear only as buffoons, fodder for Jackson and Lee who are talented leaders and battlefield tacticians. Chamberlain and Hancock rise through the Union ranks and are outsiders to the leadership. Chamberlain a man driven by honor to abandon his family and teaching job to go to war and Hancock the career military man, often at odds with his leadership. For four lonely men, a sense of helplessness prevails and divine providence and destiny are central to each of the four main characters thought processes. Four divergent yet convergent lives drawn together in a conflict where the nation took arms and men marched off to die with little training. A war where men shot their brothers. It gave me a new perspective on the conflict as only a good psycho-history could.
As this book depicts the events leading up to the confederate invasion of Pennsylvania and the subsequent battle of Gettysburg I think I read the books in the right order. Luckily I bought them both together. I am now delving into Killer Angels and this was great background although chronologically they were written in the other order:2000 and 1974 respectively.
How did we ever...................2007-09-01
.....get into such a mess? Actually, that question is approached [not answered; it will never be answered] elsewhere. The Civil War was NOT the fault of the Generals. In Jeff Shaara's prequel to his Dad's "The Killer Angels", the story is, once again, told from the viewpoint of leaders from each side...these men did not want war, and none of them wanted to see the Union broken. All were men of the same time, but of a different place....that was the problem. Winfield Scott Hancock had real feelings of friendship for Lewis Armistead. Robert E. Lee's decision to follow Virginia was not made lightly [and had the Virginia Secession Convention voted to stay in the Union, the war would have been totally different, with Lee leading the North with a clear conscience].
This history of the Civil War up to Chancellorsville is essentially accurate. It isn't "Lee's Lieutenants", but Mr. Shaara has never claimed to be Dr. Freeman. Lee and Hancock were career Army men who had seen promotion pass them by, stuck in a system where leaders were usually in place for life...Chamberlain did his duty, which always seemed to push him center stage...Stonewall Jackson was a misfit with one supreme talent; he knew how to fight...Longstreet was a genius far ahead of his time; the first twentieth century general, fighting the last eighteenth century war. [Bragg and Beauregard were twentieth century officers, too, but they aren't in the book]. McClellan was certainly not the idiot that history has painted him, but Pope and Hooker were. JEB Stuart had flash and style, and he knew how to lead...Hood and Pickett were as different as two men could ever be, but both were fine Generals.
As I said, this is not profound academic history; it's a novel. Still, it's accurate...I don't think I found any real errors of fact. Mr. Sharra has given us realistic portraits of Armistead and Hancock's differing views of duty, Chamberlain's clear-sighted patriotism, Longstreet's frustration, Lee's agony, Jackson's ???...Stonewall was a devout Christian, and a great fighter; my fellow Confederates consider me a heretic for my opinion of Jackson's mental stability, but I stand by it. Maybe the South would have won had Stonewall lived....but, see my review of "The Killer Angels". The cameos of Albert Sidney Johnston and Winfield Scott are certainly true to life.
If you want deep study, go elsewhere; the supply of good, bad, and indifferent books on our Civil War is endless. Look at my other reviews, and you will find books of interest to only a few people on earth. This fine novel is for the other 99.99999% of the population...if you want a good, honest, well-written, basic overview, start right here.
Might have been impressive if written by a high school student.......2007-07-04
I have read the first 60 pages and can see that the rest is likely to be an endurance test. The author reminds me of a very young person whose thoughts and convictions about life are as yet unformed and who isn't quite sure that he has enough to say about them, so he falls into a prose style that goes something like this:
"He walked through the forest, the collection of trees, and he came to a brook, a babbling stream, and thought about his wife, the woman he had married..." etc. The reader is about to scream, to emit a hoarse cry of anguish, from his mouth, the oral cavity. As I said, the writer seems simultaneously haunted by the fear that he may not have enough to say and a sense of being pleased with himself that he has discovered a "thoughtful" and "flowing" style. He doesn't really understand the 19th century, as he shows when he has Robert E. Lee ask Stonewall Jackson, "Will you be obliged to carry me across the river," which is nonsensical; if such a conversation had really happened, Lee would either have asked "Will you oblige me" or have stated "Sir, you will oblige me..."
Fortunately, the Civil War really happened, so one supposes that there must be some grain of reality somewhere in this book, though the author's understanding of it, based on what I have seen so far, is likely to be about on the level of a Hallmark card.
Gods and Generals.......2007-06-28
I enjoyed reading the book,however the chapters near the end of the book were repetitive. It was as if they were repeating themselves. Would I recommend to others to read the book. Yes
A Great Read, but now your committed to the trilogy.......2007-05-09
If you have read and enjoyed Killer Angels, you will enjoy the same styles and characters. But you will have to then read the conclusion book for the Civil War, The Last Full Measure. Also try Gone for Soldiers: A Novel of the Mexican Warby Shaara, I knew very little about the Mexican campaign and it introduced Grant, Lee and other characters at the beginnings of their military careers.
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Remember your favorite meal when you were a kid? Maybe it was a hearty helping of Mom’s fabulous meatloaf, a side of creamy mashed potatoes, and a slice of chocolate layer cake for dessert. Maybe that’s still your favorite dinner, only now you use a mixture of ground meats and a handful of chopped herbs for the meatloaf, stir roasted garlic into the potatoes, and tuck fresh raspberries into individual molten-centered chocolate cakes—just like the owners of Stonewall Kitchen. When it comes to re-invigorating classic flavors, nobody does it better than Stonewall Kitchen, whose condiments, preserves, and dressings have tickled the taste buds of millions across the country for more than fifteen years. Now, in their follow-up to the IACP Award–nominated Stonewall Kitchen Harvest, Jonathan King, Jim Stott, and Kathy Gunst share their all-time favorite recipes for America’s favorite dishes.
Here is the food we crave, updated for today’s tastes with ingredients such as fresh herbs, citrus zest, fresh ginger, and spices. A swirl of basil puree enlivens Spaghetti Carbonara, adding yet another dimension of flavor to this celebrated dish. New Eggs Benedict trade their heavy, complicated hollandaise sauce and Canadian bacon for a light, quick chive-lemon butter, smoked salmon, and baby spinach. New England Five Onion Soup with Cheddar Croûtes puts a decidedly American spin on France’s most famous soup. Given Stonewall’s passion for condiments, naturally the sauces and salsas are spectacular, with everything from Winter Parsley Pesto to Orange-Miso Dipping Sauce. To keep these dishes fresh for years to come, nearly every recipe includes up to a dozen “favorite variations.” With chapters including Breakfast; Soups and Chowders; Salads; Sandwiches; Seafood; Pasta, Potatoes, and Bread; Poultry and Meat; Vegetables; Sauces and Salsas; and Dessert and tips on everything from eggs to bacon to cheese to chocolate liberally scattered throughout the book, Stonewall Kitchen Favorites celebrates and rejuvenates the time-honored American cuisine we all love.
Complete with 125 irresistible recipes, 150 stunning full-color photographs, and a foreword by Ina Garten, author of the bestselling Barefoot Contessa cookbook series, here is a new, tempting look at America’s most cherished dishes—the food you’ll want to eat night after night. Stonewall Kitchen Favorites helps families create new memories of favorite meals at the table.
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Sounds yummy..........2007-08-02
I just received the book last night and immediately sat down to look through it. I liked what I saw. The recipes don't seem daunting, the ingredient lists aren't lengthy or esoteric, the techniques are simple, and, my favorite feature, most recommend what I like to call "go-with's," i.e., a suggestion of what to serve with the featured recipe, usually some other recipe in the book and not just "chicken," or "roast beef." My only complaint, and the reason I gave it only four stars, is that the would-be beautiful photographs are way over-exposed and bleached out. One photo in particular, of a roast tenderloin of beef, seems oddly saturated after-the-fact with a deep red, making the meat undesirably artificial looking. Such a shame in such a nicely layed out volume.
A good gift.......2007-07-16
The book (cookbook)is good, of course. More importantly, it's condition was perfect and made a good gift.
Well worth investing in!.......2007-02-23
This recipe book is packed with delicious, inspiring recipes. I'm an average, though not avid, cook, but reading through this selection from Stonewall left me wanting to try nearly all the recipes! Most of them have a fresh, yet easy, twist to them. I heartily recommend this for your recipe book collection, whether you're an expert or average in the kitchen.
A fine pick.......2006-12-12
The owners of Stonewall Kitchen specialize in updated versions of comfort food, adding condiments, preserves and spices to jazz up these American favorites, so Stonewall Kitchen Favorites is packed with seemingly familiar dishes spiced with new flavors and approaches. Here's a Chopped Greek Salad with Lemon Caper Dressing or a Spaghetti Carbonara with Basil Swirl. Even the lowly Waldorf Salad receives jazzy embellishment. Any who like the familiar favorites but desire more variety will find this a fine pick, packed with color photos throughout.
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avidcook.......2006-11-13
Great cookbook! All the recipes I've tried have been fantastic. I'm a big fan of stonewall kitchen products and now of their publication.
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It started with a line of jams and a card table at a New England farmers' market. Stonewall Kitchen today has grown to be a giant in the fancy food market, producing more that 170 types of preserves and condiments. If you don't bake your own bread or scones, you would buy the artisanal variety to live according to the Stonewall style. The catalog--in print and online--reaches out beyond jam to kitchen tools, dining room accoutrements, gardening tools, and more. Everywhere is the stamp of the two primary tastemakers, Jonathan King and Jim Stott. And the cookbook they have now produced to underscore the Stonewall life is no exception. Everything about Stonewall Kitchen is tasteful and Stonewall Kitchen Harvest, written with Kathy Gunst, is no exception.
Like the beginnings of the company Stonewall Kitchen Harvest follows a simple line and familiar raison d'etre. It's all about the seasons, the locale, the harvest, about what's truly fresh--whether fruit, vegetable, tuber, fish, shellfish, or meat. What is closest at hand? What is the best of the best? The seasons and the locale in this case are New England, specifically Maine. When critical ingredients aren't right at hand, there are suggestions about where to shop for them online.
The chapters break out not according to specific dish or kind of meal, but place of origin: "From the Garden," "From the Sea," "From the Root Cellar," "Fruits of the Earth," "Harvest Basics." So in "From the Garden" you'll find recipes to carry you from breakfast to dinner. Corn Fritters with Herb Butter. Warm Spring Artichoke Salad with Fava Beans. Lamb Chops with Rosemary-Chive Butter. There are appetizers, soups, side dishes, main courses, and sauces, and this is true for each chapter. The seafood chapter is particularly invigorating, the fruits of the earth chapter mouth watering from beginning to end. Roasted Carrots with Fresh Pomegranate Glaze. Maple Crepes with Summer Berries.
This is a cookbook about letting ingredients speak for themselves, and that calls for the best ingredients possible. Seasonal is nice. Local is nice. Having access to a good garden would be nice. Or a farmers' market. Maybe you'll find a jam maker selling off a card table. --Schuyler Ingle
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Ripe apples, just-dug clams, sugary-sweet maple syrup, impeccable lobster. For decades, visitors have flocked to New England to enjoy the unique tastes of the harvest from land and sea and to witness the beauty of this breathtaking landscape. Likewise, millions have adored the prepared foods and condiments from Maine's Stonewall Kitchen, which perfectly capture the very best of this region's earthy but refined style of cooking.
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t is a celebration of the ingredients and flavors that make modern New England cooking so seductive.
From the Garden offers recipes for the wide variety of crops that ripen at the height of summer. Enticing recipes include English Pea and Lettuce Soup with Chive Cream.
From the Sea showcases New England's world of seafood and shellfish. Recipes range from Trout with a Cornmeal Crust and Lemon Butter to the World's Best Fried Clams with Tartar Sauce.
From the Root Cellar celebrates the unsung world of root vegetables, showing how to transform them from plain to sulime. Dishes include Potato Galette Stuffed with Greens and Gruyér and Roast Chicken with Roasted Garlic-Herb Butter and Roasted Vegetables.
Fruits of the Earth captures the wonderfully simple flavors of local fresh fruit, from apples, pears, and berries to more unusual fruits like persimmons and pomegranates. Irresistible recipes include Blueberry-Lemon-Sour Cream Coffee Cake.
Illuminating ingredient sidebars and truly stunning photography—of flowering blueberry bushes, tiny eggplants, just-dug potatoes, and scores of finished dishes—bring the harvest theme to full bloom. Filled with beauty, style, and flavor, Stonewall Kitchen Harvest is the perfect way to taste New England's bounty.
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New England Traditions Worth Saving.......2006-04-18
This book presents an incredible array of possibilities for entertaining friends and family with easy to prepare dishes. It pulls together many New England classics from my favorite region. The approach is so simple and straight-forward, that even a kitchen-klutz like myself can muster an admirable presentation! The photos alone will make your stomach growl! It was a finalist in the IACP cookbook awards for 2005.
Stonewall Kitchen Harvest.......2006-03-13
This is a wonderful cookbook. Great range of recipes wih fresh fruits and vegetables as the stars of these colorful dishes. Great for casual dinners with friends. The extra information on cooking tips, serving suggestions are helpful. This also makes a great gift - the photos are beautiful.
I'm not a great cook so this book helps.......2005-12-05
This was a gift from a friend. I'm not a wonderful cook but I like to try new recipes. I have made made several recipes from this book and each has been perfect - very tasty - and not too difficult. Recently some friends came over for dinner and I made one of the dishes, and my friend now wants to go out and get it too. Highest praise, I'd say.
Ooh-la-la.......2004-12-09
Stonewall Kitchen Harvest is everything one wants in a new cookbook; lucious recipes and photos that lure the reader in. My first glimpse into the book elicited an "ooh, I want to try that" response. I was reminded that there is a small thrill in finding the freshest of ingrediants and this book celebrates those ingrediants with recipes that seem eminently do-able. Between Jim Stott and Jonathan King's stylish approach and Kathy's irresistable writing, they have produced a gorgeous cookbook.
Cooking Just Got Better.......2004-12-02
I live to cook. I love to eat. The Stonewall Kitchen Harvest cookbook is an inspiration for both. Call me a "foodie", but as they say, "Don't call me late." Cook your way through this user-friendly book and you're going to have a lot fun in the kitchen and meal-after-meal of really good food. I've been a fan of Stonewall's since discovering their jams a dozen or so years ago and when I saw the book, I thought it was just a collection of recipes using their products. Not. If their first book is this good, I'm going to order a used one. On second thought, I don't think I want a used cookbook. Eeeuu!
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A must-read for any gay thinker.......2003-02-23
Larry Kramer is so central to the formation of contemporary gay activism in the United States (and in particular the response to the first years of the AIDS crisis) that this book is absolutely indispensable to anyone who cares about gay politics and gay identity. His commitment to activism is unquestionable, and his ability to become furious (on the political level) with any kind of quietism or acquiescence should be inspiring to every gay man who has been affected by homophobia or the AIDS/HIV epidemic. The portrait of the private Kramer that emerges from this book in such great detail (there is no distinction between private and public for Kramer in this collection) is often a hard one to take: uncompromising and demanding in private life as he is in public life, he comes across as berserkly egocentric and impossible (you keep feeling sorry for his poor relatives who have to deal regularly with his explosive furies and tantrums). And his unwillingness to be reasonable often causes him to overstate his cases (his regular practive of comparing the AIDS crisis to the Nazi Holocaust--and to the Koch and Adminstrations and the NYTimes as the moral equivalent of the Nazis--has been repeatedly and justly criticized). Still, for all of that you're glad you've read him, and you're glad that someone like him has been around to lead the gay response to the AIDS crisis.
Excellent !.......2000-07-18
Although his message may seem harsh, when someone has watched an entire population dwindle, when your best friends and lovers are dead, intensity becomes a way of life, this book contains a passionate and clear voice of someone struggling against a society and culture that wants the message tempered so as not to offend, I say offend away, get their attention....
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The history of gay male erotic images is largely undocumented. Even when the material has been available, "good taste" and "common decency"--those concepts used to stop all talk about sex--have prevented their display. Thomas Waugh's full-length, profusely illustrated study is a breakthrough book that has information and analysis enough for three books. Thoughtful, smart, and well-written,
Hard to Imagine uncovers a visual history of gay male eroticism that few know. It chronicles the complicated history of homosexual desire and how it has been depicted and repressed.
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Spanning more than a century of photography and film, Hard to Imagine is the first visual chronicle of the evolution of gay male image culture, from the canonical works of "art" photography and cinema to the private and often highly explicit productions of amateurs. This comprehensive work explores a vast, eclectic tradition in its totality, analyzing the aesthetics of the visual imagery, its production, circulation, and consumption, and broad social and legal implications.
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Amazing Book.......2002-07-10
This book collects the amazing research the author has done on physique photography, magazines and gay porn of the 30s, 40s, and 50s. It is great stuff, presented with a smart and detailed analysis. The only downside is the format, a weird and pricey mix of scholarly tome and coffeetable book. With the boom in "visual culture" and gay studies, it's a pity Cambridge has never brought this out in paper: it would be a surefire hit.
WOW.......1998-04-05
This is truly a great book..especially for vintage gay porn buffs... Its written and produces with an college text book feel.... which on one hand.. is good.. gives it a lot of depth.. and smarts.. but..
with the $75 price tag.. i was a bit dissapointed..
was hoping for some really great quality photos.. while the photo's quality arent bad at all. quite clear and sharp. was hoping for something along the lines of art book quality... so ifyou looking for an art coffee table book.. this really isnt one.. but if you r looking for indepth analysis (still with loads of pictures) of early gay porn.. then this is for U!!!!!!!
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Boring history, confusing descriptions, good footnotes.......2003-05-04
This is basically a textbook, written by an academician, and the poor fella has amassed plenty of data, but how about a logical narrative format?
He jumps around too much, from this person to that person. It's too hard to keep up with who's who. Sure, if you were a person IN the book, like Jesse (below), you maybe understand who these people are. I didn't, didn't know a one of them, well, take that back. I know who Jim Garrison was (is?...is he still alive?), and who Clay Shaw was...Rita Mae Brown I've heard of...and a few others, but this mountain of people? I guess you can tell, I'm not into the same sex movement...but shouldn't the book educate people like me?
Well, it did, but very little. I wanted to know, for example, why do people prefer the same sex? Is it genetic, psychological, sociological, learned, what? What is the difference between bisexual people and same sex people?
These are the things I hoped to learn from Sears's book, but instead, just a total mismash of people, places and circumstances...that's what I found. It was more educational reading the footnotes than the so-called narrative. Diximus.
Needed stories.......2001-11-14
With this landmark study, James T. Sears provides not only an important document of hidden American history but also an entertaining and sometimes disturbing narrative of struggles for freedom and equality. Sadly, though, he sees the same racism and sexism inside gay communities that he saw working against those very communities. While women in general kept fighting to dress as they like, work where they like, and express themselves openly, gay women faced a male-dominated gay movement. While encountering bigotry against their race and closets within their race, gays of color found gay bars and gay organizations just as unfriendly towards them.
Despite those tragedies, and despite the other cases of sickening bigotry that this book recounts, Sears offers hope in the fact that he shows progress, and in the fact that he refuses to let voices like Julia Penelope, Mel Boozer, and so many others go unnoticed or undocumented.
Anyone interested in history or activism should own this book, regardless of the reader's sexual orientation or political views. I also suggest seeing one of Sears's live presentations, in which he discusses his research. This author's combined enthusiasm for justice, equality, and scholarship come together impressively in both his writing and his appearances.
Gay Southern History by Those Who Lived It.......2001-09-15
As one of the 1970's activists featured in Jim Sears's book, I am naturally biased. But as a student of lesbian and gay history, I enjoyed and appreciated his take on lesbian and gay life in the South in the decade between Stonewall and AIDS. Like Barbara Tuchman's "Stilwell" and "A Distant Mirror", Sears combines biography and history, which directs the narrative and makes it more interesting to the average reader. People like Jack Nichols, Lige Clarke and Merrill Mushroom, who appeared in Sears's previous book "Lonely Hunters", join newcomers like Logan Carter, Pokey Anderson, Leonard Matlovich and "Miss P" to create a diverse tapestry that was (and is) the LesBiGay South.
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Stonewall Jackson. His very name evokes the image of the solid, immovable Confederate general whose sobriquet, earned at the Battle of First Manassas, no longer requires quotation marks. In this volume, Stonewall's pious Christian character, service to the church, unwavering commitment to duty, affectionate role as husband and father, as well as his magnificent service to Virginia are carefully recorded by his close friend Robert Lewis Dabney.
Labeled by some a religious fanatic, General Jackson was simply a consistent biblical Christian who lived out his faith every day, seriously and without compromise. Dabney's account of military life in the field with General Jackson provides poignant insight into the character of the General as they discuss theology and military history, pray together, and gallop to the sound of the guns. In a day bereft of true heroes, Stonewall's gallant deeds and virtuous conduct still move our hearts with admiration. He shows us how a Christian soldier should live and die.
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Many historians have touched on Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's relationship with African Americans in light of his Christian faith. Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend explores an aspect of his life that is both intriguing and enlightening: his conversion to Christianity and how it affected his relationship with Southern blacks. Covering the origin of Jackson's awakening to faith, the book challenges some widely held beliefs, including the assumption that this spiritual journey did not begin until his adulthood. Furthermore, Richard G. Williams Jr. examines a paradox of Jackson's life: his conversion to Christianity was encouraged by Southern slaves. That faith would one day lead Jackson to minister to other slaves through his Sunday school class.
Exploring in depth Jackson's now famous "Colored Sabbath School," Williams reveals—for the first time—the influence his efforts had on subsequent generations of African Americans. Using original documents, interviews, historical resources, and heretofore unpublished letters and photographs, Williams confirms the veneration with which blacks from Virginia esteemed Jackson, even years after his death—and some to this day. An interview with and photographs of two spiritual descendants of Jackson's black Sunday-school class adds a real-life connection to this fascinating dimension of the famed general's life.
The book also examines Jackson's documented youthful pangs of conscience regarding the illiteracy of American slaves—and how Providence ultimately came to use him to have a lasting and positive impact on Southern blacks.
Customer Reviews:
Engaging and compelling.......2007-05-17
Reviewed by Mark A. Raborn for Reader Views (5/07)
"Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend," Richard G. Williams Jr.'s biographical offering of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, is an intimate and very interesting portrayal of Jackson's Christian efforts and influence on others around him, most remarkably the enslaved Negroes of his era. Expertly written and splendidly researched, Williams reveals a portion of Jackson's character that is predictably amiss in much of modern academia. Indeed, I remember learning about the premature death of Jackson, the brilliant military strategist, who was shot by his own forces; however, I only learned of his enthusiasm for Christ while reading this work.
Williams presents Jackson as a spiritual philanthropist who worked in earnest to bring salvation to his fellow man, relating numerous accounts of his Christian witness to those in bondage. However, this writing is not only a testimony of Christian faith, but a valuable historical chronicle of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's life and character, both as an individual and as a professional soldier. Williams takes the reader into Jackson's world with such clarity and ease that it would seem he was actually there, pen in hand, throughout the journey of Jackson from orphaned child to Major General; through mortality and burial and a legacy of character, faith and bravery that transcends the years.
Of Jackson's work with the Rockbridge Bible Society (the "genesis of Jackson's black Sunday School class"), Williams writes (as quoted from one Robert Lewis Dabney, a contemporary of Jackson): "The free blacks of the quarters, all of whom he had visited in their humble dwellings, and encouraged to give a pittance of their earnings to print Bibles. He argued that these small sums were better spent thus than in drink or tobacco; that the giving of them would elevate their self-respect, and enhance their own interest in the Holy Book."
Williams goes on to write: "One can picture the devout and zealous Presbyterian deacon (Jackson) knocking respectfully and confidently at the door of a free black's shanty, hat in hand, perhaps becoming a little doubtful about soliciting funds from such impoverished members of society. After noticing the poor condition of the humble home, somewhat ashamed, Jackson may have considered turning and walking away before the door opened. Imagine Jackson describing the work of the Bible society to these illiterate blacks: the publication of tracts and books for Sabbath schools and education for the ministry. He would be soliciting donations for reading materials from those who could not read." Scenarios like this certainly offer one a different and, perhaps, a clearer perspective on the life and character of Stonewall Jackson.
Williams' style is engaging and compelling: offering the reader a sense that you really come to "know" Stonewall Jackson as a person, a friend and as a fellow Christian believer. I highly recommend "Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend" to anyone with an interest in extremely well-written historical accounts with an uplifting, positive tone.
Proud to be a Virginian.......2007-04-20
This is an excellent book about a side that most people do not know about Stonewall Jackson. Not only was he a great general, but he was also a great man and christian. I found this book easy to read and really enjoyed it.
Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend.......2007-03-29
I find this book extremely interesting. The other side of General T. Jackson and the work he accomplished within the Confederacy. A must for the students of Stonewall Jackson.
Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend.......2007-01-11
This is an excellent work on the in-depth Christian character of Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson. Mr. Williams has obviously spent countless hours gleaning the information contained in this volume. His interviews with several direct links to the Lexington Colored Sabbath School add just the right touch to tie all the information together.
I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking information on the true character of T.J. (Stonewall) Jackson.
Average customer rating:
- Short, incomplete, and riddled with errors
- A good book to out of the opening with advantage
- A very handy resource
- Good, but has too much portrait for the content inside
- A unique, much-needed book
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Dealing with d4 Deviations: Fighting The Trompowsky, Torre, Blackmar-Diemer, Stonewall, Colle and Other Problem Openings (Everyman Chess)
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Customer Reviews:
Short, incomplete, and riddled with errors.......2007-04-30
It appears as if the people who have reviewed this book on Amazon glanced at a few lines and wrote a great review of it. After taking the time to go through every chapter of this book, writing down the lines and analyzing with friends (2000+ rated) or Fritz, the book comes up far short.
From the get go, the reader should be a little worried. You get through the first two pages of the Trompowsky when all of a sudden a game is not only mis-cited, but also missing a move from white and from black. It's the first chapter, first recommended line (did anyone here READ the variations?) and already the editing is shoddy. Although I went into Chessbase and dredged the game up, clearly the editor should have caught that. This is a repeated pattern throughout the book.
Nitpicking aside, what about the content? Are the recommended lines good? Against the Trompowsky, Cox does a solid job covering how black should play. Unfortunately, it's not one of the books that shows the reader full games (which is useful, since many times endgames in the London, Colle, etc. are very intricate). For the Blackmar-Diemer, the clever counter-gambit is very cool and I've found it's pretty successful. However, after analyzing it for a few hours with some friends, numerous errors and missed moves crop up. Of course there are some lines that have been unplayed, but if Fritz gives a clear +.25 over all the other lines, the author's doing something wrong.
Another problem I encountered is that many times the text is in the wrong place. I have quite a few malicious feelings toward the London and Colle (and Cox offers some witty banter on all the openings as well), but at times the introduction to the chapters are TOO full of the Cox's commentary. There is a de-emphasis on the actual lines and little explication of important move sequences where there should be.
It gets two stars because it gives good lines against the Trompowsky, London (though there are lots of holes the reader needs to work out for themselves), and I suppose the Torre. However, the book is simply too small and too thin to be as meaningful as it should be. The editing significantly detracts from its readibility and many times at the end of variations the reader is left wondering "have I really equalized?" as well as "what do I do now?"
It's a great idea, but if you're looking for a book to cover that hole in chess literature, perhaps it's better worth your money to just buy a book on the Colle or London.
A good book to out of the opening with advantage.......2006-08-29
This has been one of the best opening books for me. I've books about the opening which are discussed in this book, and here you finally get to see the good lines for black. In books about these d4 deviations you usually only see the bad lines for black and the best ones hidden to make the openings look good. In al the lines John gives black is playing simply the kind of positions the white player doesn't want and usually in the end you get a = position or even =+. The recommended line against the trompovsky for example was very usefull for me 2..e6! after that you get good positons and avoid a lot of white's preparation.
A very handy resource.......2006-05-03
This book concerns openings where White opens 1.d4, but does not follow up soon thereafter with c2-c4 - thus deviating from the Queen's Gambit and Indian type systems. Cox provides recommended lines for Black, based on the overall philosophy of "staying out of your opponent's garden." That is, figure out what his opening selection tells you about the style of game he wants - and steer it to other channels. For example, in the Trompowsky, Cox advises a quick and solid ...e7-e6, thus denying White the chance to double the f-pawn, and avoiding the wild tactical melee that might result from ...Nf6-e4. Similarly, against versions of the Blackmar-Diemer, the recommended lines resolutely deny the would-be gambiteer any taste of the initiative he craves. I like this contrarian approach.
The book is organized into 10 chapters by opening, with the last chapter reserved for miscellaneous "rare lines." There are some introductory paragraphs for each chapter, which then breaks down by variation and sub-variation (and occasionally sub-sub-variation) using a standard labeling scheme (e.g., "C323"). The main lines appear in bold face and are set off from the text, which are rich in useful commentary - evaluations of the position, traps to know, key positional features, recent critical games. There is a fair amount of original analysis, as well as lively and colorful language to keep it interesting. I enjoy the touches of humor, too.
If as Black you play the QG, Slav, Semi-Slav, or Queen's/Nimzo-Indian, then this will be an indispensable reference. As Cox himself notes, King's Indian players should instead turn to Joe Gallagher's "Beating the Anti-King's Indians," a classic that has worn its years gracefully.
Good, but has too much portrait for the content inside.......2006-03-08
I bought this book and it's fine but has details the deserve some attention. First, if you see the portrait, where says "fighting the trompowsky, Torre....etc" and when you go to the very first page, the phrase has now the word Stonewall. Also gives the impression that, has a entire chapter talking about the Stonewall, however if you see the content page, there is no chapter about Stonewall, it just only a part of the Rare Lines chapter. I've started to look for some lines against Stonewall, and only it has a very small portion about some stonewall formation (p 137) and only have one game talking about stonewall. The book really advise player like me of how to handle d4 desviation but this book has too much portrait for the contents inside.
A unique, much-needed book.......2006-02-18
For MANY years, I played (as Black) 1.d4 Nf6, and went confidently into the mass of theory that was the King's Indian Defense, fearlessly fianchettoing my KB and salivating at White's king, fantasizing about the upcoming regicide about to hit White. Even if I lost, I looked forward to a full-blooded battle. Then came a move other than 2.c4, and I started to roll my eyes. White played something I considered "lame" - for example, the Colle System. I ended up losing more games than I should have, and it took me way too long to realize that I could easily handle the full-blooded battles, but when White didn't want to give me what I wanted, I would lose my attention, fall asleep, and give the game to White.
I finally decided that I needed to play something less committal (on my part), and after toying with the Budapest Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5), the Benoni, and the Queen's Gambit, I came to the scheme of 1...e6, followed by the Nimzo-Indian, Bogo-Indian, or Queen's Indian. I played ...e6 first because I'm a die-hard French Defense addict, and I wanted to give White one last chance to right the wrong he committed by playing 1.d4.
While these are less critical lines, and I haven't won as many games with them as I did with the King's Indian, I haven't lost as many either, and I find myself in the game for a much longer period of time than I did when I fianchettoed my KB. But there was an amazing dearth of good books on the annoying sidelines that John Cox covers in this book. Here, he gives coherent, understandable schemes to combat these "mosquito openings" as I call them, these openings that are more annoying than fear-inspiring. Cox writes very well, covering the major sidelines such as the London, the Torre, the Tromp (which was the reason I converted from the King's Indian to the ...e6 stuff), the Colle, and the Veresov (which I haven't ever faced). Cox covers these lines with a respectable system, the basics of which are easy to understand, but doesn't form one of those "systems against everything". His coverage, of, for example, the London System, is MUCH better than that of the "Winning With the London System" book I reviewed elsewhere. Basically, his system consists of ...e6, ...Nf6, and ...c5 or ...d5. He realistically approaches these lines for Black as not likely to put the White openings out of business, but at least allow Black to get through the opening and into the middlegame.
I heartily recommend this book.
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