Fall is in the air, which means it’s time for me to get back to regular writing/blogging time. I’ve been doing more reading than blogging this summer and my fingers are itching for keyboard time. I’m kicking off fall reading… Read More ›
Even though I knew how things were going to turn out for the battling armies, Shaara does a brilliant job of creating tension in this final section. The primary tension is the portrayal of what General Longstreet, General Lee’s second… Read More ›
In this section I continue to be intrigued by some of the reasons given for why the war is being waged and why some men chose to fight. The Southerners “called themselves Americans, but they were transplanted Englishmen” (158). I… Read More ›
The Killer Angels Read-Along Are you reading The Killer Angels? Yes–How’s it going?No–Why not?! I read the first section as planned, up to the end of Monday, June 29, 1863. Where you able to stop at the end of the… Read More ›
The Killer Angels cover collage The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara is a novel about the Battle of Gettsyburg which took place July 1-3, 1863. The battle was a big turning point in the Civil War and the novel was… Read More ›
It’s the end of September and this is my first post of the month. Over the years I’ve missed posting for a week here & there, but never a whole month. We’re currently selling our house in Illinois and looking… Read More ›