tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589378.post1117503683207983124..comments2023-10-21T05:40:55.660-04:00Comments on man with black hat: "Don't know much about history..."David L Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13871706129906941567noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589378.post-56746224078458303002007-05-26T00:52:00.000-04:002007-05-26T00:52:00.000-04:00After hearing this recommended on Catholic Answers...After hearing this recommended on Catholic Answers, I managed to download it as an audio book (at audible.com). These days, listening on the run is generally the closest I can get to reading.<BR/><BR/>I too, thought it was excellent, and made my oldest son listen to the section on Galileo, as a compliment to his science at the time. Being homeschooled, he isn't subjected to the revisionist agenda, but of course he and our other kids will be surrounded by it as adults.<BR/><BR/>God Bless,<BR/><BR/>Embattled CatholicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589378.post-12035264877726166692007-05-25T11:44:00.000-04:002007-05-25T11:44:00.000-04:00James:I believe you meant to say "The War of North...James:<BR/><BR/>I believe you meant to say "The War of Northern Aggression." It helps to know enough to know what to ignore, and what not to. The latter also applies to documentaries about the Second World War. Where else can you hear countless interviews from participants on both sides of the conflict?<BR/><BR/>I'm not one of those "kill your television" types. Most people who are don't even know what's on. If they want to eschew it, fine. But knowing what you don't like about a topic does not make you an expert on it.David L Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13871706129906941567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589378.post-36852018693613310082007-05-25T11:19:00.000-04:002007-05-25T11:19:00.000-04:00Maybe you shouldn't even believe the History Chann...Maybe you shouldn't even believe the History Channel about the Civil War, er, the War Between the States.<BR/>Think on that notion for a while. If they blew it on all the rest, maybe they aren't swell on this one either.DocJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738477945703303268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589378.post-35970747866629252942007-05-24T19:56:00.000-04:002007-05-24T19:56:00.000-04:00It is a great book, and I've read it more or less ...It is a great book, and I've read it more or less as you have: haphazardly. 'Need to remedy that.Rich Leonardihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060538864273399240noreply@blogger.com