Thanx Maureen. My wife and I have already decided to buy the DVD series from Ken Burns as a good way to start.
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Other good choices: Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gone with the Wind (in spite > of the Hollywood hype around the movie, the book is excellent), and > the John Jakes trilogy North and South, which was made into a > mini-series and is available on DVD as well. > > I'm a huge fan of history and historical novels. I've read so many > about the civil war it's hard to remember them all. Surprisingly, > considering my lineage, the novel I am writing about the Georgia > colony does not cover the civil war as it ends with the ratification > of the Bill of Rights in 1791. Which leaves room for a sequel I > guess, if I ever decide I do want cover that time. > > On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I was just going to ask about Ken Bruns' Civil War. The kids (and >> honestly, me, too) would likely be more engaged with the DVDs than >> reading a book (or books). > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:315350 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
