. What precisely did Civil > War Re-enactors ever do to you for you to label us so rudely?
As I mentioned, this is very much the impression of Civil War reenactors I get from e-lists. And it's not my books I'm talking about, but many other discussions of how people do research and what books they read. <snip> > Truth be told, some people don’t enter into Civil War Re-enacting for the > clothing. I know that, and there is nothing wrong with it. More to the > point its that we’ve encountered the publisher of these books that hold > little > or no relevance to our period of history online in some form or another, and > having experienced first hand how rude and derogatory she is toward us, have > no desire to support her in any way, shape, or form due to her snotty and > defamatory attitude. People seriously interested in research do not buy or read a book based on whether they know or like the author. And assuming one could ignore that momentarily, it becomes > a debate of spending $45 on a book filled with things that post-date the > Civil War, and which the author has stated that accuracy is not the primary > focus of, or one which is relevant on both counts. If you are referring to _Reconstruction Era Fashions_, I have never claimed that 1867-8 is during the American Civil War. Actually, I said nothing about the "accuracy" of my books. I said that I do not expect other people to adhere to my personal standards in making clothing, nor should they expect me to adhere to theirs when I make clothing. What people wear is not identical to what they know, and it's ridiculous to expect people to wear their resumes. As for the "accuracy" of the _Reconstruction Era Fashions_ itself--it is no flaw in the book that it was never intended to be for the ACW market. The title says, plain as a pikestaff, _Reconstruction Era Fashions_ and includes the dates 1867-1868. I don't know how to make it any plainer than that. My book on the early 1860s is still in the works. I can understand that if the late 1860s is not your area of interest, you may never have read the book. But if not, you are in no position to criticize its accuracy or anything else about it. Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
