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After someone mentioned "River of Doubt," I just finished Candice Millard's "Destiny of the Republic," about James Garfield's assassination. He would have been one of our greatest presidents had he lived, and I never knew beans about him -- and in fact the book often moved me to tears. He was a big, strapping six-footer with a booming laugh, a kind word for everyone, including his enemies, and a virtual genius. One among a hundred fascinating items in this book is the presence of Robert Todd Lincoln, Garfield's secretary of war. Turns out that not only was he present at his father's murder, and Garfield's but was also with McKinley when he was shot -- the only man to have witnessed the assassination of three presidents. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | ||
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Bill. I agree that was a great book, I really enjoyed it as well. James Garfield was indeed an impressive man and Charles Guitreau was a nutty misfit loser. I learned a lot from this book. I thought it was interesting that back in the day you could apparently just walk right in to the White House off the street, and even see the president. He kept office hours, you could sit in the outer office and wait your turn, then get a few minutes with the president to bring up whatever you wanted to talk about. The descriptions of his sufferings were indeed very moving. Great book. | |||
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Here in the "For what its worth dept.". When I was a young boy I went with my mother to see an old woman die (my great grandmother).Today I suppose that they would not subject a young innocent to that sight.Now I remember the experience + her words + voice but I could not relate the poem. In her dilerium she recited a poem that she had learned in gramar school.It was a long epistle of a man talking to his sister + up until the end you did not realize that he was in prison for killing the president.Great Grandma passed soon after.Since all of the 1st hand accounts are quite literally dead,I hold dearly to all that my forbears have told me;if we do not.there will be no real history. Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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Fascinating memory Randy. My GGM died when I was six. She had first-hand memories of Comanche raids in Texas. We were told never to ask about them. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Bill,the last comanche raid occured not 4 miles from where I live. This was in the community of Hopewell in 1864.Good thinking on the indians part as all the fighting age men were off to the war.One woman was riding her horse + saw the smoke + rode to it.She saw the comanches prancing about the ruins,etc. She then saw a little white girl hiding in the bushes.She pulled her up onto her horse,then the indians saw them + took off in pursuit;although their horses were tired while hers was fresh.About this time a little black slave girl came out of the bushes as well. The woman knew that the horse could not carry all 3 + outdistance the comanches so she told her,"If you value your life,you had best keep up with this horse."As the story goes,no one has ever been able to keep up with a horse for that distance.This is from the book 'Land Of Good Water' a history of Williamson County by Claire Yarborough. Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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Randy, my GGM was born in Santa Clara, CA, in 1859, and her father very promptly removed the family by wagon to Buffalo Gap, for reasons lost to family history. I wish I knew more about the Texas she experienced as a child. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Don't we all wish for more info on our ancestors lives? I remember some of the tales that my great uncle told of life in the trenches in WW1,I wish I knew more or he could have told me more.They are all dead now of course. My great grandfather saw Abraham Lincoln when he was a boy at the railway station on his father's shoulders.When you think of it in generations it was really not that long ago. Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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Randy, one my GGM's sons died shortly after World War I from injuries to his lungs by being gassed by the Germans. He was my grandmother's favorite brother. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Just finished reading Candice Millard's book "Hero Of The Empire". Churchill in the Boer war.Well written + hard to put down even when one is already familiar with the content. I recommend it. Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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Will look for it! There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Bill,if you will return it after reading I will mail you my copy. It is a great read. Randy. Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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Sorry, that sounded rather like R/E (chicken shit)! Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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It probably depends on one's definition of raid, but....
BTW I got this from Mike Kearby's blog, which has some interesting reading on Texas.... http://mikekearbystexas.blogsp...-06:00&max-results=3 xxxxxxxxxx When considering US based operations of guides/outfitters, check and see if they are NRA members. If not, why support someone who doesn't support us? Consider spending your money elsewhere. NEVER, EVER book a hunt with BLAIR WORLDWIDE HUNTING or JEFF BLAIR. I have come to understand that in hunting, the goal is not the goal but the process. | |||
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Gato, that's a neat blog. Thanks. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Yes indeed Gato. Have you read "The Land Of Good Water" by Clara Yarbrough? I think you can still get at the Williamson Co. newspaper office that was once upon a time owned by her husband.Everyone is dead now.A great treatise on central Texas history. If you are interested,the next time I am in Georgetown I can stop by + see if they are still carrying Clara's book. Be glad to do it. Never mistake motion for action. | |||
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An excellent book of this era in Texas is "The Boy Captives" by Clinton L. Smith. It's a true story first published in 1927. | |||
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