Monthly Archives: May 2019

On The Timing Of Charts

Posted on May 31, 2019 by nathanalbright

As I note from time to time, I spend a great deal of time pondering and analyzing music charts and their statistics, and have done so for a very long time.  Fairly frequently throughout the week I will note updates … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Terrible Swift Sword

Posted on May 31, 2019 by nathanalbright

Terrible Swift Sword (The Centennial History Of The Civil War #2), by Bruce Catton It is remarkable to note that Bruce Catton wrote several parallel histories of the American Civil War.  Growing up as a kid I was most familiar … Continue reading →

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Book Review: John Ransom’s Andersonville Diary

Posted on May 31, 2019 by nathanalbright

John Ransom’s Anderson Diary:  Life Inside The Civil War’s Most Infamous Prison, with an introduction by Bruce Catton Admittedly, this particular book is a classic because of what John Ransom wrote about his own experiences in Andersonville (and before that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Stillness At Appomattox

Posted on May 31, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Army Of The Potomac:  A Stillness At Appomattox, by Bruce Catton This last book of a series detailing the experience of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War ends on a strange note.  It is almost as … Continue reading →

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Vive La Difference

Posted on May 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

Earlier today I was browsing through the e-mails in my inbox when I read a humorous editorial by someone who wanted to make it plain that it was no great thing to concede to Israel the right to exist.  Generally … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Engineering Victory

Posted on May 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

Engineering Victory:  How Technology Won The Civil War, by Thomas F. Army Jr. As is often the case in books like this, I think that the author is overselling his point a little bit, but only slightly.  In stark contrast … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Technology And The Civil War

Posted on May 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

Technology And The Civil War, by Shane Mountjoy It is hard to know whether to judge a book like this harshly for passing along several mistaken views (such as the claim that the Union fought a “total war” instead of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Mr. Lincoln’s High-Tech War

Posted on May 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

Mr. Lincoln’s High-Tech War:  How The North Used The Telegraph, Railroads, Surveillance Balloons, Ironclads, High-Powered Weapons, And More To Win The Civil War, by Thomas B. Allen & Roger MacBride Allen I would have had more reasonable expectations going into … Continue reading →

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What You Heard Is Different Than What I Said

Posted on May 29, 2019 by nathanalbright

This past Sabbath when I was teaching the Sabbath school lesson on Samuel, I had an interesting experience that I happened to find very Nathanish, and perhaps it is something that you will be able to relate to as well.  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Silk Parachute

Posted on May 29, 2019 by nathanalbright

Like several of the author’s books, this particular volume is a collection of somewhat disparate essays of different lengths and content.  All of them are testament to the way that McPhee writes, which is itself a worthwhile element.  In many … Continue reading →

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