Daily Archives: August 5, 2020

On The Suppression Of Natural Feeling

Posted on August 5, 2020 by nathanalbright

One of the surest ways to trouble for a person or a society, and one of the most common aspects of the problems of our times, is the suppression of natural feeling.  Now, by nature I tend to be a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Robert E. Lee: Icon For A Nation

Posted on August 5, 2020 by nathanalbright

Robert E. Lee:  Icon For A Nation, by Brian Holden Reid This book is an interesting case of what happens when someone attempts to write a generally praiseworthy account of a man without whitewashing him or seeking to promote neo-Confederate … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The House At The End Of The Road

Posted on August 5, 2020 by nathanalbright

The House At The End Of The Road:  The Story Of Three Generations Of An Interracial Family In The American South, by W. Ralph Eubanks This book presents the reader with a fascinating examination of a complicated family in rural … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dixie Betrayed

Posted on August 5, 2020 by nathanalbright

Dixie Betrayed:  How The South Really Lost The Civil War, by David J. Eicher It is always fascinating to see accounts of the fall of the South in the Civil War.  On what can it be blamed?  This particular book … Continue reading →

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