Monthly Archives: August 2020

Book Review: Vicksburg: The Battle That Won The Civil War

Posted on August 7, 2020 by nathanalbright

Vicksburg:  The Battle That Won The Civil War, by Mary Ann Fraser As a fond reader of history works that deal with the subject of the American Civil War, it is always intriguing to see how various aspects of this … Continue reading →

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On The Blindness Of The Supposed Enlightenment

Posted on August 6, 2020 by nathanalbright

Towards the end of his book Hitler’s Bureaucrats, Holocaust scholar Jaacov Lozowick responds to a quote by Aharon Appelfield with the following observation about the limitations of the enlightenment:  “Enlightenment, rationalism, universality, humanism – all of these failed when faced … Continue reading →

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Book Review: 100 Days To Learn Masonic Ritual

Posted on August 6, 2020 by nathanalbright

100 Days To Learn Masonic Ritual:  A Workbook To Learn Masonic Ritual In 100 Days And Prepare For The Worshipful Master’s Chair, by Robert Bone This book is not quite what one would expect to an outsider in Masonry, and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Freemasons For Dummies

Posted on August 6, 2020 by nathanalbright

Freemasons For Dummies:  by Christopher Hodapp This book was actually recommended to me by an acquaintance of mine and as someone who takes book recommendations seriously I have to say that this was a very interesting and worthwhile book and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Enigma Of The Freemasons

Posted on August 6, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Enigma Of The Freemasons:  Their History And Mystical Connections, by Tim Wallace-Murphy Most of you have had an experience in your lives like I had with this book.  You’re getting to know someone and at first they seem a … Continue reading →

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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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Serving The Song

Posted on August 4, 2020 by nathanalbright

Recently I was watching some videos on noted session musicians and a drummer making a video commented that the most important element in a given band was the song.  Each of the instruments involved is supposed to serve the song, … Continue reading →

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