Good morning…and welcome back.
With a little down time in regards to our garden, I’ve had the opportunity to pick up a book here and there and do a little reading.
One purchase I’ve just made was a ten volume set of books on the Civil War, from a really good friend of mine. He picked up three sets, had already sold one, was going to keep one, and I talked him out of the other set…for a price. Actually, we did some bartering, and I think we both did pretty well.
The books are titled, “Photographic History of the Civil War.” It is a Semi-Centennial Memorial. Trevelyan Miller was the Editor-in-Chief, and Robert S. Lanier was the Managing Editor.
The text was written by, Henry W. Elson, a Professor of History, Ohio University, and the photograph descriptions were done by James Barnes, the author of “Naval Actions of 1812,” and “David G. Farragut.”
This set was published by the Review of Reviews Co. in New York. The copyright was held by the Patriot Publishing Co., Springfield, Mass., with acknowledgements to The Trow Press.
I’ve gone through the first volume pretty extensively, and the photographs amaze me. There are literally thousands of photos, and all taken between 1861 and 1865. The quality of these, are simply outstanding, and I find this pretty astonishing in its own right. We ain’t talking Canon here people.
This set is in remarkable shape, and honestly, I have to give my buddy Kevin…a tip a’ the hat!
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‘Ridin Out The Recession With Dub and Deb in “Miz Judi’s Kitchen’!
Note to Readers: There are a few things that Dub doesn’t know but one thing he does know is that the word ‘Riding’ (as in Riding Out the Recession) is spelled with a ‘g’ at the end. But Dub not only walks the walk, but speaks like he is: down home, true blue, and plain speakin’ country folk.
Dub and Deb are both native Floridians, live in Central Florida, and run a small business as well. They have five children, and seven grandchildren.
Both love to cook, love to laugh, grow a garden, and generally try to “aggravate” most anyone around them basically…all in good fun, of course!
