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marie returns from nashville

I was in Nashville again these last two days (Mon and Tue), and spoke about Lincoln and the south again. A fair amount.
I’m just not sure what to think about this “South” thing. Having been corrected much of my life by people saying that there really is no north-south thing anymore, people in the south are just […]

Posted by Marie on January 16th, 2007 under US History | Comment now »

another president gone

A number of people have commented to me that Gerald Ford has died or was buried at his presidential museum - less because of the newsworthiness and more because of my fascination with presidential libraries. They ask if I’ve seen his museum or if they know me, just want to chat with me about it. […]

Posted by Marie on January 4th, 2007 under US History | 1 Comment »

the war for southern independence

The Civil War is my new topic of interest, and as such, I listened to two audiobooks on the subject on my way up north. The first was “The Road to Appomattox”, a fairly brief overview of the events that led to Lee’s surrender to Grant at Appomattox. After hearing that book and the description […]

Posted by Marie on November 27th, 2006 under US History | Comment now »

The Confederate cause

I was just in Nashville, which is not very far south but was still part of the Confederate States of America. I was disturbingly reminded of this fact while I was there last week.
I have said before that after visiting the Abraham Lincoln Library, I could see myself becoming a Civil War buff. It is […]