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Depends. History covers a wide type of stuff. Also, it gives interesting insight into the world, you can see the patterns of history and how much things really stay the same.
Depends. History covers a wide type of stuff. Also, it gives interesting insight into the world, you can see the patterns of history and how much things really stay the same.
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Posted: May 6th, 2012, 8:50 pm |
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History? Heck no - I hated it in school too. I do enjoy reading books on our local history, local to me though. I'm not reading anything about Rome or some other area of the world. I'm sure it would not hold my interest.
History? Heck no - I hated it in school too. I do enjoy reading books on our local history, local to me though. I'm not reading anything about Rome or some other area of the world. I'm sure it would not hold my interest.
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Posted: May 6th, 2012, 7:11 pm |
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The Frontiersman. About Simon Kenton, a well...frontiersman? Seriously, this is an interesting read. The guy was a contemporary of Daniel Boone and he just runs around wilderness Ohio, clearing land, shooting things, hanging out with the natives. Haven't read it since 10th grade, but really good at the time. http://www.amazon.com/The-Frontiersmen-Narrative-Allan-Eckert/dp/0945084919The Frontiersman. About Simon Kenton, a well...frontiersman? Seriously, this is an interesting read. The guy was a contemporary of Daniel Boone and he just runs around wilderness Ohio, clearing land, shooting things, hanging out with the natives. Haven't read it since 10th grade, but really good at the time.
[url]http://www.amazon.com/The-Frontiersmen-Narrative-Allan-Eckert/dp/0945084919[/url]
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Posted: May 5th, 2012, 9:00 am |
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Washing of the Spears. History of the Zulu nation.
Those guys were badasses. Spears vs. Machine guns. Not a good plan, but badasses.
Possible the best history book I have ever read.
Washing of the Spears. History of the Zulu nation.
Those guys were badasses. Spears vs. Machine guns. Not a good plan, but badasses.
Possible the best history book I have ever read.
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Posted: March 29th, 2012, 9:19 pm |
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DOOM will read ONE and ONLY ONE of these so-called "history books" that are more exciting thAn most fiction titles.
Recommend.. At. Your. Peril.
DOOM will read ONE and ONLY ONE of these so-called "history books" that are more exciting thAn most fiction titles.
Recommend.. At. Your. Peril.
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Posted: March 29th, 2012, 9:13 pm |
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Not to sound all snobbish, but I usually feel those who don't like history books just haven't read the right ones. Some are more exciting and better written then most fiction titles.
Not to sound all snobbish, but I usually feel those who don't like history books just haven't read the right ones. Some are more exciting and better written then most fiction titles.
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Posted: March 24th, 2012, 2:13 pm |
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I'll read them if it's about knights or has lot's of fantasy. I love all the dragons and historical fiction. I used to read a lot of the cursader books and Scottish books about knights and William Wallace etc. I like the genre though I wouldn't say it's my favourite genre.
I'll read them if it's about knights or has lot's of fantasy. I love all the dragons and historical fiction. I used to read a lot of the cursader books and Scottish books about knights and William Wallace etc. I like the genre though I wouldn't say it's my favourite genre.
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Posted: March 24th, 2012, 8:52 am |
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I read a really interesting one about the fall of Rome, nobody seems to know this but Rome was pretty much brought down by one guy, King Alaric of the Visigoth's and they say that after he died he was buried beneath the Danube with the spoils of his conquest and all the slaves who buried him were killed after so somewhere beneath the Danube in Europe is over a thousand years worth of Roman treasure and no-one know's where it is.
I can't remember the book but it's a fascinating story, well worth looking up.
I read a really interesting one about the fall of Rome, nobody seems to know this but Rome was pretty much brought down by one guy, King Alaric of the Visigoth's and they say that after he died he was buried beneath the Danube with the spoils of his conquest and all the slaves who buried him were killed after so somewhere beneath the Danube in Europe is over a thousand years worth of Roman treasure and no-one know's where it is.
I can't remember the book but it's a fascinating story, well worth looking up.
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Posted: March 20th, 2012, 5:02 am |
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Thats history books for you. They usually have crazy long subtitle. I think the title is just 1453, the rest of it is just sub-title.
Thats history books for you. They usually have crazy long subtitle. I think the title is just 1453, the rest of it is just sub-title.
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Posted: December 27th, 2011, 3:24 pm |
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tstarnes wrote: Had the name wrong. Is called 1453: The Holy War For Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West by Roger Crowley. Really well written and researched. And a nice, short title too!  [quote="tstarnes"]Had the name wrong. Is called 1453: The Holy War For Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West by Roger Crowley. Really well written and researched.[/quote]
And a nice, short title too! ;)
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Posted: December 27th, 2011, 3:05 pm |
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