tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post4901394960321781618..comments2024-03-12T05:02:14.140-04:00Comments on MOUNTAIN MUSINGS: Staying on the Learning CurveNCmountainwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-14650081477915502922011-12-01T22:02:11.598-05:002011-12-01T22:02:11.598-05:00This sounds well worth reading -- I've read a ...This sounds well worth reading -- I've read a fair amount about John Brown and would like to see Horwitz's take on him.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-84984017724165322242011-11-30T11:04:51.886-05:002011-11-30T11:04:51.886-05:00Thanks everyone, for you comments.
Kim - Great th...Thanks everyone, for you comments.<br /><br />Kim - Great that you are so near Harpers Ferry. I would love to visit it sometime, especially after reading this book.<br /><br />Rudee - I am also a fan of Horwitz. And I love to hear him speak. I know what you mean about the political ads. We have a ready finger on the "mute" button whenever the TV is on.<br /><br />Ms A - I bought a book at our local bookstore. When I got home and started reading it, I realized I had already read it...in fact still had my copy of it.<br /><br />Tara - Blessed retirement!<br /><br />Robin - I took several anthropology courses in college as well. Amazing that so many of the "facts" I learned then about the evolution of man have been overturned by recent findings. When I took anthropology, we had a clear linear approach to evolution. Now we know there were many branches and dead ends on that path.<br /><br />Wayfarin' - Yes, the quote or similar ones have been credited to many individuals, even Aristotle.<br /><br />Arkansas Patti - Now those must be SOME kind of cocktail parties in which you can find a way to use a'mouldering.<br /><br />Troutbirder - I've always wondered whether it was the text or the teacher that often made such a fascinating subject as dry as toast. I do agree that some of the best books around now are history. And they became more interesting in the 1970s forward.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-10907629031879491302011-11-30T08:14:10.729-05:002011-11-30T08:14:10.729-05:00I don't remember hardly anything from high sch...I don't remember hardly anything from high school except it was awful~~~ scary place!!!!animal lover, quilt loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601858320913048863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-91535931045312664152011-11-30T07:36:42.903-05:002011-11-30T07:36:42.903-05:00Well done! There are far things worse than being &...Well done! There are far things worse than being "prejudiced" towards history. :) As my other blog shows, I have a similar inclination. I read some novels and other genres but always go back to the best writing. Someplace in the last couple of decades the best historians must have decided that writing good history did not require it to boring....troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-81737363454249805562011-11-29T13:32:18.668-05:002011-11-29T13:32:18.668-05:00Oh that sounds like the purrfect gift for a Diva t...Oh that sounds like the purrfect gift for a Diva to give her history loving Dad!! Thank you for the idea!! I'll pass it on to my personal shopper<br />Hugs MadiMy Mind's Eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12014097754516123017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-64290124803536483242011-11-29T10:48:35.993-05:002011-11-29T10:48:35.993-05:00I did not know much more than your original versio...I did not know much more than your original version, especially that a'mouldering part. I just love that word and have been known to use it at coctail parties.<br />Anyway, that sounds like an interesting book and I will look for it. Thanks.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-63257226376707119822011-11-28T21:54:13.599-05:002011-11-28T21:54:13.599-05:00I was floored very early in your post. Your recall...I was floored very early in your post. Your recall of high school history is absolutely amazing!!!!! <br /><br />The book sounds fascinating. Thanks for the recommendation!KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885661679762446456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-45690844727256985532011-11-28T21:29:41.808-05:002011-11-28T21:29:41.808-05:00I also love american history and autobiographies a...I also love american history and autobiographies are my favorites!!!Busy Bee Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115487928147732314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-86088574561439113732011-11-28T21:04:03.212-05:002011-11-28T21:04:03.212-05:00I love your blogs!!!! So informative.
xx, Zoie &a...I love your blogs!!!! So informative. <br />xx, Zoie & Fernanimal lover, quilt loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601858320913048863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-69760331555822959992011-11-28T21:03:31.142-05:002011-11-28T21:03:31.142-05:00I also love history. I knew most of these things ...I also love history. I knew most of these things about John Brown, but I'll look into this book anyway.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923630536753873113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-935076814425728362011-11-28T19:36:13.195-05:002011-11-28T19:36:13.195-05:00The quote you attribute to Gandhi seems to be one ...The quote you attribute to Gandhi seems to be one that appears in various forms by different people. Here are a couple:<br /><br />“Live as if you were to die tomorrow, study as if you were to live forever.” Thomas More<br /><br />“Do your work as if you had a thousand years to live and as if you were to die tomorrow.” Mother Anne Lee (founder of the Shakers)<br /><br />Each of the versions is good advice. JimWayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-26812910177287321762011-11-28T19:25:15.434-05:002011-11-28T19:25:15.434-05:00Sounds absolutely fascinating. I am a new lover of...Sounds absolutely fascinating. I am a new lover of history - especially when the books are dynamic and interesting. Thanks for pointing me in this direction!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-70292407809118290892011-11-28T18:35:05.398-05:002011-11-28T18:35:05.398-05:00You definitely make me want to read a lot more his...You definitely make me want to read a lot more history. It's interesting that I studied physical anthropology in college, particularly the evolution of primates, but did not take a single history class. My "history" studies went back thousands and thousands of years, but left me wondering about the things that shaped our country in the past 200 years. Yes to retirement and the time to learn new things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-54109468349013776882011-11-28T16:24:16.312-05:002011-11-28T16:24:16.312-05:00sounds like a fascinating book! I can think of a ...sounds like a fascinating book! I can think of a couple of folks besides myself who would love to read it.<br /><br />I've read excerpts of Lost in Shangri-La and promised myself I would purchase the book. Although, tomorrow IS library day....<br /><br />I know, isn't retirement great for the scholar in us?Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-27972323930051226852011-11-28T14:22:26.424-05:002011-11-28T14:22:26.424-05:00My eyes give me fits on the computer and I can enl...My eyes give me fits on the computer and I can enlarge that print. It doesn't work quite the same with a book. I miss reading actual books. I also miss being able to remember what I read. Sure makes it cheaper, though. I could read the same one, over and over, and it always seem new to me!Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-41948929532152672702011-11-28T14:00:40.871-05:002011-11-28T14:00:40.871-05:00Well first of all, I love the Tony Horwitz book, C...Well first of all, I love the Tony Horwitz book, Confederates in the Attic. Loved it! I'm off to see if I can get this one on Kindle. Thanks. I'm trying hard to boost my library ahead of all of the political adds sure to make my eyes (and ears) bleed.Rudeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-77247543863627220692011-11-28T13:38:38.608-05:002011-11-28T13:38:38.608-05:00Harpers Ferry is only about 30 minutes from us, an...Harpers Ferry is only about 30 minutes from us, and is one of my favorite places to visit. Not only is it a beautiful spot, but it's so interesting to visit and see how the story unfolded. Your post makes want to get the book, because I think I would appreciate it that much more!<br /><br /><br />PS: Many thanks for your kind words on the loss of our boy Jake--They meant a lot...~Kim at Golden Pines~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02001523468339091407noreply@blogger.com