I understand what you're saying, but appallingly ignorant children fleeing in droves is the result of lousy teachers and the solution, in my humble opinion, is to dump the lousy teachers and the educational system that coddles them, not change the story or sprinkle history with inaccuracies in order to keep the kiddies entertained.
Sunshine49 <[log in to unmask]> wrote: well we can be 100% accurate and all the scholars will be pleased,
but the kids will flee in droves. Considering the appalling ignorance
of history among kids these days [kids, heck, college students who
don't know what century the Civil War was fought in], every little
bit helps, IMHO. Every nation's history is flecked with myths, half-
truths, and outright errors, but it doesn't change the overall
importance. Of course, avoid the outright howlers, but if someone has
their character doing something a year before the prevailing evidence
says it was done, I think historians should be tolerant and try not
to lose sight of the big picture.
Just my 2 cents.
Nancy
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On Feb 12, 2007, at 5:09 AM, Clara Callahan wrote:
> If you're trying to get children to read and learn, why on earth
> would you run the risk of losing credibility by teaching them
> something that is 10% inaccurate? Why not 20% or even 50%? I
> would think that the goal should be to get it right, not just get
> it published. Perfect example is Eckert's description of how Blue
> Jacket killed his white brother in battle. That inaccuracy has
> tainted ALL of his work.
>
> Sunshine49 wrote: My view [and I've had two
> novels of historical fiction published, one
> of which attracted the attention of the BBC] is that getting people,
> and esp. children, to read and learn something about history in this
> day and age is important, even if it might be only 90% accurate.
> Better they learn that 90%, than nothing at all. And who knows, it
> might open the door for a few young minds to investigate history
> more. I like the concepts for your books, that's a great idea, and
> would engage kids' imaginations, which is wonderful.
>
> Nancy
>
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> I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
>
> --Daniel Boone
>
>
>
> On Feb 11, 2007, at 10:14 PM, Douglas Deal wrote:
>
>> Anne:
>>
>> I see your point... I had misunderstood the basic "format" of the
>> book. But there is still the question of verisimilitude. What is it
>> that you want readers of your book to discover or understand about
>> early Jamestown and the native inhabitants of the area? What sort
>> of historical accuracy is necessary? What sort is unimportant?
>>
>> Doug
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