A smart idea. Thank you.
--Jurretta Heckscher
On Apr 28, 2008, at 1:45 PM, Maass, John R Dr CMH wrote:
> I started with The American Heritage series book The Civil War, by
> Bruce
> Catton. There is also a "Golden Book" version of this title from
> 1961.
>
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jurretta Heckscher
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> Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Book recommendation needed: Gettysburg battle
>
> Thanks, Paul and Joe Mc (hope I'm not overlooking anyone else) for
> this
> suggestion. Your recommendations are enough to make me decide to read
> The Killer Angels myself, which I will now do.
>
> The nine-year-old in question, however, is a very bright and
> perceptive
> young man who hasn't yet discovered that reading can be exciting
> instead
> of a homework chore. The deal is this: if he wants to go to
> Gettysburg
> this summer to watch the reenactment of the battle with Aunt
> Jurretta--as he very much wants to do, having recently developed a
> keen
> interest in historical wars--he is going to have to learn more
> about the
> Civil War than he's been able to pick up
> from TV shows and conversations with his nine-year-old buddies.
> Which means he's going to have to do a little reading in advance.
> Hence my question to the list.
>
> Ongoing suggestions for CW materials, and particularly Gettysburg
> materials, suited to a nine-year-old's reading still welcome. . . .
>
> --Jurretta Heckscher
>
>
> On Apr 25, 2008, at 8:18 PM, Paul Finkelman wrote:
>
>> Killer Angels, a novel; for a smart 9 year old; or you could read it
>> to the nine year old
>>
>> Paul Finkelman
>> President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law
>> and Public Policy
>> Albany Law School
>> 80 New Scotland Avenue
>> Albany, New York 12208-3494
>>
>> 518-445-3386
>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>> [log in to unmask] 04/25/08 4:20 PM >>>
>>
>> In a message dated 4/25/2008 3:21:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> [log in to unmask] writes:
>>
>> Hi, everyone. While we're on the subject of book recommendations,
>> can anyone recommend a good book on the Battle of Gettysburg
>> suitable
>
>> for a nine-year-old?
>>
>>
>>
>> Jurretta
>> I would recommend a book titled "The Killer Angels" by Michael
>> Shaara. It was also made into an outstanding movie titled
>> "Gettysburg."
>> Don't let the book title put you off.
>>
>> Joe Mc
>>
>>
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