tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post1040535551132369676..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: Essential Lincoln BookshelfJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-55976195047589640252009-05-14T16:01:00.000+03:002009-05-14T16:01:00.000+03:00Robert, if you have a high-speed connection, you m...Robert, if you have a high-speed connection, you may enjoy this. Nicholas Basbanes writes about "the gentle madness" of book collecting, and gives a tour of his own home and gently mad library as he talks about it:<br /><br />http://booktv.org/watch.aspx?ProgramId=FV-10149avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-21098925676670802362009-05-14T15:55:00.000+03:002009-05-14T15:55:00.000+03:00As for American Manhood, I haven't read the entire...As for American Manhood, I haven't read the entire book, just the part on the 19th and early 20th century. I was particularly interested in his take on Roosevelt and the changing standard of masculinity. It's interesting how these ideas of manliness and femininity are constructed, and how many of the ideas from these early periods impact us even today.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-70517570642647575252009-05-14T15:48:00.000+03:002009-05-14T15:48:00.000+03:00I am guilty of the books on the floor arrangement,...I am guilty of the books on the floor arrangement, although I'm working on it. I had a house guest recently so scooped up a lot of books and put them in boxes and stacked them in the corner until I can figure out how to deal with them. <br /><br />Since the move I've only taken out the books I need for work, for my exams, and for the dissertation. And most of the Whelan books, although some avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-26233009826165606202009-05-14T15:40:00.000+03:002009-05-14T15:40:00.000+03:00Robert:
We discussed Tried by War a little bit ...Robert: <br /><br />We discussed Tried by War a little bit at the old site. It was okay, but not as good as Miller's book on the presidency which really gave the impression of being on the ground with Lincoln as he made decisions and dealt with crisis after crisis. Miller's book sort of ran out of steam towards the end -- it was as if he just didn't have quite enough material -- but it was avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-51790076330251225792009-05-14T06:50:00.000+03:002009-05-14T06:50:00.000+03:00I checked the links, robert. It appears the entir...I checked the links, robert. It appears the entire Lincoln Bicentennial site is down. Will check again later.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-88363670227900208272009-05-14T04:38:00.000+03:002009-05-14T04:38:00.000+03:00I ran out of space years ago--but still find niche...I ran out of space years ago--but still find niches and little corners to put books in. I do have a rule and that is never, but never, stack books on the floor. They must be neatly shelved, look orderly without a hint of the cluttered look. I also have boxes stacked in the closet and crates filled with those I've read over the last few years (maybe 200 or so). The crates are neat and not robertwhelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734928563705595948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-87179072136919969522009-05-14T04:31:00.000+03:002009-05-14T04:31:00.000+03:00AVRDS:
I picked up AMERICAN MANHOOD at the library...AVRDS:<br />I picked up AMERICAN MANHOOD at the library, but haven't cracked it open yet. I tried to link to the Lincoln booklist, but it needs repaired or something and I'll get to it as soon as it is. At last count I have 140 +/- books on Lincoln and 175 or so books on the Civil War. How many I've read, I have no idea...In the last year I bought 18 or 19 new Lincoln books only 3 of which I've robertwhelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734928563705595948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-47271986304332915902009-05-13T21:16:00.000+03:002009-05-13T21:16:00.000+03:00As our friend Reagan would say, "There you go agai...As our friend Reagan would say, "There you go again...." I never had this problem when I was reading on my own. My horizons were limited in those days!<br /><br />I'm interested generally in the late 19th - early 20th centuries and a lot of the original sources and books are now on the web, but once you get hooked on having access to books (not just information), it's hard to let that go. <br /avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-29450383093595214792009-05-13T17:42:00.000+03:002009-05-13T17:42:00.000+03:00That's the problem with reading groups. I won't t...That's the problem with reading groups. I won't tell you about the new three-volume Library of America Bicentennial edition of Lincoln's writings, edited by Holzer and Fehrenbacher, which is on my wish list. However, I figure you can find most, if not all, of Lincoln's speeches and writings on the Internet.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-9462043023968102702009-05-13T16:29:00.000+03:002009-05-13T16:29:00.000+03:00By the way, I think Marti is a big Lincoln fan. I...By the way, I think Marti is a big Lincoln fan. I know Chartres is. <br /><br />Last time we all read Lincoln together, Chartres and Robert almost got me to pick up the huge collection of Lincoln's writings that I see from time to time in Powell's when I'm in Portland. Haven't sprung for them yet, but might still. <br /><br />I moved a couple years ago into a smaller house, and I'm running avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-80438729639183504422009-05-13T16:24:00.000+03:002009-05-13T16:24:00.000+03:00Interesting, Gintaras. Taking a quick look throug...Interesting, Gintaras. Taking a quick look through it, I'm sure I have none of those books. Well, maybe a couple. My guess is Robert has most. <br /><br />I only started reading about Lincoln after our discussion of Miller's first book, LINCOLN'S VIRTUES, at the Times. I liked that one so much, I read Miller's follow-up, on Lincoln's Presidency, when it came out:<br /><br />http://avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.com