tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post4837142024657298464..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: New BooksJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-62917289044159303772012-10-08T15:27:26.138+03:002012-10-08T15:27:26.138+03:00I'll see if I can get this one too.I'll see if I can get this one too.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-65888406246023829242012-10-08T14:36:20.079+03:002012-10-08T14:36:20.079+03:00I see you have competition this fall,
http://www....I see you have competition this fall,<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Jefferson-The-Art-Power/dp/1400067669/ref=pd_ys_sf_s_283155_b1_n_1_pJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-429150830797946292012-10-08T07:50:17.035+03:002012-10-08T07:50:17.035+03:00Thank you so much for dropping in on this forum. ...Thank you so much for dropping in on this forum. We started it up three years ago in an effort to bring back together a reading group from the old NYTimes forums, which avrds notes this particular reading. We would love to discuss your new book on Jefferson in here.<br /><br />The whole Barton thing has renewed attention in Jefferson, which I suppose is the only good thing one can say about hisJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-73340894925122797972012-10-08T03:22:23.211+03:002012-10-08T03:22:23.211+03:00I hope you will join us in our discussion of it! ...I hope you will join us in our discussion of it! We had a great discussion of your book on Washington.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-51361916294705192852012-10-08T01:57:59.892+03:002012-10-08T01:57:59.892+03:00Yes, I am "finally" releasing my Jeffers...Yes, I am "finally" releasing my Jefferson book, "Master of the Mountain." It took so long because I discovered new information that wrecked the assumption I started with -- that Jefferson was a benevolent, enlightened slaveholder who was trapped in the institution. I had to toss out two years of writing and start over. The Smithsonian Magazine excerpt has some of this new Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-82589734654792824332012-10-01T15:26:18.848+03:002012-10-01T15:26:18.848+03:00I'm just starting but it's a fascinating l...I'm just starting but it's a fascinating look at how trees dominated from the earliest settlement of the continent through the desire for masts (overlapping with Roger Williams) but also in ship building generally and establishing the Atlantic trade routes of slaves, sugar, and ships. <br /><br />What's fun is that it's a very general history of the US using trees as the focus. avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-62191891032776735782012-10-01T09:00:39.719+03:002012-10-01T09:00:39.719+03:00I saw American Canopy a few months ago in HBC I th...I saw American Canopy a few months ago in HBC I think and it looks interesting.Meant to order it so thanks.bosoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-33684927615851618952012-09-30T11:49:09.963+03:002012-09-30T11:49:09.963+03:00Wiencek is very well regarded, I'm sure he wil...Wiencek is very well regarded, I'm sure he will provide a very interesting take on Jefferson.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-74643363091212608152012-09-30T00:12:01.501+03:002012-09-30T00:12:01.501+03:00If that excerpt is any indication, he does take hi...If that excerpt is any indication, he does take him on! avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-62755734567897229242012-09-29T23:13:34.249+03:002012-09-29T23:13:34.249+03:00I wouldn't mind taking on Jefferson.I wouldn't mind taking on Jefferson.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-11363547774689015002012-09-29T18:21:58.714+03:002012-09-29T18:21:58.714+03:00There's a lengthy excerpt at the Smithsonian t...There's a lengthy excerpt at the Smithsonian this month:<br /><br />http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Little-Known-Dark-Side-of-Thomas-Jefferson-169780996.htmlavrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.com