tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post7425355322860341817..comments2024-03-29T05:03:05.347+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: Lying About the PastJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-5229965119948856052012-05-17T16:44:29.612+03:002012-05-17T16:44:29.612+03:00No, but will do so. Thanks again, av. Found this...No, but will do so. Thanks again, av. Found this interesting site through one of the links I posted earlier, <br /><br />http://usreligion.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Seems even tempered. Sent my thoughts on Barton to the blog editor.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-9838064626534462992012-05-17T16:01:47.289+03:002012-05-17T16:01:47.289+03:00I think you should try! Journals don't pay, b...I think you should try! Journals don't pay, but they are a good way to get started. And just go with the books you are reading anyway. For example, I approached a western history journal to review the Brinkley book on TR which they carried in the next issue. Sometimes it takes awhile, but they are always looking for reviewers. <br /><br />I also volunteered once to review Obama's bookavrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-21720300691565614222012-05-17T15:50:19.296+03:002012-05-17T15:50:19.296+03:00Thanks av. Will send out some inquiries. I just ...Thanks av. Will send out some inquiries. I just have to carve out time to read more books. Not enough hours in the day. Of course, if I get paid for it that's a different story ; )James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-33245868775166904572012-05-17T15:32:31.775+03:002012-05-17T15:32:31.775+03:00I would go to the book editors of those reviews yo...I would go to the book editors of those reviews you read and send them a query. <br /><br />You might want to start with a current book or two most closely aligned with your background (say architectural history or something relevant/current to Lithuania and environs -- that's a real advantage you have) and go from there. <br /><br />The other strategic option would be to go with avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-54452784085056281772012-05-17T15:21:28.803+03:002012-05-17T15:21:28.803+03:00I've thought about it, but don't know wher...I've thought about it, but don't know where to look. Any suggestions?James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-49067176818061543872012-05-17T15:06:27.311+03:002012-05-17T15:06:27.311+03:00You're probably the only sane voice out there!...You're probably the only sane voice out there! And the only one willing to even look at something like this. I can't even bring myself to look at the chapters you linked.<br /><br />Have you ever thought of doing this professionally? You would be a great reviewer.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-82795701377306800132012-05-17T12:51:51.353+03:002012-05-17T12:51:51.353+03:00I see that Chris Rodda has gone through the painst...I see that Chris Rodda has gone through the painstaking process of sorting out the lies by the religious right regarding the founding of America and its "fathers,"<br /><br />http://books.google.lt/books?id=TJoANNZGtfUC&pg=PP1&dq=Liars+For+Jesus:+The+Religious+Right%27s+Alternate+Version+of+American+History+Vol.+1&hl=en&sa=X&ei=28m0T5b-M47CtAaF8PXjAg&redir_esc=y#James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-71406114273801484362012-05-17T10:47:15.648+03:002012-05-17T10:47:15.648+03:00I never would have imagined that my review for thi...I never would have imagined that my review for this silly book would generate nearly 500 helpful hits and over 160 comments. I figured my negative review would have ended up at the bottom of the pile, yet it remains on the lead page. I found out more about the "Jefferson Bible" than I cared to know.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-82023533728048809672012-05-03T17:29:04.143+03:002012-05-03T17:29:04.143+03:00If you're curious, someone was kind enough to ...If you're curious, someone was kind enough to post the first two chapters in Google Books,<br /><br />http://books.google.lt/books?id=Illk_AVwywEC&pg=PT6&lpg=PT6&dq=david+barton+use+of+footnotes&source=bl&ots=IB7hE4ti11&sig=szRql01KV-uup8TVzE7JlaNyVzc&hl=lt&sa=X&ei=dXyVT6WwFYPZtAaelNWkBA&sqi=2&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=david%20barton%20use%James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-64840320723009488052012-04-23T12:47:43.648+03:002012-04-23T12:47:43.648+03:00Seems the Bartonites are now out in full force, sp...Seems the Bartonites are now out in full force, spamming my review with their posts. I've made a few rebuttals, but it amazes me how much stock persons are putting in the "Jefferson Bible." This was something he did for himself and shared with close friends, yet to read Barton, Jefferson wanted to disseminate this Bible among the Indians, referring to an offhand comment by his James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-41281306164217781712012-04-08T15:57:02.906+03:002012-04-08T15:57:02.906+03:00Good review.Good review.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-27291170638322867062012-04-08T11:37:13.599+03:002012-04-08T11:37:13.599+03:00I posted a review at amazon, http://www.amazon.com...I posted a review at amazon, http://www.amazon.com/The-Jefferson-Lies-Exposing-Believed/dp/1595554599/ref=cm_cr-mr-title, under James Ferguson, and to my surprise it has gotten mostly favorably hits. You can find out Barton's views through his website. But, what worries me is that a book like this is generating so much interest. <br /><br />It is #3 in American history sales at amazon. I&#James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-72034767884617816652012-04-06T16:19:01.342+03:002012-04-06T16:19:01.342+03:00Hopefully, he will go the way of Erich von Daniken...Hopefully, he will go the way of Erich von Daniken.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-36443842989298153582012-04-06T16:07:55.857+03:002012-04-06T16:07:55.857+03:00This is Orwellian in the extreme. "Exposing ...This is Orwellian in the extreme. "Exposing the Myths" by creating new ones.Rick Diguettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556088192579865532noreply@blogger.com