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Month: June 2013
Reader Questions for “Rough Enough,” Set #10, Chapter #7: How Bad Does the War have to be to be “Rough Enough?”
In Chapter 7 we follow Richard Clow beyond the intense shelling and attacks on April 1, 1865 into the second day of the assault in which Petersburg finally falls to the combined Union forces and General Lee begins the long painful flight to the… Continue Reading “Reader Questions for “Rough Enough,” Set #10, Chapter #7: How Bad Does the War have to be to be “Rough Enough?””
Reader Questions for “Rough Enough” set #9, Chapter #6: How do you attack across these kinds of defenses?
On April 1, 1965, Richard Clow describes a part of one of the charges on probably Fort Mahone, often described as one of the strongest built forts on the Confederate line around Petersburg. “We could hear each charge they made. The rebs would run… Continue Reading “Reader Questions for “Rough Enough” set #9, Chapter #6: How do you attack across these kinds of defenses?”
Reader Questions for “Rough Enough,” Set #8, Chapter #5: What Happens When Soldiers get too Accostumed to the Death and Destruction of War? Did These Men Develop PTSD Type Symptoms?
The brain of a person who is associated with the long term violence and death of warfare has to either come to terms with that situation and rationalize some of the things that they see, or they begin to go crazy. This is seen… Continue Reading “Reader Questions for “Rough Enough,” Set #8, Chapter #5: What Happens When Soldiers get too Accostumed to the Death and Destruction of War? Did These Men Develop PTSD Type Symptoms?”
Reader Questions for “Rough Enough” Set #7 – Chapter #4: Can You Empathize with Richard Clow on This Passage?
Here’s a passage from “Rough Enough,” my Civil War book detailing Richard Clow’s Enlistment, Training, Combat, Reenlistment for the Frontier, Indian Conflicts, Marriage, Life on the farm, Mining for Deadwood Gold and moving on to Oregon. Do you empathize with this section of his… Continue Reading “Reader Questions for “Rough Enough” Set #7 – Chapter #4: Can You Empathize with Richard Clow on This Passage?”
Reader Questions for “Rough Enough” set #6, Chapter #3 : Being Cheated out of the recruitment bounties?
How do you entice people to join up to fight a war that has suddenly become a blood bath and everyone knows it? That became a question for both the Union and Confederate Armies and their governments. One of the solutions was to pay… Continue Reading “Reader Questions for “Rough Enough” set #6, Chapter #3 : Being Cheated out of the recruitment bounties?”
Reader Questions for “Rough Enough” #5: for Chapter 2- Equipment Provision and Bounties to later Volunteers in the Union Army.
As you read through the second chapter of Rough Enough it is important to remember that the military has treated it’s volunteers quite differently over the ages. This treatment has to do with enlistment periods as well as equipment provided. In 1776 the War… Continue Reading “Reader Questions for “Rough Enough” #5: for Chapter 2- Equipment Provision and Bounties to later Volunteers in the Union Army.”
Why Amazon thinks you’re Stupid (Opinion Piece) reblog from Ionia Martin
Why Amazon thinks you’re Stupid (Opinion Piece). Although I’m an author and am fortunate enough to have about ten very good reviews on Amazon for my book, Rough Enough, I certainly believe that cutting off a review just because it is from someone’s relative… Continue Reading “Why Amazon thinks you’re Stupid (Opinion Piece) reblog from Ionia Martin”
Oregon Farmer’s Wheat Contaminated by Genetically Engineered Wheat. It could be “Blowin’ in the Winds!”
Below, I’ve an urgent note from the U. S. Government’s Center for Food Safety in Washington D.C. This is something to cogitate deeply on while stirring the rolled oats on the stove for breakfast. I certainly hope you are aware of what is happening… Continue Reading “Oregon Farmer’s Wheat Contaminated by Genetically Engineered Wheat. It could be “Blowin’ in the Winds!””
Book Review: Amazonia by James Rollins: A Snake Flaw in Chapter 1!
Amazonia by James Rollins, is really quite a good adventure novel with the enthralling story that reveals the truth behind the numerous disappearances of individuals and expeditions in the Central Amazon Jungles bordering Peru, Brazil and Ecuador. This portion of Amazonia is the home… Continue Reading “Book Review: Amazonia by James Rollins: A Snake Flaw in Chapter 1!”
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