<< 1 >>
Rating: 
Summary: Interesting and Captivating
Review: I have three of Garrison's books: The Amazing Civil War, Civil War Curiosities, and More Civil War Curiosities. I would recommend each and every book to anyone! The facts that Garrison writes about are both interesting and captivating and being a high school American History teacher, I plan on using the facts that I have found no where else to captivate my students and give them a perspective on the war that they may have never found otherwise
Rating: 
Summary: Many cool facts, but a little slow reading at times
Review: One of the previous reviewers best described this book as a niche in the vast sea of Civil War literature available. This book is unique in that rather than focusing on the entire war, or a specific aspect of the war, this book floods the reader with a myriad of little known facts from numerous facets of the war.
The book is divided into 27 chapters. One of the nice aspects of the book is that each chapter is short enough so that they can be read in 15 minutes or under, thus giving the reader many opportunities to stop reading without stopping in the middle of the story. The chapters cover a plethora of topics including critters of the Civil War, the role of horses, stories of people before they were famous, the view of both sides regarding the use of Negro soldiers, and an amusing chapter on military officer appraisals. Some chapters I enjoyed immensely such as the chapters on new and outmoded weapons, how the abolition of slavery was not the North's goal initially, and the chapter on fate/chance. However, as with any book with this many subjects in it, there are chapters that an individual will not be as interested in. For this reason, occasionally the book seemed to drag on.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for non-conventional stories on the Civil War or anyone who is interested in American history in general. This book would be an excellent academic reference for a paper; however, I would think finding specific information might be difficult without reading the entire book. The book has a thorough index, but the chapters are organized in such a way that they do not have a specific timeline or geographical location, just information about the general subject described by the chapter's title.
Rating:
Summary: It was very good!!!!!!
Review: The Book told about tons of facts I never knew about and told more details about things I already Knew!!!!!!!!!
Rating:
Summary: Good "lite" read for Civil War buffs
Review: This book made for interesting reading, and was just scholarly enough to convince, without being loaded with footnotes and references. I recommend it.
Rating:
Summary: Good "lite" read for Civil War buffs
Review: This book made for interesting reading, and was just scholarly enough to convince, without being loaded with footnotes and references. I recommend it.
Rating:
Summary: Curiosity Abounds!
Review: This work was fascinating to read and was neither over dramatic or under written. The stories were lively and interesting and the additon of old photos and draqwings helped fill out the book.This book won't bog you down in heavy reading, but it will liven your interest in the odd coincidences of the Civil War!
Rating:
Summary: Curiosity Abounds!
Review: This work was fascinating to read and was neither over dramatic or under written. The stories were lively and interesting and the additon of old photos and draqwings helped fill out the book. This book won't bog you down in heavy reading, but it will liven your interest in the odd coincidences of the Civil War!
Rating:
Summary: Hundreds of strange but true Civil War stories
Review: Webb Garrison has certainly carved out a niche of the fascinating minutiae of the Civil War. In "Civil War Curiosities: Strange Stories, Oddities, Events and Coincidences" he presents a collection of strange but true tidbits on a period in American history that has yet to be exhausted of interesting details. Most Civil War buffs will recognize many of the stories, such as how Wilmer McLean moved away from Manassas in 1861 because a cannon ball came through his kitchen during the First Battle of Bull Run and ended up in the town of Appomattox Court House where the war ended in his parlor with Lee's surrender. But then there are countless more stories that will be new to you. There are stories about "newfangled" weapons, about wives who did more than knit sox, the taking of hostages by both sides, absurd examples of journalistic hype, and dozens of tales of absurdity on the battlefield including a entire chapter just on horses. There are stories about Lincoln along with the Generals and politicians on both sides, but even more stories about the common soldiers and their amazing experiences. Like all of Garrison's books, "Civil War Curiosities" is the perfect book for your nightstand: you do not want to read this one through from cover to cover, but just enjoy a couple of stories each day.
Rating:
Summary: Hundreds of strange but true Civil War stories
Review: Webb Garrison has certainly carved out a niche of the fascinating minutiae of the Civil War. In "Civil War Curiosities: Strange Stories, Oddities, Events and Coincidences" he presents a collection of strange but true tidbits on a period in American history that has yet to be exhausted of interesting details. Most Civil War buffs will recognize many of the stories, such as how Wilmer McLean moved away from Manassas in 1861 because a cannon ball came through his kitchen during the First Battle of Bull Run and ended up in the town of Appomattox Court House where the war ended in his parlor with Lee's surrender. But then there are countless more stories that will be new to you. There are stories about "newfangled" weapons, about wives who did more than knit sox, the taking of hostages by both sides, absurd examples of journalistic hype, and dozens of tales of absurdity on the battlefield including a entire chapter just on horses. There are stories about Lincoln along with the Generals and politicians on both sides, but even more stories about the common soldiers and their amazing experiences. Like all of Garrison's books, "Civil War Curiosities" is the perfect book for your nightstand: you do not want to read this one through from cover to cover, but just enjoy a couple of stories each day.
Rating:
Summary: Hundreds of strange but true Civil War stories
Review: Webb Garrison has certainly carved out a niche of the fascinating minutiae of the Civil War. In "Civil War Curiosities: Strange Stories, Oddities, Events and Coincidences" he presents a collection of strange but true tidbits on a period in American history that has yet to be exhausted of interesting details. Most Civil War buffs will recognize many of the stories, such as how Wilmer McLean moved away from Manassas in 1861 because a cannon ball came through his kitchen during the First Battle of Bull Run and ended up in the town of Appomattox Court House where the war ended in his parlor with Lee's surrender. But then there are countless more stories that will be new to you. There are stories about "newfangled" weapons, about wives who did more than knit sox, the taking of hostages by both sides, absurd examples of journalistic hype, and dozens of tales of absurdity on the battlefield including a entire chapter just on horses. There are stories about Lincoln along with the Generals and politicians on both sides, but even more stories about the common soldiers and their amazing experiences. Like all of Garrison's books, "Civil War Curiosities" is the perfect book for your nightstand: you do not want to read this one through from cover to cover, but just enjoy a couple of stories each day.
<< 1 >>
|
