Civil-war-on-this-date in 1863.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by bigrun

Do you remember this..Best PBS series ever..I taped every episode and still have them in a box stored away in the house....haven't watched any in years..maybe dig them out and watch again...

The Civil War (TV series)

Starring

David McCullough
Sam Waterston
Jason Robards
Julie Harris
Morgan Freeman
Garrison Keillor
Arthur Miller
George Plimpton

September 23–27, 1990

The Civil War is a documentary film created by Ken Burns about the American Civil War. It was first broadcast on PBS on five consecutive nights from September 23 to September 27, 1990. Approximately 40 million viewers watched it during its initial broadcast, making it the most-watched program ever to air on PBS. It was subsequently awarded more than 40 major television and film honors. The film was remastered on the twelfth anniversary of its release, and a book following the movie has also been released.

haven't seen it.

not much of a watcher....but i do keep telling myself i need to watch it.


i was reading a book not long ago about the mexican american war, and polk, etc. contacted the author because i found a mistake! hehe....
he had sherman in mexico during that war...sherman was in california.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by Danzig

haven't seen it.

not much of a watcher....but i do keep telling myself i need to watch it.


i was reading a book not long ago about the mexican american war, and polk, etc. contacted the author because i found a mistake! hehe....
he had sherman in mexico during that war...sherman was in california.

Did he print a retraction..or thank you

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by bigrun

Did he print a retraction..or thank you

lol
he responded to my email. said thanks, that he'd fix it in the paperback version. wonder if he did....

[Danzig]

just bought two books by ralph peters, hell or richmond and cain at gettysburg. found the first at booksamillion while killing time....
cain at gettysburg won an award for military historical fiction. i'll let you guys know if they're good-they sound good!