Tag: American Civil War

  • Review of “Ghost Riders”

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    Ghost Riders is part of the Ballad Series by Sharyn McCrumb and focuses on a group of ghost riders from the American Civil War hiding in the Appalachian mountains. Rattler is an old Cherokee who has befriended the local reenactors and frequently visits their camps when they set up so he happens to be visiting…

  • Review of “House of Crimson Roses”

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    War is always a bloody and destructive thing and in House of Crimson Roses by Chad Lester we see first-hand how it affects people. The book opens on the eve of the American Civil War with the attack on Harper’s Ferry. It soon transitions to one particular family, the Beaumonts, and the slaves that they…

  • Review of “Gone With the Wind”

    This next book is one that was well written and overall pretty good but also one that I did not necessarily like or enjoy all that much. I also know that I probably just confused you a little with that statement so let me explain. Today’s book is often considered a classic and so is…