Marc Ranger

Another gem of a book!, Jun 3 2013

This is the second part of the tremendous trilogy of Connie Mack's life written by Norman L Macht.
The tome begins with Connie's dismantlement of his Championship team of 1910-1914, the arrival of the Federal League and it's impact on Major League Baseball.

It was a real experience for me to at last read in details how the "Slim Schemer" lived those dismal years of reconstruction with green, unproven youngsters he dug out of any sandlot his scouts could lay their eyes on.

What joy, how proud has M. Mack felt when his efforts culminated in World Series win for his White Elephants Philadelphia Athletics in 1929 and 1930, when he had first to rebuilt his broken… Read more

All that destruction for what?, May 29 2013

If, like me, you've read about "Sherman's march" in Civil War books and want to find out what it was all about, if you want to go deeper, this book is for you. Burke Davis doesn't waste any time with any preamble, and goes right to the heart of the subject.

I understand that the march objective was to make Southerners suffer and releive them of any desire to fight on or defy the Union again. However, it is now clear to me that Sherman's men caused great unnecessary harm to kids, women and widows of Georgia and the Carolinas. In fact, Sherman lost control of his men and they used the General lack of concern to "forage liberally", rape and burn houses.

Yes, Sherman's men… Read more

Excellent overview of Abraham Lincoln's life, April 17 2013

I've read many books about the Great Abraham Lincoln, and bought this one for the pictures and portraits only. Although those drawings and pictures add beautifully to the texts, I was pleasantly surprise with the writings depth of the book.

The early years, the days of railsplittings, his formative years of landsurveying, his love of knowledge and reading, his work as a lawyer on the Illinois circuit court and his days as President of the United States are explained in a short yet informative way.

I would say that this book is the ideal first step for someone who wish to know what was Abraham Lincoln all about. If you like what you read, and you will, you'll want to go… Read more