The History Book Club discussion

Welcome, Steven. Great to have a retired diplomat in our ranks. Thanks for joining.

Take a look at our Civil War folder and feel to add suggestions/discussions:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

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(no image) War of the Rebellion Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies by United States (no photo)

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Hi This is Arun, new to the group. I'm a huge fantasy sci fi fan and read some history books. I read Alexander Hamilton by ROn Chernov and it drew me about American history, the founding fathers and the civil war. I'm here to get good recommendations and to talk about any interesting titbits about history, especially US's.

Hi, my name is Mai-Anh, 17 year olds and I'm from Germany. I've been the last 10 months in England for an exchange year. I'm really interested in Politics and History, so I'm glad that I found this group :) I'm here to discuss about books and to get good recommendations.

Welcome, Arun and Mai-Anh. I'm sure you will enjoy the group experience here.

Arun, you might wan to check out the group's Civil War folder:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. It also helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post. Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book and/or author and increases the readability of your post. This is how a book you might mention should look:

by Ron Chernow

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Jerome

Hello. My name is Lawrence Kight and I am new to the group. I am currently a high school English teacher and librarian. I am from the American South. I also have an MA in American History, with a focus on race relations in the turn of the 20th century south. I studied at USM under Dr. Neil McMillen. His book, Dark Journey: Black Mississippians in the Age of Jim Crow, won the Bancroft Prize in 1990, I believe. I am primarily interested in Southern History. I look forward to discussing books about American History with group members.

Welcome Arun and Mai-Ahn. Glad you found us here.

Welcome, Lawrence. Southern history is interesting and I'm glad you found us.

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by Neil R. McMillen (no photo)

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Welcome everyone. There are many different history topics for you to read and comment on here. Something for everyone.

Hi. My name is Barry Sierer. I live Kirkland, WA, and have been an avid history buff since I was in middle school. My interests in history span the globe and do not focus on the US. I tend prefer for more modern history (as opposed to ancient). I'm currently reading about the US occupation of Iraq and the Haitian revolution of the 1700's, but am constantly on the look for new and under-explored topics.

Welcome, Barry.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. It also helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post. Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book and/or author and increases the readability of your post. This is how a book you might mention should look:

by Michael R. Gordon

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Jerome

Welcome Sarah, George, Henry, Terry, Holly, Mal, Meera, Ifo, Bill, Becky, Tyler, Steven, Arun, Mai-Anh, Lawrence and Barry. Wow! Who knew history was so popular. I hope you all enjoy it here.

Lawrence wrote: "Hello. My name is Lawrence Kight and I am new to the group. I am currently a high school English teacher and librarian. I am from the American South. I also have an MA in American History, with..."
Glad to have you in the group, Lawrence. I know you teach English, which is very important, but I hope you also are able to work a little history (especially history of the South) into your classes!

Hello Bill, Sarah, George, Henry, Terry, Holly, Mal, Meera, Ifo, Bill, Becky, Tyler, Steven, Arun, Mai-Anh, Lawrence and Barry. Great to have so many new members with diverse interests in history. Please don't hesitate to ask any of the moderators if you need a pointer in some way. We want to make sure everyone has a great experience and enjoys the book recommendations and discussions here. Glad to have you with us, and hope you all participate!

Hi Barry, glad you found us. Check out our War in Iraq topic if you like:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Hello all,
My name is Beattie and I am happy to join this group because I too am a history buff. Recently I have been reading books by Nathaniel Philbrick, to improve my knowledge on colonial life and the Revolutionary War. My favorite author is Stephen E. Ambrose, as I have huge interest in reading about WWII. This summer I want to read more about medieval history, and I look forward to this group peaking my interests on other subjects as well.

Welcome, Beattie. You picked some great topics. We are reading about WWII right now if you want to join in.
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

Good job on the author citations. It does makes things so much easier for people to see your book/author recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link at the very bottom of the post after your text. Because it is on the bottom, it calls the reader's attention to the book/author and increases the readability of your posts.

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by Robert A. Caro

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Hi Beattie, welcome to the group, and great job on the author citations. I think you will like our WWII thread, and there is much more to explore as well. Please join in the discussions!

Thank you Bryan and Alisa. I am browsing the threads now, and I look forward to joining in on the discussions.

Hello everyone. My name is Ian, and I'm 49 years old living in San Diego, California. While I enjoy reading and learning about history in general, my primary interests are military history and naval warfare. I also enjoy reading about famous explorers and their voyages of discovery. I'm really looking forward to being a member of this group.

Welcome, Ian . Glad you could join us.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

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by Samuel Eliot Morison


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A warm welcome to Barry and Beattie too. So glad to have you here at History Book Club. Look around through the different threads, I am sure you will find some topics that interest you.

Hi, I'm Khadijah, an American-Egyptian living in Cairo, Egypt. I majored in Mandarin Chinese, but I'm also learning 2 other Asian languages. My job though doesn't involve languages, I work for an NGO for breast cancer.

I tend to be interested more in non-fiction, especially biographies, and historical fiction. But I'll read just about anything if it seems interesting. My favorite history topics are Asian and Native American histories, but I'd like to read more about general American history to connect with my heritage.

I'm kind of limited to what I can get my hands on here or when we go back for family visits. But so far, I've read these:
by
by
by Lillian Schlissel

Welcome, Khadijah. Glad you could join us.

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You almost nailed the book citations, good work. Just need a few additions and they will be perfect. This is how the books you've mentioned should look:

by Fergus M. Bordewich
by Stephen E. Ambrose
by Lillian Schlissel (no photo)

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Kathy wrote: "Welcome, Khadijah. Glad you could join us.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.)..."

Thanks for pointing it out! Should've paid more attention...

Welcome Ian and Khadijah. Ian, we have a number of military history threads and we are discussing Persico's book on FDR and his generals.

Khadijah, we have a lot to offer in American history.

Enjoy

by Joseph E. Persico

Welcome Khadijah and Ian. The links provided by my fellow moderators will help you get off to a good start but feel free to ask any of us if you need a pointer while you are looking around.

Welcome Beattie, Khadijah and Ian. I hope you have fun here.

hello, My name is Lily Silver. I love studying history and many of the books you read in this group are so intriguing. I live in Northeastern WI. I graduated from Uw-Green Bay in 2007 with a B.A. in history. Since entering the real world of work, and not working in the field of history, I find I miss having lively discussions about historical events and figures as I had during my college days. I am a real estate agent in my day job, and have been a substitute teacher on occasion.

Looking forward to following the discussions here.

Welcome, Lily. Glad you could join us.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the comment box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

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by Louis Menand

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Hello all. My name's Haley, and I'm a sixteen year old high school student from Ohio. Although my interests span a wide array of topics, I've always been passionate about history. In fact, I'm passionate enough that I plan to major in it in college. I'd like to help reshape the way we as a society view history (a.k.a. not just dates and facts), especially adolescents. I love all history, and it's not rare to find me bedded down with a good historical read.

Hello everyone my name is Terri. I am a medically retired nurse and am from Texas. I love history especially American history and Native American History cause my heritage stems from both sides but I find it fascinating how countries came to be and the people who helped form the nation. It is sad and inspiring at the same time.

helo Terri, nice to have you here.

Haley wrote: "Hello all. My name's Haley, and I'm a sixteen year old high school student from Ohio. Although my interests span a wide array of topics, I've always been passionate about history. In fact, I'm pass..."

Hi Haley, nice to see you've joined us here. Welcome.

Hello,

My name is Malik Raymond and I am currently a student at East Georgia State College with plans to transfer within a year (likely to Georgia Southern). I can get into practically any facet of history (political, social, military, religious, etc.), and any period. But my years of interest range from c.330 to c.1815, and specifically the High and Late Middle ages, along with the Early Modern Era. As of now, I'm interested in Iberian continental and colonial influence, European contact with Africa and Asia from the 15th to the 18th centuries, Late Tudor and Stuart England, and the Protestant and Counter-Reformations among others.

Greetings, everyone, and thank you for the warm welcome. My name is Melissa Miles,and I am a college dropout and autodidact. I am a native NYC-er now living in ancestral area of Chattanooga, TN. Though interested in all history, I particularly enjoy medieval (majored in music history). I do know a fair amount about the Civil War through family stories.

Hello David and James,

Welcome to the History Book Club - I just want to point out first our rules and guidelines and our no self promotion rule:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

I have reposted your intros minus what we consider self promotion and I invite you to repost minus those segments as evidenced below:

David posted:

Hello: I'm David Stokes, live in Fairfax, VA -- LOVE history. I am a pastor, broadcaster, --------- Churchill buff. U.S.Presidential history, too. Personal library of 7,000+ books, which drives my wife of 37 years to the edge of crazy. Father of three -- GRANDFATHER of seven, which has proven to be more fun. :) I look forward to being part of the group. -- DRS

James posted:

Thanks for your welcome to the History Club. I am a former producer and writer at NBC News. ------

James Gannon

We ask folks to be mindful of our rules when reposting and not mention that they are an author or shine the beam on other endeavors that they would like to market. Thank you both for your understanding and we hope you enjoy your time here.

All, take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment.

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by Winston Churchill

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For those of you love Presidential Histories: we have two discussions going on regarding two former presidents (FDR and Wilson):

Here are the links:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

The Wilson one is finishing up but it is never to late to jump in even now - we will always respond and the threads are always open.

Here is the link to the folder on Presidents in general:

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If you have any questions, please contact one of the moderators. And the best advice that I can give is stick to discussing your love of history minus self promotion. In time once you have made some contributions to the group and have been a member for awhile - we do have a thread where one of the moderators will post and mention your work - but that is only done by one of the moderators. Thank you your cooperation in advance.

Regards,

Bentley

A big welcome to Lily, Haley, Terri, Malik, Rhonda, and Melissa. You have come to the right place to discuss history and share books.

I do hope you explore our topics and jump right in.

Thanks for setting me straight on the rules. Is it permissable to tell you of my current research interest? I would like to know as much as possible about the upbringing and early manhood of Benjamin Church, 1639-1718. Church performed extraordinary feats during King Philip's War, 1675-76, and pursued his military career (less successfuly, I might add) in five expeditions to Acadia (Maine and Maritime Canada) from 1689 to 1704. He is considered in military circles as a great Indian fighter, "the first Ranger," and the foundng fsther of Special Operations. My question is, how did this military genius rise out of the Puritan culture apparently without military training?

James Gannon

Hello James and welcome. We are glad to hear about your research interests.

Feel free to post your question on the King Philip's War topic:
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A warm welcome to Haley, Terri, Malik, Rhonda, Melissa, David & James. Look around here at the History Book Club. You are bound to find a topic that interests you.

Welcome Lily, Haley, Terri, Malik, Rhonda, Melissa, David & James. This is a great place, hope you find areas that appeal to you.

Hello, I'm Rhonda, an academic librarian in sometimes sunny Florida. My historical interests are varied, but I enjoy biography, memoir, and general history works. I seem to gravitate towards the period of United States westward expansion, Native American history, and Civil War history. Literary works and poetry are favorites too, and I love learning more about authors and the history of the places and the times in which they lived. I am also a genealogist and therefore a student of family origins and the historical lives of my ancestors. Thanks!

Hello I'm Pallav from India. I'm a civil engineering student at IIT Roorkee. I've recently discovered my persisting interest in discovering the past. I am curious about the history of the world right from the advent of the humans to the present day. My interest lies particularly in the political history of the places. I have made a start by digging into the history of India, and it's getting highly addictive. I want to follow the group and participate in activities which lure my interest. I expect some authentic reading suggests from the group.

Hello, I'm Arnold. I'm a marketing consultant specializing in pharmaceuticals who currently lives in California. To get away from science from time to time, I enjoy reading history. Given that I grew up near Philadelphia, I enjoy early American history. However, I am gaining further interest in history of other countries/cultures and economic history.

Hi all,
I am an Ex Navy, veteran. Served 90-2k. live in San Diego area, and at the age of 41 am attempting to finish a bachelors degree. have a passion for reading about history especially military or pre-industrial eras.

Melmuse wrote: "Greetings, everyone, and thank you for the warm welcome. My name is Melissa Miles,and I am a college dropout and autodidact. I am a native NYC-er now living in ancestral area of Chattanooga, TN. ..."

I'm fascinated by the Civil War fighting in Tennessee - it would be great to hear your family stories of the war there.

Hello! Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Joel and I am currently living in the Czech Republic where I teach English grammar, composition, and literature at a local university. I have a hearty interest in history and am particularly interested in intellectual history, or the history of ideas and cultures. I am looking forward to learning more from the members of this fine discussion group.

Welcome to the group, Rhonda. There are lots of topics here about US history – check them out.

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post. Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book and/or author and increases the readability of your post. This is how books you mention should look:

by Anthony Everitt

More information:
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If you have any questions, ask any of the moderators...........and enjoy!

Welcome to the group, Pallav. We have a thread here about Indian history. You might find some interesting books there. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the Goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. When citing a book and/or author, please put the book cover, author's photo and author's link after all of the text of your post at the bottom of the post. Placement at the bottom of the post calls the reader's attention to the book and/or author and increases the readability of your post. This is how books you mention should look:

by Anthony Everitt

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

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and the orientation to get you started:
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Vicki wrote: "Welcome to the group, Pallav. We have a thread here about Indian history. You might find some interesting books there. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

As you get started please..."

Thanks Vicki, i will keep that in mind.