The History Book Club discussion

I'm a Community College librarian in my 60s in Salt Lake City area. I've always liked History, especially U.S. and European. Thought I'd try this group.

Welcome Keith, to the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us from Salt Lake City. Thank you for your interesting introduction outlining your interests in history. We will look forward to you joining us in our discussions.

Based on your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following focus areas:

American History
Europe - European History

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History Book Club's Focus Areas

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Lorna,
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Hi. I'm Walter Horn, an old philosopher (Ph.D. Brown, 1978). I'm particularly interested in constitution creation, and lately I've been reading about the French Revolution and the English Civil Wars. Previously, I read a number of books and papers on the Russian Revolution. I also have an interest in the American Progressives of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. I guess I'm generally interested in democracy and how it can be properly set up.

I'm also a longtime member of a couple of Trollope groups and have read all but two of his novels as well as several of his nonfiction works. If anybody's interested, my favorite Trollopes are probably The Bertrams, Sir Harry Hotspur of Humbthwaite, and The Eustace Diamond.

I'm mostly retired now, so I think I'll have time for some bookish confabs!

Welcome Walter, thank you for your interesting introduction and outlining your interests in history. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club. We look forward to your participation.

Based on some of your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following threads:

Russia
British History
Europe - European History
American History
American Government
Philosophy and Politics

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History Book Club's Focus Areas

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by Anthony Trollope
by Anthony Trollope
by Anthony Trollope

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Lorna
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Thanks, Lorna. I shall endeavor to attempt to try. ;>}

BTW, I notice that your link to the Philosophy and Politics thread does not go anywhere.

W

Thank you, Walter. This is an updated link:

Philosophy and Politics

Lorna,
Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hello! My name is Ashley Herbst, and I love history. I have my BA in history and political science and a BS in physics and geology. I'm now working on my PhD in astrophysics, but my first love is still history. My interests have primarily been in ancient history with anything from Sumerian to Roman history (wide swath, I know), but I've started to find more interests in American history, from the revolutionary war, civil war, etc., going all the way to WWI and WWII and how this influenced rocketry and the Space Race. This is by far my favorite group on Goodreads, and I'm excited to be a part of it.

Welcome Ashley, thank you for your most interesting introduction and outlining your interests in history. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club. And thank you for your kind words. We look forward to your participation in our book discussions.

Based on some of your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following threads:

Ancient History
American History
American Civil War
The First World War
The Second World War

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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by Noah Feldman

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Lorna,
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Hi, My name is Jim. I am a member of the retired…and love it !!! spent my career in manufacturing leadership. I enjoy all learning all history, but I am particularly a fan of early American history. I am new to a reader’s club and am looking forward to sharing with fellow readers.

Jim, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. Congratulations on your retirement.

Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in this topic:

American Revolution

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by James Romm (no photo)

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hi! My name is Patricia Salas and I'm from Peru. I love reading! specially History Books. I work as an English teacher at Universidad Catolica de Lima. Currently, I'm reading The World withoud End by Kent Follet. I joined this club so I can be updated about the new books and reviews.

A warm welcome Patricia, from all of us in the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us from the beautiful city of Lima, Peru. Thank you for your nice introduction and sharing your interests in history. Please feel free to join in the many discussions.

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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by Ken Follett (no photo)

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Lorna,
Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hi,
My name's Rachel, I am from the UK. I did a PhD in history many years ago but went on to take a non-academic career. However, I still love reading history books. My main interests are Victorian, history of science, history of identity, historiography/philosophy, and early modern Europe. But basically, I will read anything that isn't military history or classical history.

Welcome Rachel, we are happy that you have joined us in the History from the UK. Thank you for your interesting introduction and outlining your varied interests in history. Please feel free to join in the many discussions.

Based on your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following focus areas:

British History
Europe - European History
Philosophy and Politics

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History Book Club's Focus Areas

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by Ron Chernow

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Lorna,
Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Rahul, there is no self promotion or advertising here. Please read our rules and guidelines and do not do this again otherwise you will be one group short.

A warm welcome Shreyas, from all of us in the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us from India. Thank you for your nice introduction and sharing your interests in history. Please feel free to join in the many discussions.

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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by Erik Larson

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Lorna,
Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hello,

I currently reside in Lake Tahoe and graduated from university with a BA in History. I've always enjoyed reading world and military history with a particular emphasis on the early to mid 20th century.

Looking forward to connecting with the group, expanding my historical interests, and continuing to learn.

Hi, I'm Sam. I live in the Midwest (USA). I tend to favor books on South American history/politics but enjoy other areas as well. Hope to get more suggestions to expand my "to-read" list.

Welcome Andrew, from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from Lake Tahoe. Thank you for your interesting introduction. You will find many and varied book discussions here.

Based on your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following:

Military History

There are many other folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Focus Areas

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by Erik Larson

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Lorna,
Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Welcome Sam, thank you for your interesting introduction outlining your interests in history. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from the Midwest USA. We look forward to your participation in book discussions.

Based on some of your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following threads:

History of Latin America

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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by Kim MacQuarrie

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Lorna,
Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Good afternoon all, I'm Alex from Houston. I work as a private school Teacher and a Math/Science Department Head. My interests in reading vary as I'm a bit of a magpie. They're concentrated though in science, math, theology, education. I like reading history as well though and typically read at least 3 history or political science books a year.

Welcome, Alex you’ll enjoy this club, especially when we read history of science works, such as “The Age of Wonder.”
Regards,
Andrea
by Richard Holmes

Welcome Alex, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Houston, Texas. Thank you for your interesting introduction and outlining your varied interests.

Based on your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following focus areas:

Economics/Finance/Trading
Political Science

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History Book Club's Focus Areas

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Lorna,
Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hi everybody. My name is Urbano Medina. I am from Colombia and I am soon to finish my bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. I gotta say that I am new to reading. Just this year started to fully develop the habit and I am loving it. I like reading a little bit about everything, mathematics, physics, philosophy, both eastern and occidental, history, novels. Right now I am reading a brief history of time from Dr. Hawking. The main reason why I started reading is because I want to understand better the humankind from a social, cultural and psychological point of view and I find that reading history is one way of doing so, therefore why I joined the group!

Welcome Urbano, we are happy that you have joined us in the History from Colombia. Thank you for your interesting introduction and outlining your varied interests in history. We are happy that you have a new found interest in reading. Please feel free to join in the many book discussions.

Based on your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following focus areas:

Philosophy and Politics

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History Book Club's Focus Areas

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Lorna,
Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

A warm welcome Inka, from all of us in the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us from Zurich. Thank you for your nice introduction and sharing your interests in history. We wish you the best in your academic studies.

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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by Ann Patchett

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Lorna,
Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Welcome, Inka you’ll enjoy this club and the different books that we read. And, yes, The Dutch House was marvelous.
Regards,
Andrea
by Ann Patchett

hi everyone,
I am very happy to have found this group. History has always been a topic of interest but I find it hard to just read and digest by myself. I see that there are four books currently reading. Is there a time frame to read those?
Happy reading!

Welcome to our group, Pegah! We have many different topics and books being discussed here so please feel free to explore and jump in.

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hi I’m a grandma in the USA -Kansas to be exact. Since I have no friends that share my taste in books I thought this might be a good place to find referrals.

Welcome to our group, Patty! We have many different topics and books being discussed here so please feel free to explore and jump in.

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hello all, I'm Diane (Trana is part of my pen name). For many decades I've been a fan of historical fiction so I'm looking forward to discussing books with you!

Welcome to our group, Diane! We have many different topics and books being discussed here so please feel free to explore and jump in.

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

History Book Club main page

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Good Morning Vicki,

I very much appreciate the care you and other moderators are taking to insure we have a quality group with respectful posts.

I did introduce myself and read all of the guidelines, cautions, etc, but here is my question. Will I know when the moderator makes comments or references suggestions that enrich the discussion because it shows up in my email, or do I need to go to Goodreads and click on our group and then scroll to the specific thread to see the newest posts?

Is there a step by step guide on how to stay on top of the moderator’s posts?

I worry about missing a discussion and while I get emails daily, I,too, fear I have missed starting the latest book discussion on slavery.

Thank you so much for this incredible opportunity to discuss history with other aficionados.

Kate

Hi, Kate. As far as knowing when a moderator has posted something, I'm not sure there's a way to get such a specific notice. Perhaps the group owner, Bentley, can answer that. I do hope you're enjoying it here - there's such a wide array of topics, it's always possible to find something you'll like.

Hello all! I am Cyd Delve and I live in Durham, NC. I graduated from Syracuse University (many moons ago) with a BS in Nursing, and I am a RN.

I have been obsessed with history ever since I can remember. I started on Little House on the Prairie (books, not TV!!) and gradually moved onto the Civil War (I used to make hoop skirts for my Barbie dolls), social history of America and Britain from Tudor through WWII, British royal history (particularly the Tudors---seriously, you couldn't make up a story like theirs), and the Holocaust.

I was blessed to live in Williamsburg, VA when I was a kid, and lived in London for 8 years where I met my husband, Paul. I have 3 dogs and miss my years of breeding Pembroke Welsh Corgis.

I am so excited to have found this group and looking forward to getting to know you all and finding some great reads!

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Please introduce yourself here so we can welcome you. Tell us a little bit about yourself,..."

Hello everyone,
My name is Chris and I have been an avid reader for over a year now. I moved to Colorado and reading made me feel like I had a place to go. I love history so I joined this discussion. Please add me and share your favorite books. I love thrillers, crime, fantasy, sci-fi, history, and horror books. RECOMMEND ME BOOKS!!!

Hi all -

My name is Jonathan and am happy to have found this group. I live in Savannah, GA currently and am a lifetime history buff. I am interested in many different historic periods but as a US Air Force veteran, I do have a soft spot for military history. I was a social sciences major who focused on the study of Terrorism at the turn of the 21st century and am still fascinated by varying propaganda and persuasion campaigns that have been carried out throughout history. I am looking to find new books and have insightful conversation on a multitude of topics.

New to goodreads so slowly working through updating my shelves and getting involved in reading clubs. Any suggestions on reading groups beginning soon is welcome!

Hi Cyd,

I felt like I was reading a description of myself: RN, check; started reading Little House novels, check; love Tudor history, check, study Civil War, check, though I was never talented enough to be able to make hoop skirts, but I would pretend I was traveling out West on wagon trains and dress up in calico skirts and tops.

I live in the Denver, CO suburbs but graduated from my first nursing school in Philadelphia, yikes close to 50 years ago. So I must be a good fit for the group as I am old as dirt......

I look forward to learning from the rich diversity of opinions and insights in the club. Welcome fellow history lover.

Kate

Cyd, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from Durham.

Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in these topics:

British Monarchy
American Civil War

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what else we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

History Book Club main page

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by James Romm (no photo)

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome to our group, Chris! We have many different topics and books being discussed here so please feel free to explore and jump in.

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

History Book Club main page

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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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome to the group, Jonathan --we are glad you found us. We have discussions on all aspects of history so please feel free to join in.

Based on your post, you may find something to interest you in this topic:

Military history

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what else we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

History Book Club main page

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.

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.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by James Romm (no photo)

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Kate wrote: "Hi Cyd,

I felt like I was reading a description of myself: RN, check; started reading Little House novels, check; love Tudor history, check, study Civil War, check, though I was never talented eno..."

Hi Kate!! We could be related--LOL!! The hoop skirts were never very good, but not bad for a 10 year old! I traveled on wagon trains (wearing a sun bonnet I got in Harper's Ferry WV), made tee-pees, rode horses across the prairies (clip-clopping along, sometimes with a crop whip made of a stick), and day-dreamed of wearing petticoats and long skirts. I read Gone With the Wind when I was 12, Jane Eyre, Little Women, the Cherry Ames series (like Nancy Drew for aspiring nurses); anything I could find involving women from other eras. People's history was always much more interesting to me than military history. I don't particularly care who fought in Gettysburg; I want to know how they treated the wounded, what the townspeople did, how they coped with armies in their midst etc.

Glad to "meet" you! Hope you're staying well in CO!!

Hello!
I’m Thulani and I live in north west England. I’ve always enjoyed history and my favourite aspect is the Tudors. I like British royal history, generally. I would like to learn more about the history of other royal families such as the French, and Irish history, specifically ancient/medieval Ireland.

Welcome Thulani, thank you for your very interesting introduction and outlining your varied interests in history. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from northwest England.

Based on some of your areas of interest, you may want to explore the following thread:

British History
British Monarchy/ Royal Houses
Europe - European History

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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.

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 David G. Chandler

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Lorna,
Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

I’m not sure what To do here. I like both non fiction history books like Jill Lepore’s [book:These Truths: A History of the United States|38212158
I also like fictional history like Neal Stephenson’ trilogy and books by Ken Follet.

A warm welcome Steve, from all of us in the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us. Thank you for your introduction and sharing your interests in history. Please feel free to join in the many discussions.

There are many folders where you can discuss topics that may interest you as well so please feel free to explore our many diverse threads. Here is a list of focus areas:

History Book Club's Focus Areas

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.

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.

This is an example of how the books you mentioned should look:

by Jill Lepore
all by Neal Stephenson

More information:
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Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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Lorna,
Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hi there
I'm from Sydney, Australia and looking to read more history as I didn't pursue much history during my tertiary years of study and have now become fascinated as I read more widely. I don't have any particular era of history that I am particularly expert in as I take more of the sponge approach- find something that interests me and then immerse myself in that period for a few months! I do struggle at times with the complexity and intricate details of military history prefering economic, political and social perspectives.

I'm looking forward to joining in on a discussion during this month and drawing insight into my learning from other members who are far more well read than myself.

Bentley wrote: "This is a thread where you can introduce yourself to the group. This is one of our rules and guidelines.

Please introduce yourself here so we can welcome you. Tell us a little bit about yourself,..."

Hi,
I'm Antonio from south Italy, lover ancient history, mostly about greek and roman.
Favourite authors Luciano Canfora and Alessandro Barbero

that'all I think :)

Samantha, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from Sydney. We have many different topics and books being discussed here so please feel free to explore and jump in.

I suggest you check out our homepage and see what we have to offer. You can access it through this link:

History Book Club main page

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.

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.

This is how books that you mention should look:

by James Romm (no photo)

More information:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And our guidelines:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History