The History Book Club discussion

Hello Adelle - an assisting moderator will be along but I wanted to say welcome back. Your thoughtful posts are remembered and we are sincerely glad to have you with us again.

I wanted to say hello again myself.

Regards,
Bentley

Hi, Adelle, welcome! I also live near Denver.

Hello all, and thank you, Bentley and Jan, for the warm welcome.

I'm originally from North Dakota, but have long lived just outside of Denver, Colorado. In both locations, I've enthusiastically read history.

I've been absent from the group for 2-3 years due to health issues, but I"m venturing back in with the James Madison read. :-)

Adelle, glad you are back in the group and back on this thread.

Delighted to have you join the Madison read. There actually will be two. One for folks when we missed the Ketchum read and another for the Feldman book which is more current and readily available for our members.

I never knew that you were originally from North Dakota and now live in Denver.

Sorry about what you must have gone through in the past (glad that is behind you); but we are sure glad to be able to contribute to your enjoyment in reading moving forward.

Noah Feldman

Ralph Ketchum

Welcome back to the group, Adelle! We have many different topics and books being discussed here, so take your time to re-familiarize yourself with the place.

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hello, all. Tim from Seattle here. Looks like a neat community. I've gotten hooked on history books, lately focusing on American history post WWII. I'm interested in making this more interactive, talking to people who have read the same books, getting some new book recommendations, maybe joining some book club discussions. Thanks to the moderators and volunteers for setting this up.

Welcome Tim, thank you for your interesting introduction and kind words. We are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Seattle. We look forward to your participation. Please check out our home page to see the many current book discussions.

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

American History

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History Book Club's Focus Areas

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

Hello - My name is Katie Dougherty. I just moved to Edmond, OK from Windsor, CA, but my hometown is Alameda. I am married with an 11 year old son. I received a BA from GW, in Political Science and minor in Spanish literature. I work for a large corporation in the advertising tech industry. I have a passion for languages and history. I speak advanced Spanish, conversational French & beginner Arabic. My interests are wide: European history as it relates to Catholic Church, Spain, Spanish Civil War, WWII (Churchill), Poland vis a vis rule by Prussia & Russia up until WWII. Middle East (pre and post Ottoman Empire, Islam (Wahhabism, Sunni/Shia split, Umayyad & Abbasid caliphates), Spanish viceroyalties in Mexico & SW U.S.,, Cuba pre and post 1898, American Colonies, westward expansion and our evolution as a country, Civil War + reconstruction.
I have never been part of a book club before and looking forward to being a part of this.

Welcome Katie, 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 Edmond, Oklahoma. 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:

European History
The Second World War
Middle East
History of Latin America
American History
American Civil War

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Hi Everyone – my name is Bill and I live in Portland, ME. A retired attorney, I’ve been interested in history, government, and politics since grade school. I’m particularly drawn to works about colonial and revolutionary America and the 20th century; and hope to increase my knowledge concerning the United States throughout the 19th Century. I enjoy both historical fiction and non-fiction and I’m always a sucker for a great biography. I look forward to participating.

Welcome Bill, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from Portland, Maine. Thank you for your interesting introduction and sharing your interests in history. We look forward to your participation.

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

American History
American Government
Philosophy and Politics

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Hello everyone,

My name is Elsa I was born in Mexico, in a small town in the state of Chihuahua. Moved to the US when I was 5. Met my husband at the age of 16 and we married when I turned 18 in 1990. Have two children all grown with kids of their own. I joined because I wanted to start reading books with more substance than what I have been reading lately. My interest of course is getting to read history about Mexico, but I will pick up and read any good book that is being discussed.

Hi Elsa - Welcome! I'm really interested in Mexican history too. I speak/read Spanish and try and read and or listen only Spanish language books. I've done a lot of genealogy research in Mexico for family friends and this has lead me to learning about the diversity of Mexico and its culture and roots. -Katie

Welcome to the group, Elsa--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:

Books about Mexico

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

My name is John. I am from the US but have lived in Mexico for ten years, and have lived in several Central American countries as well. My background is math, teaching and computer programming, and my book preferences are science, history and occasional fiction. Most of my history reading is focused on Latin America (I recently read 1491 -- it is great!) . I confess to spending too much time reading the news lately :(

John, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from Mexico. Thank you too for your very interesting introduction (I too am into math and programming).

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

History of Latin America

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hi All......my name is Arlene and I'm from Vancouver, BC Canada.

My book preferences are history, science, fantasy, science fiction, non fiction and fiction.

My interests are wide ranging: ancient history, prehistory, WWI, WW2, mesoamerica, european history.

Welcome everyone.

John where in Mexico are you living - just approximate city or town - I like to post celebrations of the global locations where all of our newbies are from.

Arlene, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from Vancouver (a lovely place).

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

Ancient history
WW I
WW II

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

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Hi,

I am Neha, from India. I am a law student. I understand that a good lawyer is in touch with the world history, literature and society in general. To enhance my knowledge of world history, I have joined this group and to read widely and avidly as well.

I look forward to interesting book recommendations. Cheers!

Hey, my name is Benjamin and I am a German living in Switzerland. Since I am currently enjoying These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore I wanted to join a non-fiction group here to get some inspiration where to go next with my reading.

Neha, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from India. Can you let us know where in India you are? The group's owner, Bentley, likes to put up pictures of the different places our members are from.

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

Welcome to our group, Benjamin! 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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by Jill Lepore

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

My name is Lon and I live in TX. 41 years old, married 16 years with 5 kids. Currently work with Union Pacific and just recently got into history and books about politics and current affairs. Not sure why I got I to it, guess I just wanted to learn more about what’s going on around me and what has worked, or not worked, in the past. Looking forward to recommendations on new books to read.

Hi Vicki, thanks for the warm welcome. I am from Mangalore, Karnataka, a coastal city in Southern India.

Cheers!

Bentley wrote: "Welcome everyone.

John where in Mexico are you living - just approximate city or town - I like to post celebrations of the global locations where all of our newbies are from."

Not far from Cuernavaca, Morelos. About ninety minutes (on a good day!) south of Mexico City.

Welcome to the group, Lon--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:

Political science

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome John,

We would like to "celebrate" where you are from - Cuernavaca, Morelos - 90 minutes south of Mexico City.





First Impressions of Cuernavaca, Morelos
Link: https://youtu.be/u1BLkRoNCDU

The LUXURIOUS Side of Cuernavaca, Morelos
Link: https://youtu.be/9iltUmPgazM


Palace of Cortez in Cuernavaca - Wikipedia

Sources: Pinterest, Youtube, Places to Visit in Mexico, Wikipedia

I’m Jo and live in the UK. I studied literature and history at university. Current interests are the Romanovs, Tudor and Elizabethan, the Plantagenets, Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt, early human history.

I’m probably reading more history than any other genre at the moment.

Hello, fellow history lovers. I've recently joined goodreads and am delighted to have found your group.

My name is Beau and I live with my partner in Devon, England.

My parents and grandparents introduced me to history from an early age, and this is the one academic subject that I've kept an interest in throughout my adult life. After all, history isn't just a fascinating subject in its own right, it also helps us better understand the world we live in today and how that world may develop in the future.

Favourite periods? That's a tough one but I'd probably go with either ancient history (Egyptian, Greek, Roman empires, etc) or the Napoleonic era.

My interest in the latter started thanks to a series of historical fiction novels (Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series) and I've gone on to read some fabulous factual books about it too. Three of my favourites are listed below:

The War of Wars: The Great European Conflict 1793 - 1815
Moscow 1812: Napoleon's Fatal March
The Battle: A New History of Waterloo

1812, in particular, is a classic. What Napoleon's army went through on the retreat from Moscow, was quite extraordinary. I was spellbound reading about it.

Away from this period, a couple of months ago, I completed what is probably my biggest undertaking as a reader:

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

It might've been an abridged version but it was still pretty epic. Due to the extraordinary quality of the writing, the knowledge I gained from reading it and the book's length, I felt a strange mixture of sadness and relief when I finished it.

Anyway, I look forward to learning more about different periods of history through this group, and to speaking to some of you too.

Hello all. My name is Gary Gilbert, residing in Cherry Hill, NJ, just a stones throw away from the historic city of Philadelphia. I've always loved reading about history as well as visiting historic sites, so much so that I went back to school fairly late in life and got my masters degree in American History. My focus is generally limited to the 18th through 20th centuries with primary attention being paid to military history.

Glad you joined us, Joanna. This is the place for the avid history buff.

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

Ancient history
British history
The Romanovs

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Beau, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from Devon, England. Thank you too for your very interesting introduction.

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

Ancient history
Napoleon

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

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Hello,
Thank you for allowing me to become a member of the Group. I am an avid American Civil War reader. I work in Television in the San Francisco Bay Area. I look forward to the discussions.
Thanks
Jeff Erzin

Welcome Jeff, we are happy that you have joined us in the History Book Club from San Francisco. Thank you for your introduction and sharing your interests in history.

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

American Civil War

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Assisting Moderator (T) - Civil Rights and Supreme Court

Hello! My name is Renée. I live in Galveston, Texas. I love reading period. I would have to say that my favorite genres of books are sci-fi and dystopian futures. I love history as well. I recently finished a book about my own dear city and was amazed at the history that it has and how it is not taught, even in mention, in our Texas history classes. I then finished Stamped and was moved beyond expression. It is rare that a book can change your perspective in a profound way and Stamped did that for me. I found the HBC looking for a Stamped discussion and decided to join this reading of it with others. Very excited to read it again. Thank you for having me.

A warm welcome Renée, from all of us in the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us from Galveston, Texas. Thank you for your nice introduction and sharing your interests in history. We are happy to have you join us in the discussion of the book Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.

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Hello!
My name is Xania and I come from Luxembourg in Europe. (between France, Germany and Belgium) I like to read books about history but I don’t do it often enough because it is more easy to read just for entertainment.
I am looking forward to recommendations on new books to read.

Xania, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from Luxembourg . Be assured that many books on history are also entertaining.

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Vicki
Assisting Moderator – Ancient Roman History

Welcome to the group, Peter--we are glad you found us, and glad you had such a good librarian. We have discussions on all aspects of history so please feel free to join 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

Renee wrote: "Hello! My name is Renée. I live in Galveston, Texas. I love reading period. I would have to say that my favorite genres of books are sci-fi and dystopian futures. I love history as well. I recently..."

Hi Renée! Glad you are here! I look forward to seeing you in the Stamped discussion soon. I am really enjoying the book so far. There is so much to think about in this history that is often still very relevant today. It is a free read, so jump in at any time about anything you are thinking about, even if you are earlier or later in the book than I am in posting the summaries and discussion questions.

Doug

by Ibram X. Kendi (no photo)

Hello.I'm John from Calgary Canada.I just finished The Power Broker by Robert Caro and I am a big fan of Candice Millard.I haven't learned how to do the thing with the book cover and author picture.Any assistance will be greatly appreciated!

A warm welcome John, from all of us in the History Book Club. We are happy that you have joined us from Calgary Canada. 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

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 Robert A. Caro
by Candice Millard

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

John of Canada wrote: "I haven't learned how to do the thing with the book cover and author picture..."

John, check out the link just under "More information:", instructions are there. It's really pretty easy.

Amyra, a warm welcome to you from all of us at the History Book Club. We are happy that you joined us from India. Good luck on your law studies.

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

Hi, My name is Ashutosh Mehndiratta. I was born and raised in New Delhi, India and have lived in the US and New Zealand. I am an avid traveller and reader of history books, particularly the ones related to global history, as well as other non-fiction books.

Hi,
I am in my sixties and have been a psychiatric nurse practitioner for 6 years. Before that I practiced law for 25 years. I have always loved reading about history and I'm particularly interested in books about the period that leads up to a war e.g. The Guns of August.

Welcome to our group, Ashutosh! 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

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

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