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04-21-2006, 12:17 PM
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| | It is football time baby!
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| I just finished the Newt Gingrich, William Forstchen trilogy on the Civil War: Gettysburg, Grant Comes East and Never Call Retreat, pretty good alternate history that kind of gets what if theory's going.
Just curious if any one else has read any of the books?
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04-21-2006, 12:24 PM
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| No... I loves me some political non-fiction, though.
Next one I have lined up is Henry Kissinger's Diplomacy.
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04-21-2006, 12:29 PM
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| No. I did read some of the Harry Turtledove books a few years ago about what if the south won the war. Interesting stuff. | |
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04-21-2006, 12:31 PM
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| I like to read, but I'm usually too lazy to start a book.
Last one I started was Pete Rose's latest book, but I had to put it down about 3/4ths of the way through as I'd already read the same thing 3 or 4 times earlier in the book.
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04-21-2006, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by (VolunteerHillbilly @ Apr 21, 2006 10:29 AM) No. I did read some of the Harry Turtledove books a few years ago about what if the south won the war. Interesting stuff. | All I can think of right now is Family Guy where they go to the Civil War reenactment where the Confederacy wins. 
... They don't really do that, do they? 
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Originally Posted by The Dude Okay, I see. Are you in college, pothead. | | |
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04-21-2006, 12:32 PM
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| | It is football time baby!
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| Ever read any stuff by Ted Bell?
Pirate
Assasin
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04-21-2006, 12:34 PM
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| | It is football time baby!
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| The Confederacy wins Gettysburg, not necessarily at Gettysburg, ends up taking Baltimore, destroys the Army of Potomac and still loses the war.
There was no way for the South to win other than Lincoln losing his nerve or Lincoln being voted out of office.
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04-21-2006, 12:37 PM
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| | Holdin' up a lamp post
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| I meant to ask if they have reenactments where the south wins the whole thing.
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04-21-2006, 12:40 PM
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| | It is football time baby!
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| The South always wins in Alabama! 
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04-21-2006, 12:40 PM
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| maxim magazine it is the bomb. :biggrin2: | |
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04-21-2006, 12:52 PM
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| | It is football time baby!
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| Hmmmmm......Maxim.................. 
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04-22-2006, 06:44 PM
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| I HATE READING! IT IS SO WORTHLESS! | |
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04-22-2006, 11:36 PM
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| | HE IS LEGEND
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| I'm reading the DaVinci Code
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04-23-2006, 10:53 AM
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I'm reading the DaVinci Code
mattvols I read that book and really liked it I cant wait for the movie to be released though I think I may have to read it again. Did you read angels and deamons? | |
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