Thank YOU! ;-) I don't know if I'd call it a hobby. Reading about it keeps me off the streets and out of trouble! However, I am not a reinactor. The reinactors are much more hardcore than I; they've forgotten more about the Civil War than I'll ever know. Plus, it's not cheap. A friend of mine is a reinactor (in the movie "Gettysburg" there's a quick shot of his very grimy face!). He tried to get me into it, When I saw the price tags for the clothing, equipment, etc (mid four figures) I said thanks but no thanks! I wish I had more time to dedicate to posting and being the tribe leader. However, I'm my mom's primary care giver. She has "moderate" Alzheimer's, (thus I post from time to time in t/neuroscience/) but still lives with me, and that takes a lot of my mental strength. Nevertheless, I hope to start reading Ron Chernow's biography of US Grant (just arrived two hours ago!). 1074 pages! However, the last 115 pages are "just" notes, etc., so "just" 959 pages of real text!
You really love the history on this subject of The Civil War! Thank you for sharing. Is it a hobby?
Thank YOU! ;-) I don't know if I'd call it a hobby. Reading about it keeps me off the streets and out of trouble! However, I am not a reinactor. The reinactors are much more hardcore than I; they've forgotten more about the Civil War than I'll ever know. Plus, it's not cheap. A friend of mine is a reinactor (in the movie "Gettysburg" there's a quick shot of his very grimy face!). He tried to get me into it, When I saw the price tags for the clothing, equipment, etc (mid four figures) I said thanks but no thanks! I wish I had more time to dedicate to posting and being the tribe leader. However, I'm my mom's primary care giver. She has "moderate" Alzheimer's, (thus I post from time to time in t/neuroscience/) but still lives with me, and that takes a lot of my mental strength. Nevertheless, I hope to start reading Ron Chernow's biography of US Grant (just arrived two hours ago!). 1074 pages! However, the last 115 pages are "just" notes, etc., so "just" 959 pages of real text!