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One of the Best Books I Have Read, June 12, 2009

Book Review Nelson's Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar which took place off of the Cape of Trafalgar near Cadiz, Spain was the last important sea battle of the Napoleonic Wars. Most of the French Fleet was destroyed and for the rest of the war Napoleons fleet which was actually larger than the British Fleet was kept bottled up in ports by blockades. This prevented a planned invasion of Great Britain and aided the British in the land war which lasted another 10 years. If this one battle had gone to French all of Europe could today be speaking French.
This book starts out with a battle at sea described in better detail than I have ever heard, giving better understanding than I… Read more

Bonnie Prince Charlie, March 26, 2009

Charles Edward Stewart, Charles III or just Bonnie Prince Charlie was the son James II King of Great Britain and Ireland who was deposed in the 1868 Revolution. Charles Edward was born in Italy where James was living in exile. The Stewarts were catholic rulers while the George II the Hanover king that replaced them were Protestants. George III was the Hanover king that lost the American colonies in 1776.
After the 1868 Revolution there was still a great deal of support among the clans for the Stewart cause. Charles Edward raised the money for an expedition to Scotland and was able raise an army. The French were very long on promises and short on delivery. Still the army had great… Read more

Maverick Town The Story Of Tascosa McCarty, March 18, 2009

This is the story of the town of Tascosa, Texas from its beginnings to when it died out in the early 1900's. It is a great western but it is all true. The town was pretty rowdy like most cattle towns. There is one chapter on Billy the kid and two on Pat Garrett. Each chapter has very nice pen drawings on the first page. If you like true to life westerns in the tradition of Charles Siringo you will like this book, I did.