Posted on 09/01/2018 5:56:55 AM PDT by Kaslin
Sitting Bull: “Custer, you magnificent bastard. I read your book!”
It was Custer who rode up to Longstreet and ORDERED him to have his General Lee report to a particular house to sign the terms of final surrender.
As he rode away Longstreet wondered who was this punk.
They make them read maudlin crap in schools. No wonder they hate reading.
Actually, he was called Armstrong throughout his life although his nickname was “Autie.”
I’m sure the usual Custer-haters will show up soon to denounce this.
That’s pretty. Perfect brulee on the top.
Wonderful World of Disney used to do many series on Americana - Davy Crockett, the Swamp Fox, Elfego Baca, Texas John Slaughter. The ‘50s and early ‘60s were filled with similar shows - Death Valley Days, Daniel Boone, Adventures of Jim Bowie. Youngsters have nothing like this stuff, just mind-bending video games and the commie crap dished out in schools.
Get them excited bout American History.
Last I saw, they are no longer teaching any American History much further back than when the Beatles landed in the USA.
Oh well. I still love custard.
Custer was born in Monroe, MI., arguably the walleye fishing capital of the world. I wonder if he fished?
Custer was a lot like John McCain....both graduated at the bottom of their classes at Military academies, both had good friends on the enemy’s side in their war, both were womanizer, and both got good men killed with their recklessness and incompetence.
Both crashed and burned.
Bump
George had better hair.
Fraser's (genuinely) autobiographical book about WWII in the Pacific ("Quartered Safe Out Here") is a good read in itself.
In my experience, those who love learning will enjoy their History classes... but that's only about 1/3 of all public school students. What I have discovered over the years is that this who did NOT love learning in their youth will enjoy History lessons and discussion in their early-to-mid 20s... sadly, that group usually isn't in college, and if they are, they typically aren't taking History electives. However, it is nice to see that "spark" light up in those who even had a disdain education for most of their teens, when I simply blather on about some of my favorite cool stories from history.
Both of them are dead.
I like some alternate history novels. I’m not sure that I will like this one.
Texas John Slaughter? Couldn’t do that theme song now. “Texas John Slaughter made them do what they oughter, cause if they didn’t they died”
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