An interesting book review from the Christian Science Monitor: http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0429/p16s01-bogn.html or http://tinyurl.com/3z2ly3 Quote: "Myth is...
I read the review with interest and found the quote, "Myth is more important than history. Myth trumps fact, always does, always has, always will," one of the...
If fact is more interesting, let's give credit for the famous line to the Liberty Valance screenwriters: James Warner Bellah & Willis Goldbeck. Bob David...
Exactly why I am hoping someone on the lista read the book and could comment on it. Or perhaps Tim Burke in Florida might have been there when Horowitz was...
Seventy years ago, Professor Herbet Eugene Bolton at the University of California at Berkeley, advanced the theory that United States History, that is History...
CLopez2066
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May 1, 2008 8:55 pm
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Hi, I just returned from San Juan and we a great event. We commemorated the 1797 attack and defense of San Juan Puerto Rico with friends from the 17th Light...
... Yes, in spite of my best efforts there still aren't all that many conquistador reenactors out there. About four years ago got an email inquiry from Tony,...
Hi, Here is a link to a video clip of the Fixed Regiment firing our 3 ponder cannon for the last time this past Sunday. We fired it several times Saturday...
Actually, IMHO, all of Herbert E. Bolton's works are well worth reading. dud CLopez2066 <CLopez2066@...> wrote: Seventy years ago, Professor Herbet Eugene...
Quite right. Credit where credit is due. David ... to the Liberty Valance screenwriters: James Warner Bellah & Willis Goldbeck. ... quote, "Myth is more ... a...
David and Bob: I was going over the photos of the Smithsonian cuera and noticed that the braided decoration that was sewn to the outer part of the cuera, do ...
Reminder from: Soldados Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/cal Dana Adobe/Rancho Nipomo Heritage Day Saturday May 17, 2008 All Day (The next...
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May 3, 2008 5:57 am
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Ok, I've dug out my notes from the Smithsonian investigation and according to those notes the decoration in question is a narrow (1/4 inch wide) strip of...
... Hello Bob, I am trying to remember, but is it possible that the strips of leather were, in fact, thin parchment? Parchment (thin rawhide)was used in the...
I'd like to think that if it was rawhide, the contrast with the jacket leather would have been noticed by one of us. Hmm, there are no do-overs, are there? At...
I think a return visit could be arranged if you are interested, but it will have to wait until later in the summer. I haven't given up on the idea of Madrid,...
... Here's an excerpt from an interview with Tony Horwitz: http://journal.readerville.com/readerville/2008/05/tony-horwitz.html Peter Gomes says to you in...
Hi, Here is a link to some photos from our San Juan event. Saludos, Eliud Regimiento FIjo de Puerto Rico You're invited to view these photos online at KODAK...
Hi, I wanted to extend another invitation to join us for the Battle of the Hook in Virginia this October, 2008. Here is a link to the event brochure: ...
You bet, we'll talk about Madrid off-lista. Getting back to the original thread (I sense the moderator's displeasure). Richard, has this conversation been of...
Two local motels have offered special rates to reenactors attending the Battle of the Hook in Gloucester, VA on Oct. 17 ? 19. The rates and contact information...
Moderator #1 says, "This is certainly NOT off topic..." and "Waaahhhh! I'll never get to go to Madrid!" We used to have people from Madrid on the list, as...
Spanish government claims all rights to sunken Colonial treasure. Claimed to be Mercedes, sunk off Portugal by a British Warship in 1804. The treasure was said...
Hello, I am quite new here and just wanted to say hello. I am a long time reenactor and have done Civil War to WWII and even portrayed Teddy Roosevelt. I have...
Reminder from: Soldados Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/cal Dana Adobe/Rancho Nipomo Heritage Day Saturday May 17, 2008 All Day Notes: The...
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