tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post7607305957685795501..comments2023-12-19T13:11:31.497-06:00Comments on TBR 313: All On Fire, by Henry MayerLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-46475265767196520582015-12-01T22:07:53.118-06:002015-12-01T22:07:53.118-06:00It will definitely be on my "best books of th...It will definitely be on my "best books of the year" list. And it was a finalist for the National Book Award the year it was published. I wasn't paying attention to those awards back in 2011, or it would have gone on my pile sooner.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-41146677773051193422015-12-01T22:05:29.671-06:002015-12-01T22:05:29.671-06:00I think we don't in high school, because there...I think we don't in high school, because there's just so much to cover! And of course it also depends on how the Civil War is taught. There are shorter biographies, I've found, if you want to learn more. I just got a small book with excerpts from The Liberator, which has a longish biographical essay on him. He really is my new hero.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-23999550098669017112015-12-01T21:00:06.767-06:002015-12-01T21:00:06.767-06:00Why do we not know more about this man? He sounds ...Why do we not know more about this man? He sounds like an amazing and courageous force for good in our country and I don't think I ever learned anything about him in school.Anbolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080054175904900094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-85865843916122050002015-12-01T17:52:21.897-06:002015-12-01T17:52:21.897-06:00This sounds interesting! I've added it to my p...This sounds interesting! I've added it to my pile. jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606291700379987935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-57008949584461300762015-12-01T12:35:31.187-06:002015-12-01T12:35:31.187-06:00And three nights in a row, JoAnn! That has never h...And three nights in a row, JoAnn! That has never happened with a book before.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-70157729282638332942015-12-01T07:54:09.064-06:002015-12-01T07:54:09.064-06:00If a biography is so good that you dream about it,...If a biography is so good that you dream about it, I need to investigate further! I know nothing about Garrison beyond the most basic facts.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.com