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Good to know. I had never heard of that book. Thank you for the recommendation. I will go look for it. Thanks for watching. Have a great week.

Thank you, it was a good time. I really do hope that I can find a bust at an affordable price. I know they are our there, I just have to find them. There is something special about being at those places. Even my students felt that. They turned to me several times and said, "Wow!" I am just glad I got to be a part of that. Thanks for watching. Have a great week.

This was my second time going. The last time was 28 years ago, the summer before I turned 16. It definitely had a different vibe for me. I appreciate it a lot more now. I did back then as well, but it was not a full understanding of what has happened in the past and how it affects our world today. I am glad that I got to go with my students. That was pretty special. I hope that you get to take your grandson because that will be a special memory for the both of you. Thanks for watching. Have a great week.

Thanks Justin. We had a good time. I wanted to put more pictures in the video of the different places we went but my phone took them as "live" pictures and they weren't playing nice with the computer when I went to share them. Oh well. Thanks for watching. Have a great week.

Thanks Tahlia! I am glad you found the book. I hope you like it. My grandparents were really neat people. I miss them. I didn't get to spend enough time with them and hear all of their stories ... In answer to your question, I don't know. Maybe it was just doing your part. My only wish is that I would have remembered to take a copy of that honeymoon picture in DC. I would have liked to try to recreate the picture, that would have been cool. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

I agree Bryan, I had to hold my tongue. You would think it is common sense and just being respectful... I am pretty excited about the new books. I think they will be interesting. Guess what, I found more books yesterday. So, you will be seeing a Lincoln book haul very soon. I couldn't help myself (I did do a lot better with the budget yesterday, though, only $3 per book). Think of it as my recreation plans for retirement. I have enough unread books to last me until I die. Hopefully, I live long enough to read them all. Who knows??? Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

Thanks Mellissa! We had a great time. It was nice to be able to browse through all of the different book shops! I think I found some good stuff. How is your history reading project going?? What era are you now in?? Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

@@billruttenberg I'm glad you had a good time. I've been on hiatus from my project. Depression and house-sitting at a kind of gross house kind of made reading tough in July.

@@TimeTravelReads Sorry to hear that. I hope things get better. I look forward to your updates on the project.

Thanks Mark! We had a good time out in DC. I think the kids learned a lot. They seem to really enjoy the up close aspect to all of the historical stuff that you typically only see in pictures. I loved being able to find all of the different topics. It should expand my learning horizons. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

My favorite book on the Civil War is James McPherson's book Battle Cry for Freedom. Bruce Catton also wrote a bunch of good books on the Civil War. As far as WWI, I am currently enjoying A World Undone by G.J. Meyer. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

@@billruttenberg thank u

Thank you! I love history and I love sharing the joy it brings me to learn more about it. I am glad you like it. Do you have a favorite era of history? Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

@@billruttenberg my favorite era is post world war 1 era

@@deadpoet9392 Any recommendations?? What is your favorite book over the era?

@@billruttenberg these Testament of Youth: By Vera Brittain Seven Pillars of Wisdom: By T.E. Lawrence Goodbye To All That: By Robert Graves Three Day Road: By Joseph Boyden

@@deadpoet9392 We had a reading event last year centered around WWI and the group read was Testament of Youth. I wasn't able to do the group read because I didn't get the book purchased until after it was all done, but I want to try and read it this November. Everyone said it was excellent.

Yes, that is what I have heard. I bought it and now I have to get time to read it! So many books, so little time. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

Thank you. I am quite proud of the collection over all. It always has room for improvement which is why I am always buying more. As a matter of fact, I bought a handful yesterday, LOL. I will soon be doing a video over new Lincoln books that I have bought. Lincoln is interesting because I feel he was an evolving mindset as he got older. I think a lot of his views changed as he experienced new things in life. That makes him quite unique compared to other politicians, especially politicians of today's world who are extremely dug-in in their view points and not willing to change or compromise. Thank you for watching. Have a great weekend.

I know the feeling, I've dropped food, ketchup, coffee, water, etc on my books on accident. It is extremely frustrating. And, there are times I ruin it before I even get home. I can be clumsy at times. I have another Jack London on the TBR that I will reread very soon. White Fang. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

Thanks Vin! Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

Yeah, it was very interesting. I thought the author was very engaging as well. I found myself wanting even more on each of the people involved in the struggle. I have a list of people for biography searches that they were added to. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

Thanks Vin! Steve sent some great books. I am very grateful. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

Band of Brothers was a good one. Be sure to watch the HBO miniseries that goes with it. They did a phenomenal job creating the series. Also, The Pacific, another great miniseries. I look forward to hearing what you think of the book. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

Thanks Vin! Summer is going great. I got two vacations in and both went well. Now ... school. I am excited to read the George III. I hope I can get to it. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

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It's been a great July. I finished with 13 books in July. Not bad if you consider some of them were mammoths. I highly recommend pushing the Mary Roach book up the TBR list. It was great. Thanks for watching Christine. Have a great weekend.

I agree, it was a game changer in European history. Do you have any recommendations for the subject?? I am always looking for more. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

@billruttenberg Just old biographies and histories, as a history major in the late sixties and early seventies, my concentration was in European history, but when I taught high school history in the seventies for 3 years, they assigned me to teach American. For historical novels, read Thomas B. Costain's Plantagenet novels, which I loved. I just bought a 4 volume set by him titled The Pageant of England (the first in the Plantagenet series was titled The Conquering Family and fittingly the last volume was titled The Last of the Plantagenets, it has been over fifty-five years since I read them and when I looked on Kindle, the set was only 2.99, the price was right. His other historical novels were also super.

@@susprime7018 I have put it on the list of books to buy. Thank you for the recommendation.

I have liked all of the Tommy and Tuppence books, they are very light hearted for the most part, but I know they are not for everyone. A lot of other people say the same thing you did. Sorry about the struggle. It sounds like you got some other good ones going though. I hope that makes up the difference. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

@@billruttenberg Overall, I still enjoyed the book, but I'm still more of a Miss Marple fan.

Thanks Debs! I said it was because of the kids, but I actually like these middle grade books that I have selected. They are really good for a quick read, a pallet cleanser. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

Thanks Vickie. Which book will you read first?? I am doing a buddy read in September over Lincoln by David Herbert Donald. I just bought a copy of Lincoln as I Knew Him yesterday while I was out and about. He is a fascinating subject to read about. Very multidimensional and a lot of rabbit holes to go down. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

@@billruttenberg the Carl Sandburg one I will probably read first based on your review. It will be my first read on Lincoln. I have books about the civil war whereof course he’s mentioned and books about grant but never a book just about him.

@@user-iz6cc6lz3j-Vickie Well, I hope that you enjoy it. Be sure to get back to me and let me know what you think of it. It is definitely pro-Lincoln. I thought it was great ... but then again, I am a huge Lincoln fan.

Thanks Vickie! I am starting The Johnstown Flood later today. I am excited to revisit it. McCullough is a great author. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

Thanks for the recommendation Ricky! Always good to hear from you. I have that book on my list of books to buy, but haven't gotten it yet. I will push it up the ladder. I am going through the comments now. I will find the others. As always, thanks for leaving comments. I do truly appreciate it. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

Thank you so much for your kind words Michael. Sorry about the delay in answering the comments, it's been very very busy here in my house. I do appreciate what you said. I do love teaching the kids and the BookTube is always a blast. Thanks you for watching. Have a great weekend.

Thank you so much for the recommendation. I will have to go looking for that one! It is such a fascinating time period. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

I totally agree!!! I wish it got more of the limelight ... but I understand with the constant publishing of newer works. It's hard for a book to stay at the front of the line. Thank you for watching. Have a great weekend.

I have the Gore Vidal book but I haven't read it yet. I will have to remedy that. I have heard a lot of people talk about his books. You can get by without the O'Reilly book but I would highly recommend the Goodwin book. Team of Rivals was a tremendous read. Glad to hear about your collection! Keep up the good work!

Thank you so much for the recommendations! I took a screen shot so I won't forget the book titles. That will help with the video and with my personal learning. Alan Taylor is excellent. I read his book on the Colonies last summer and loved it. Good stuff. Thanks for watching. Have a great week.

@@billruttenberg I just wanted to let you know I have been watching your postings for a couple years. I read quite a bit and history is one of my main interests. It is very rare to see people who post primarily about history and I always find your videos really interesting. My interests in history cover a fairly wide swath. American history almost any era with a particular interest in the Revolutionary and early Republic, slavery and the African American experience, The Civil War and Reconstruction, WWI, WWIi, the Cold War Years. I also love English history Please continue to post!!

@@billyd10 Thank you so much for your kind words. I truly love to read and learn about history. It is a passion of mine. I do appreciate your following the channel. It is always good to make friends out in BookTube land. And it is always great to see a fellow history buff! The Revolutionary Period is another fascinating era in our country's history. Do you have any other favorite authors?? Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.

Thanks David! I appreciate your kind comments ... if I could just get my wife to be as enthusiastic about my love of Lincoln! I am kidding, she is a good woman. She even approved of stopping in Springfield on the way home from vacation several years ago to eat lunch in the cemetery where Lincoln is buried. I thought that was pretty cool. I need to check into the CD set that you mentioned. That sounds great! Thanks for watching. Have a great week.

Thanks. It was a fun video to put together. I really love my Lincoln collection. Glad I could help you with your TBR. I will have to look for The Man From Springfield. I am not sure if I have read it. Thanks for mentioning it. Thank you for watching. Have a great week.

Thank you for the long list of new books on Lincoln to look for. I have heard of some of them, but not all. There are SOOO many out there. You could build an entire building to house nothing but Lincoln if you wanted ... hmm, maybe an idea for retirement ... Thanks for watching. Have a great week.

Thrilled that you do did this tag on Lincoln as he is a favorite subject of mine too. You had a lot of great recommendations. Any books on Lincoln by Burlingame, Guelzo, McPherson, Holzer and Ronald White are definitely worth reading. Here are some of my answers to the questions you posed: 1. First book on Lincoln I read: Lincoln: His Working and His World, given to me by a family friend in about sixth grade. They got it as a gift for making a donation to Disabled American Veterans. Originally published by Country Beautiful magazine in the 1960s it's mainly quotations from Lincoln with lots of illustrations. Lincoln's early life: Honor's Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln by Douglas L. Wilson Lincoln's personality: The Inner World of Abraham Lincoln by Michael Burlingame Lincoln as war President: Agree with you that McPherson's Tried by War is the best, though the older book Lincoln and His Generals by T. Harry Williams is also very insightful and enjoyable to read. Would also recommend a volume of essays by leading scholars edited by Gabor S. Borritt called Lincoln's Generals. Lincoln's family: The recent book by Burlingame, An American Marriage: The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd, though many people find it too harsh on Mary. Also any of the books by Jason Emerson, including his biography of Robert Lincoln as well as The Madness of Mary Lincoln, are very good. Lincoln's assassination: Any of the books by Edward Steers, Jr., especially Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Also William Hanchett, The Lincoln Murder Conspiracies, which skillfully dissects many of the conspiracy theories, and Harold Holzer's President Lincoln Assassinated!, a volume in the Library of America that contains primary sources. Also, the biography of John Wilkes Booth by Terry Alford called Fortune's Fool. And Mourning Lincoln by Martha Hodes that analyzes how Lincoln was mourned, or in some cases, wasn't. Specific periods in Lincoln's life: I agree that Holzer's book on Lincoln as president -elect is excellent, but I found Ted Widmer's Lincoln on the Verge, which focuses even more narrowly on the journey to Washington, to be a great read and contains interesting details not found elsewhere. Edward Achorn's Every Drop of Blood, on the second inauguration , is also very good and a good companion to White's book on the Second Inaugural Address. I'm looking forward to reading Achorn's more recent book on the 1860 Republican convention. Specialized study on Lincoln: I found Jonathan W. White's recent book, which shared the Lincoln Prize with Meacham's book, A House Built by Slaves: African Americans in the Lincoln White House, to be fascinating and full of fresh information. I would also recommend the volume edited by White, To Address You as My Friend, a collection of all the letters known to have been written to Lincoln by African Americans, as a great companion volume. "Holy Grail" Lincoln Books: I would have to say Burlingame 's two volume biography because it has to be the most detailed and meticulously researched Lincoln biography ever written but it is still written in a readable style. Though I have the print version, I prefer the online one that is available for download as it is even more detailed and documented. (Yes, I know, I can be a real geek about such things.). I have bought by not read yet the one volume version (still 750 pages) of Burlingame edited by Jonathan White. But I would also recommend the brief volume Burlingame wrote for the Concise Lincoln Library published by Southern Illinois University Press called Lincoln and the Civil War. In less than 200 pages, Burlingame does a great job of explaining why Lincoln was the North's "secret weapon" in winning the war Books to recommend to readers new to Lincoln: I agree with you that it depends on the age and the level of knowledge regardless of age. I also agree that Meacham's book would a good beginning because of its appealing style. I haven't read the book by McGovern. Mark E. Neely's The Last Best Hope of Earth: Abraham Lincoln ahd Promise of America is a good brief introduction by a leading Lincoln scholar. I would also recommend his The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties. And his Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia is a good reference but needs to be updated to include more recent research. The Illustrated biography by the Kunhardt's is also a good introduction. I would also mention a recent biography that I think has been overlooked, Richard Striner's Summoned to Glory: The Audacious Life of Abraham Lincoln which not only provides a good overview of Lincoln's but I think makes a good case Lincoln was not as passive, especially on slavery, as some previous historians have maintained.

The title of that first book I read on Lincoln is Lincoln: His Words and His World. I should add that the biography by Ronald C. White, Jr. called A. Lincoln: A Biography is quite good. It's more detailed and more insightful, I believe, than Meacham's, but still very readable and not nearly so long or potentially overwhelming as Burlingame's. White's more recent book Lincoln in Private, about Lincoln's private memoranda, is very insightful as well. Team of Rivals is a classic which I greatly enjoy. Richard Current's The Lincoln Nobody Knows is an older book that I would recommend as presenting leser known aspects of Lincoln's character.

I just got the Elizabeth Keckley book yesterday!!! I am very excited to read it. Found it at one of my local bookshops that I frequently shop in.

@@rickynewport6339 Well, Ricky, you have read a ton of Lincoln books. I gave you the ultimate compliment ... I screen shot the post and I am making a TBR list based on your recommendations! Thanks. I have read several of them, but you also added quite a few. (LOL, man, I just told myself yesterday that I needed to back off my book acquisitions ... well that lasted all of 12 hours!)

Great answers Bryan. Thank you for some more ideas for Lincoln books. I am taking a screen shot for future reference. I do like your sense of humor in #12, LOL. Thanks for watching. Have a great week.

Beveridge's biographies are excellent. I was fortunate to find copies in the 90's. Excellent resources. Beveridge's 4 volume set of John Marshall are also excellent and frankly, the best education one can get about the founding of the country.

I don't have it, but I want it. It is on my list of Lincoln books to get. I just haven't come across it at the used book store. It may be one that I have to break down and buy it online. Thanks for the recommendation. Thanks for watching. Have a great week.

@@LibroParadiso-ep4zt I didn't know he wrote one on Marshall, too. That is good to know. That will have to be added to the list as well. Thanks for watching. Have a great week.

It is very unfortunate that Beveridge died before he could complete his series on Lincoln. I feel like Lincoln and the way we look at him would be much different if Beveridge got to his presidency.

It's very important. And we both really enjoy it. I am a firm believer that reading is the key to all of your learning at school. It opens doors and the sooner they get started the better. Thanks for watching Linda. Have a great week.

Haha, either one. I hope you picked out some for the TBR. Let me know which ones you liked best. Thanks for stopping by Erion. Have a great week.

@@billruttenberg Lee and His Men at Gettysburg, Crucible of Command, The Most Fearful Ordeal, and The Civil War: The First Year Told by Those Who Lived It. There's one Lee book you mentioned and I also have the abridged version. Hope you have a great week too.

Thank you. Glad you found the channel. I agree, Texas is a great state. We go there on vacation every couple of years. It's a long drive but it is worth it. Thank you for subscribing and watching the video. Have a great week.

Thanks Nigel. I do like the Christie mysteries. Thanks for stopping by. I went over and subscribed to your channel. Good stuff. Thanks for watching. Have a great week.

Welcome to the channel. I am so glad that you found me! I buy a lot of my books, but I also use my local library. There is nothing wrong with using the local libraries. My biggest issue is that I live in a small town and our local library doesn't carry a lot of the titles that I like to read. I can bring them in through the interlibrary loan, however, it has a small fee in order to do so. For the same cost I can buy them used and have them in my own collection. Also, I am a teacher, so it is nice to be able to reference my books any time I want to. But, with that said, I still use our local library and the library in our neighboring town. Thanks for watching. Have a great week.

OK, thank you for the recommendation. I didn't know there was a musical. Good to know. I know the description on the back made it sound very enticing to read. I will try to get to it in the next month or so. Thanks for watching. Have a great week.

Thanks Linda! How is your collecting going? Are you getting close?? And, do you collect all of the titles (even if it is the same story) or just all of the stories? Collecting all of the different covers would be really cool, except I think my wife would have issues. Thanks for watching. Have a great week.

Thanks Bryan. There is nothing better than a little rest and relaxation ... except maybe books! The alternative titles to books is frustrating when you are trying to collect the entire series, especially for someone like me because being the completest, I want ALL of the titles, even if it requires buying the same story twice! Thanks for watching. Have a great week.

Thank you Sydney! Good to hear from you. It was a refreshing vacation - rest and relaxation. Thank you for watching. Have a great week.