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Post by Diane Merkel on Oct 1, 2006 16:36:18 GMT -6
In case you haven't discovered it yet, let me recommend a blog: masondixonwildwest.blogspot.com/Tom Goodrich ( Bloody Dawn, Scalp Dance) and his wife Deb are the bloggers. Give it a read and send them a comment! |
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Post by Diane Merkel on Oct 14, 2006 19:25:06 GMT -6
Sorry, all, but the blog has changed and the info I passed along in this reply is no longer available. Some of the following posts may not make sense.
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Post by bubbabod on Oct 14, 2006 20:22:34 GMT -6
Diane, et al, I don't know if any of you have heard of the story of the North Platte Canteen during WWII. I had never heard of North Platte until I read an article in the Parade section of the Sunday paper a couple years ago. It's truly a stirring story of a patriotic little county town during WWII and the relationships they established with the thousands of young American men coming through on the trains carrying them to the war in Europe. I had no idea of the history of North Platte as it relates to us--students of the Indian Wars. I hope I can make it there next year.
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Post by markland on Nov 28, 2006 9:40:58 GMT -6
I think Tom has been hanging around the Custerholics a bit too much as his blog from yesterday (11/27) entitled "The Eternal Custer" included this quote: "While it is true that Custer was perhaps the man most instrumental in crushing the culture of the plains Indian tribes, it is also true that, like his counterpart, Crazy Horse, he was a warrior through and through." While I agree with the latter portion of the quote, i.e., Custer as a warrior; I am forced to say balderdash about his statement about GAC being "the man most instrumental in crushing the culture of the plains Indian tribes..."!
Me thinks that Carr, Mackenzie, Hatch, Wood/Palmer and the men of their cavalry regiments are spinning in their graves at that one!
Be good,
Billy
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Post by Diane Merkel on Nov 28, 2006 17:47:03 GMT -6
Yeah, but Tom gave LBHA a nice plug . . . .
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Post by markland on Nov 29, 2006 11:25:20 GMT -6
Yeah, but Tom gave LBHA a nice plug . . . . Yes, that he did. You will have to excuse me as I am distracted by two phenomena; one natural and one decidedly unnatural. The natural one is an Ice Storm Warning just issued for the area beginning at lunch today (already freezing drizzle outside.) The second and more mind-boggling one is the fact that DC has remotely suggested that he will do some research. I am having a hard time getting my head around that concept!  Billy |
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Post by bubbabod on Dec 4, 2006 19:42:32 GMT -6
Billy, maybe Tom's statement, "While it is true that Custer was perhaps the man most instrumental in crushing the culture of the plains Indian tribes ... " he was referring more to Custer's defeat, which had a significant effect on "crushing the culture." No?
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Post by markland on Dec 27, 2006 20:42:02 GMT -6
In case you haven't discovered it yet, let me recommend the Wild West Magazine Blog: wildwestblogcom.blogspot.com/Tom Goodrich ( Bloody Dawn, Scalp Dance) is the blogger, and he covers all facets and personalities of the Wild West. He just started it a couple of weeks ago, so you can read the posts-to-date in one sitting and stay current with it thereafter. Give it a read and send Tom a comment! Until Diane modifies her URL, to reach the Wild West blog written by Tom, use the below link as the original is now the domain of some company that will try to dump crapware into your PC. masondixonwildwest.blogspot.com/Billy |
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