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Fitz Williams
Colonial Militia
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 Posted - January 15 2003 : 02:32:17 AM
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When it comes to closing a frizzen and pulling the gun to full cock, there is just no excuse for this kind of inaccuracy. Especially when the scene will be used for a close up.
When it comes to throwing hawks, etc., it's hard to beat Russell Means and the blue hockey stick! |
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richfed
Sachem
USA
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 Posted - January 15 2003 : 06:06:26 AM
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So ... you think I should try & catch this one, then?!?  Sounds like a good one!  |
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Wilderness Woman
Watcher of the Wood
USA
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 Posted - January 15 2003 : 08:28:36 AM
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Sure, Rich... give it a go! That is if you enjoy being:
Frustrated...
Confused...
Bored...
Or
Angry!
It will fulfill all of those for you! |
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Seamus
Guardian of Heaven's Gate
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Posted - January 15 2003 : 08:33:12 AM
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Yep! WW--
........or have the choice of:
1) Watching the thing, or,
2) Having a sharp stick poked in your eye. |
Life's journey is not to
arrive at the grave safely
in a well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways,
totally worn out, shouting
'...holy sh*t ...what a ride!'
~~Mavis Leyrer, Seattle
Seamus
~~Aim small, hit the b*****d right between the eyes!~~ |
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Two Kettles
Colonial Settler
USA
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Posted - January 15 2003 : 4:28:08 PM
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Scott,
"Kenneth Roberts did a good job with Arnold. Was it Rabble in Arms? (It's been a long time.)"
Actually, Roberts featured Arnold in three of his novels:
ARUNDEL - the story of the March to Quebec and the siege;
RABBLE IN ARMS - the two years from the retreat from Quebec to Saratoga;
OLIVER WISWELL - the story of the Revolution from the point of view of a young loyalist. He meets Arnold after he changes sides.
Roberts' fascinating defense/explanation of Arnold comes from RABBLE, and if I remember right he goes into more detail in his autobiography I WANTED TO WRITE. Although few, if any, historians entirely buy Roberts' arguments, they were truly revolutionary (pun intended) for their day, and still give one food for thought.
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - January 16 2003 : 08:35:08 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Scott,
"Kenneth Roberts did a good job with Arnold. Was it Rabble in Arms? (It's been a long time.)"
Originally posted by Two Kettles
"Roberts' fascinating defense/explanation of Arnold comes from RABBLE..."
I am glad to read these comments, because I recently ordered paperback versions, from Amazon, of Arundel and Rabble In Arms, hoping that they would be something I would enjoy. It sounds as though they will be. As soon as I finish reading Howard Fast's Bunker Hill (formerly published as Seven Days in June), I will begin! |
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Two Kettles
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Posted - January 17 2003 : 1:10:28 PM
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WW,
I think you're in for a real treat. Although he's not talked about much today, Roberts was considered one of the finest American writers of his day (30s-50s). And, in some cases, his historical fiction was more accurrate than the "straight" history being written at the time. I read "Arundel" and am just amazed that it was his first novel - although he had been a nonfiction writer/journalist for a number of years. He really had a knack for storytelling.
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - January 17 2003 : 7:11:49 PM
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Oh, Super! I can't wait to begin! It takes me a while to get through a book, due mainly to time constraints, but I will let you know what I think.
Ciao.
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Scott Bubar
Colonial Militia
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Posted - January 18 2003 : 08:00:57 AM
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Yep, thanks TK, it was the treatment in Rabble I was thinking of.
I re-read Oliver Wiswell a few months ago. The same copy I first read nearly forty years ago. It had been sitting in the back of my trunk since we cleared out my dad's house a few years back.
Still a very good read. The first time though, had an eye-opening impact for someone raised with the standard patriot's-eye view of the Revolution. Of course, I was never one to accept the status quo as gospel, and the rest of that decade turned the world upside down.
I'd love to see this one made into a movie by someone who knows what they're about. |
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