Wednesday, June 07, 2006
I'm reading a book.
Somebody run over to Michele's house and pick her up off the floor please.
Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States.
I wish he wasn't so preachy sometimes.
Nothing earth shattering yet. I've just started. The indians proved too clever for the euros to domesticate so they've started bringing in the blacks.
Interesting stuff on how the indians lived and how the africans lived and how the whites came in and decided fortune was the purpose of the exercise. Oh yeah, religious freedom stuff too but since neither the blacks nor the indians were determined to have any religion they were fair game.
I'm pacing myself on this one boys and girls. Note today's date and I'll tell you when I'm finished.
Now you HAVE to read my book when it comes out, not just use it as a door stop.
Last time I was in north america, I picked up a book called Don't Know Much About History. Can't remember who it was by. It's fabulous. The only downside is that it only deals with the history of the USA. I'd love something similar that also included Mexican and Canadian history.
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