tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post3482625527749109752..comments2024-03-28T16:31:23.093-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Northern Michigan 150 Years AgoP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-23866668953389950782011-06-23T05:19:06.149-07:002011-06-23T05:19:06.149-07:00Glad you are enjoying the book, too, Gerry. David ...Glad you are enjoying the book, too, Gerry. David and I are loving it, as is my bookstore helper, Bruce Balas, who promises to write a full, formal review when he finishes--although that, I told him, could take a while. John Mitchell has made an important contribution to Michigan history with this book.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-32216654700646412302011-06-22T16:03:28.591-07:002011-06-22T16:03:28.591-07:00I've been obsessed with the communities Civil ...I've been obsessed with the communities Civil War veterans made in Antrim County after their war, and have been looking forward to reading this book. I'm halfway through--would have finished but for the time I spend poring over each map and illustration and photo--and have already decided it's simply excellent. Good history is, I think, mostly a matter of choosing telling details and then putting them together in a vigorous, honest narrative. Not a simple task, no indeed. Honorable work, though.Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com