Ulysses S Grant - a 3 Part Documentary
Posted: November 2nd, 2020, 8:12 am
For history buffs and those who, like me, find it interesting, there's a reasonable documentary on Now TV called Grant.
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bluedonkey wrote:I recall a contemporary account describing General Grant's expression as being like that of a "man who had been told to run through a brick wall and had resolved to do it."
redsturgeon wrote:When I think of the American civil war I always recall the chewing gum cards I used to collect in the 60s as a kid. They depicted scenes of the war and there were some very gory ones which of course were the most sought after.
PinkDalek wrote:redsturgeon wrote:When I think of the American civil war I always recall the chewing gum cards I used to collect in the 60s as a kid. They depicted scenes of the war and there were some very gory ones which of course were the most sought after.
They were also most informative with, from memory, a couple of paragraphs of history. Someone threw mine out, much to my disappointment.
I haven’t searched online*** but weren’t they bubble gum?
*** Couldn’t resist:
https://www.sixtiescity.net/Lifestyle/civilwarcards.htm
redsturgeon wrote:PinkDalek wrote:redsturgeon wrote:When I think of the American civil war I always recall the chewing gum cards I used to collect in the 60s as a kid. They depicted scenes of the war and there were some very gory ones which of course were the most sought after.
They were also most informative with, from memory, a couple of paragraphs of history. Someone threw mine out, much to my disappointment.
I haven’t searched online*** but weren’t they bubble gum?
*** Couldn’t resist:
https://www.sixtiescity.net/Lifestyle/civilwarcards.htm
I stand corrected!
John
I actually had a complete set, some were very hard to acquire, and I have no idea what happened to them (along with an almost complete British stamp collection) but I suspect this was disposed of by my mother when I first moved out - along with a 3-foot stack of early DC and marvel comics!!
redsturgeon wrote:When I think of the American civil war I always recall the chewing gum cards I used to collect in the 60s as a kid. They depicted scenes of the war and there were some very gory ones which of course were the most sought after.
John
Redmires wrote:redsturgeon wrote:When I think of the American civil war I always recall the chewing gum cards I used to collect in the 60s as a kid. They depicted scenes of the war and there were some very gory ones which of course were the most sought after.
John
The Ken Burns series of the 'American Civil War' takes some beating. In fact, everything Ken Burns has done takes some beating.
AsleepInYorkshire wrote:Redmires wrote:redsturgeon wrote:When I think of the American civil war I always recall the chewing gum cards I used to collect in the 60s as a kid. They depicted scenes of the war and there were some very gory ones which of course were the most sought after.
John
The Ken Burns series of the 'American Civil War' takes some beating. In fact, everything Ken Burns has done takes some beating.
Is it currently on any of the mainstream channels?
Cheers
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