A Land As God Made It By James Horn
I highly recommend this very readable and informative book about the English settlement of Jamestown and the Powhatan Confederation. 17th century American history is highly underrated!
Category: Book Blogging
The Year 1000 by Valerie Hansen
I just finished the book, The Year 1000, by Valerie Hansen. Wonders upon wonders are contained in the anecdotes, examples, and dynamics that the author presents as she takes us around the world looking at great changes on the cusp of the second millennium.
Book Blogging: Erskine S. Allin, Chapter 1
I brought the book with me on a family trip to Maui to read in the idle moments. The book raises a few eyebrows because it’s such an esoteric subject. For a gun nerd it’s also a great conversation starter.
New Book I’m Reading About Erskine Allin
The only thing missing is a sub-sub title like “In which it is revealed how awesome Mr. Allen’s contribution to firearms history really was.”
Wow, thanks for the comment, Tom. Your rifle, it seems, would have been manufactured in the first half of 1882,…
My forager has the serial number 91. It was purchased in the 1930's by my grandfather. It was a mail…
Hey cool, thanks for the comment, Mike! Congrats on finding one. I would also assume no patch box in the…
This was a great source of information. I obtained a Navy Sharps in the 44k range, with both EF and…