tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post7934823224099603093..comments2024-03-25T19:05:07.205-06:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Working, Playing: Steel BonnetsJaneGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-89008226456026880932017-04-16T15:23:42.087-06:002017-04-16T15:23:42.087-06:00The photo of the Steel Bonnet / helmet is great; ...The photo of the Steel Bonnet / helmet is great; so sturdy! I agree the Hadrian's Wall part of the book would be the most interesting to me. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-5998226681180601122017-04-11T09:09:59.218-06:002017-04-11T09:09:59.218-06:00I completely ignored the footnotes as I was findin...I completely ignored the footnotes as I was finding it too dense without them! The book would have been stellar at half the length.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-35263209265067452472017-04-11T03:16:04.959-06:002017-04-11T03:16:04.959-06:00I think that I would like this. I love this kind o...I think that I would like this. I love this kind of history. Dense and ponderous usually does not bother me.<br /><br />This is such an interesting region. Your reading about it will probably really enhance your travel experience. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-3754241429882559672017-04-11T00:43:28.221-06:002017-04-11T00:43:28.221-06:00I'm glad you found some of this book interesti...I'm glad you found some of this book interesting - I thought that bit about Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, and Billy Graham was fascinating! I agree about the anecdotes - far too many and too repetitive. I did read it to the end - but only by scan reading large sections. I thought parts were confusing and disjointed, and with far too many footnotes.<br /><br />Margaret at <a rel="nofollow">BooksPlease</a>BooksPleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721650104596705715noreply@blogger.com