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High Tide by Helen Dortch Longstreet
THE CRITICS HAVE IT ALL WRONG AS USUAL.There are many critics who have poo-pooed this work as just another book by a desperate wife trying to save (or restore) the slandered reputation of her husband, General James Longstreet.After the civil war, a cadre of unscrupulous low-level Confederate generals attacked the reputation of Gen. Longtreet in a effort to mask their own questionable civil war records or to enhance their own current reputations and that of Gen. Robert E. Lee. This book was Helen Longstreet's response to that attack.Keep in mind that at age 17, Helen Dortch was editoress of the Carnesville Tribune newspaper, in Carnesville, Georgia. As a newpaperwoman, she possessed all the investigative and writing skills necessary to cull facts from fiction. This is an excellent book in defense of her husband's reputation and was based on the Official Records. Unlike many others, she quoted from historical, not hysterical, facts.
Disappointing
Like the first reviewer I was greatly enjoying this novel about Ella. It's remarkable ..and then at the very end he ruins it with what can only be called gratuitous tasteless bizarreness that didn't even sound like the same writer....the spell was shattered and I can't guess why....it achieved nothing and harmed the book...imo. If he had afforded Ella the dignity of her death that we know took place ....it would be a better known book..as it is, it almost goes into SiFi
Title misleading
I was very disappointed when I received this cd. I thought that it would be a collection of songs that have been on the show. I am a huge fan and was very excited when I found this cd on Amazon. When I received the cd and listened to it, the only song from the show was the main title theme. The cd is actually a collection of songs that "inspired the show." Amazon does not state this. It is in small print on the cd cover. HUGE disappointment.
map puzzle
I bought this puzzle for my classroom of 4th through 6th graders. I received a puzzle like this when I was 11 years old, and was one of the few kids who really knew the USA! My students have that reputation as well. When most schools teach NOTHING about the states or their relation with each other (I know, none of my own children learned anything about this in school.), a child who plays with this puzzle will learn their USA having fun. It is the only US puzzle, to my knowledge, that has all the states cut individually. Most puzzles clump the small New England states together, which does a disservice to the children.
KORG OT-120 Problem
I have used two different units OT-120 and both tune fine (or display) the pitch center,but both units display a too large pitch deviation if the note is off-center.I just returned my second unit which I bought because I suspected the first unit being defect.No, that is obviously a KORG systematic error.Thanks God I own one old KORG MASTER TUNER, which operates much better than the new OT-120.(All tuners work better if used with an external micro and a pre-amplifier)If you want to measure the cents deviations of a tone, do not buy the KORG OT-120.Testing the SEIKO SAT1100 soon.
Not 8 octaves by a long shot.
I received my Korg OT-120 in a timely manner. I couldn't wait to try it out! I was severely crestfallen. It worked no better in upper and lower ranges than the $15 Korg tuner it was meant to replace. I would recommend to anyone to consider another product. This is not an 8 octave tuner even though they have named it so. Orchestral? Bah! I feel ripped off. My faith in Korg is gone. Look for another brand! I am thinking about sending this thing back.