1. R.E. Lee by Douglas Southall Freeman Published in 1934, this four-volume book by Douglas Southall Freeman chronicles all of the major events and highlights of Robert E. Lee’s military career. The book discusses everything from Lee’s experiences in the Mexican-War to his surrender at Appomattox. Freeman depicts Lee as an honest, straightforward man who is…
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Audible Books for Free: One Second After & One Year After
When the Post-Apocalyptic genre really took off, One Second After was one of the first books that I read that had a profound impact on me as both a writer and prepper. I went on to read the other two books in the series: One Year After and The Final Day. The final installment of…
Literary Corner: Remembering J.R.R Tolkien
Remembering J. R. R. Tolkien: January 3, 1892–September 2, 1973 “I am in fact a Hobbit.” — J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is a favorite author of New Left “hippies” and New Right nationalists, and for pretty much the same reasons. Tolkien deeply distrusted modernization and industrialization, which replace organic reciprocity…
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Orwell’s Bugman in 1984
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A Deep Dive into Classic Western Movies: Jeremiah Johnson
Jeremiah Johnson For those of you who have been reading my blog for some time you know this movie holds a special place in my heart. Not only is it the BEST Mountain Man movie ever made IMO, it is an amazing story BASED on a REAL LIFE Character that went by the name…
Canadian Commercial Encourages Whites to Partake in Assisted Suicide
Canadian Commercial Encourages Whites to Partake in Assisted Suicide I did a post yesterday on how low sperm counts across the globe harken back to the dystopian classic The Children of Men. But now with these All-White Canadian Assisted Suicide commercials it is downright spooky! All that remains is for the Government to start mailing…
The Children of Men in Real Time?
Study finds ‘alarming’ decline in sperm count across world So it appears another classic dystopian novel is proving to be eerily prophetic. First it was 1984, then Soylent Green, then Camp of the Saint’s now it is The Children of Men. For those who have not read the novel I will spare you any…
Literary Corner: Cormac McCarthy’s Quest for Answers Amid the Chaos
Cormac McCarthy’s Quest for Answers Amid the Chaos Cormac McCarthy’s novels have had a profound impact on me as a writer over the years. If you are new to Cormac, I highly recommend these three novels to start out with: Blood Meridian No Country for Old Men The Road Looking forward to…
Surviving Winter: A Mountain Man Pictorial Tribute
Surviving Winter As a writer I very often rely on True West Magazine to supply me with both information and inspiration for my short stories and novels. This pictorial tribute of Surviving Winter went a long way in helping me get started on a follow up to my “Red Tail” Jack Patterson Mountain Man…