THE BOOK
This
page is a “place holder” for promotion of that remarkable tome once it’s in the
publisher’s hand.
[Disclaimer
– in no way is this page suppose to be seen as an
attempt to add pressure upon the author of THE BOOK. This page is purely being drafted well, well,
well, well in advance of that manuscript reaching its publisher in order to
prepare the website builder enough time to come up with a cool promotional site
for THE BOOK. Again this should not be
seen as an effort to bring the publication of that long awaited history to
completion any sooner than expected.
However
if it had that side effect, naturally it would be seen as a “good thing.” J The management. J]
Revised –
Spring 2010
Sometimes
life just wants to toss you curve balls, and for the author that has been the
case for about 18 months. First, there
was the new job. Then there was the
significant capital budget for the projects associated with the new job. Then there was the new boss that oversaw the
author’s new job. Honestly, he’s been
working on the edits. But toss in a few
things that happen in life – medical, personal, and well just life – and he’s
learning that time can be a fleeting thing to collect. A few key strokes here, a few redlined pages
there, and progress is made albeit even in the author’s mind not as much as he
would hope and like to be able to say was made.
The new goal and objective is to have the book available by the 150th
anniversary of the formation of the regiment.
Let’s hope that the fates align to allow the opportunity for that to occur
in the next year.
Spring 2008
I truly
believe that there are times that the story of the book itself will be as
interesting to read as the historical insight it provides. This time a series of events conspired
against our learned historian before his family’s visit to
As
to the family, all are doing well. The
newest addition, Sybella, is a delight and gets a lot
of help from big sister – Lexie. Mom and
Dad are enjoying the delights associated with a toddler and a teen.
Winter 2007
I know, I know – the book is coming. Ok, sure it is Rod, sure it is…just keep
saying it and you might believe it.
It is…seems the author had a major computer problem
over the summer in the course of having a few weeks off to finish the
edits. Most of the work was recovered –
most if it. He is now in the final
(re)edits of the manuscript.
In the course of those final edits in the Summer, the author discovered another set of archives that
had some unknown materials regarding the religious issues within the
regiment.
Fall 2007
Well, the work
was being done and things moved fairly well after the computer crashes,
restored drives and such of earlier this year.
The big, big news in the Author’s life is the adoption of a beautiful
little girl from
So,
during those late night diaper changes, HE IS GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH TIME TO
FINALIZE THE MANUSCRIPT!! 2008 is the
145th Anniversary and I know that the Publisher is panting for this
one!
Summer 2004
As the participating descendants associated with
this website know, there is a book being written by one of the descendants of
the 74th.. This book is destined to become the definitive
history of this remarkable regiment.
It’s also destined to add some interesting details to events that up
until its publication have remained unknown to many historians – including some
of the “all time greats of Civil War history.”
Trust me – I have seen edits.
Now, THE BOOK, was completed – sent in
manuscript form to the publisher (
This fall he got a bit of assistance – well ok maybe
not a lot of assistance but not too much of a hindrance either – in an archive
grab that covered three states and half a dozen archives and libraries. I can attest to the difficulty facing the
author in that one of the challenges he has is reconciling three different
regimental musters for the regiment with slightly different information and in
some cases slightly different spellings of names. So, that is impeding his progress
dramatically. In addition, the research
team – in spite of having little sleep mind you for a host of reasons –
acquired a stack of copies of German newspapers, letters, and even a diary one
descendant provided that have to be reconciled with the text. Now keep in mind that in addition to learning
the nuances of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and a small sacrifice to the Lords of
Safety along the way, we were contending with closed offices and holidays. YET – the new material will be very helpful
and it does affirm other documents.
Combined the book, when done, will be one that will effectively and with
near real-time documentation, refute some “established facts” regarding