Non Civil War Books and Movies

[Matt McKeon]

Lots of icky stuff written about him.

Bit of a psycho...a good fit for his times. The Yuck factor was the author of the bio

 

[jgoodguy]

Bit of a psycho...a good fit for his times. The Yuck factor was the author of the bio

Yep slaughter of the innocents was standard operating procedures of the time.

Writing a book is an unique way to escape prison.

FWIW

Kurt W. Treptow: US historian sentenced to prison in Romania on charges of sexual abuse is freed

IASI, Romania -- An American historian sentenced to seven years in prison for sexual perversion and sexual abuse of minors was released Tuesday after serving less than five years. Kurt W. Treptow, of Miami Beach, Florida, left the prison in this northeastern city in his lawyer's car. He was...

www.historynewsnetwork.org

 

[Matt McKeon]

Local Hero This is an old movie from the 1980s. A Texas oil company, led by Burt Lancaster, wants to buy out an entire Scottish highland village, raze it and install a major port and refinery. A sharp young "acquistions" executive flies to Scotland to carry out the companies wishes.

The local village is stunningly beautiful, full of the eccentric and charming locals you find in these films. The kicker is they are desperate to sell out, and can't wait to abandoned the marginal fishing and hardscrabble crofts that keep them on the poverty line, while the hardnosed executive becomes dreamy eyed and distracted by the beautiful shoreline and beautiful wife of the local solictor trying to cut a deal. Weird and funny. Lancaster steals every scene he's in: sleeping in board meetings, fascinated by astronomy, confronted by a nutty shrink employing "abuse therapy."

 

[diane]

Local Hero This is an old movie from the 1980s. A Texas oil company, led by Burt Lancaster, wants to buy out an entire Scottish highland village, raze it and install a major port and refinery. A sharp young "acquistions" executive flies to Scotland to carry out the companies wishes.

The local village is stunningly beautiful, full of the eccentric and charming locals you find in these films. The kicker is they are desperate to sell out, and can't wait to abandoned the marginal fishing and hardscrabble crofts that keep them on the poverty line, while the hardnosed executive becomes dreamy eyed and distracted by the beautiful shoreline and beautiful wife of the local solictor trying to cut a deal. Weird and funny. Lancaster steals every scene he's in: sleeping in board meetings, fascinated by astronomy, confronted by a nutty shrink employing "abuse therapy."

Thanks for bringing this up! It's currently on Roku so I marked it. Looks good. For me, there is a peculiar parallel. It was a Scottish company back in the 1920s bought villages on the Klamath to put dams up!

 

[5fish]

I found this love story gone tragically wrong... From the bronze age...

 

[jgoodguy]

I found this love story gone tragically wrong... From the bronze age...

That is interesting for sure.

 

[Matt McKeon]

The Habsburg Way: A Guide for Living in Turbulent Times

I heard the author, Eduard Lohergrin-Habsburg, on a podcast, "The Rest is History" He's a diplomat for Hungary, currently assigned to the Vatican, which is a good fit for such a strong Catholic. This pleasant read tells a little bit about Habsburg history. He's an archduke, but assures the reader that its not a very exclusive title. His secret for happiness is being a Catholic, marrying your soulmate and having a lot of children, and be useful, brave and die a good death.
He describes a "knocking" ritual. A decreased Habsburg is carried to a church door, and the leader of the funeral procession knocks on the door. The priest says "who is it?"(or something like that, they are speaking German), and the leader describes the illustrious family and titles of the decreased man(which included his claim to the "duchy of Auschwitz!").
The priest replies he doesn't know him.
The leader knocks again, and describes the accomplishments of the decreased.
The priest says he doesn't know him.
The leader knocks again
The priest asks "who is it?"
The leader says, "A poor mortal sinner."
And the priest opens the door. I saw it on Youtube. Pretty cool.

 

[Wehrkraftzersetzer]

The Habsburg Way: A Guide for Living in Turbulent Times

I heard the author, Eduard Lohergrin-Habsburg, on a podcast, "The Rest is History" He's a diplomat for Hungary, currently assigned to the Vatican, which is a good fit for such a strong Catholic. This pleasant read tells a little bit about Habsburg history. He's an archduke, but assures the reader that its not a very exclusive title. His secret for happiness is being a Catholic, marrying your soulmate and having a lot of children, and be useful, brave and die a good death.
He describes a "knocking" ritual. A decreased Habsburg is carried to a church door, and the leader of the funeral procession knocks on the door. The priest says "who is it?"(or something like that, they are speaking German), and the leader describes the illustrious family and titles of the decreased man(which included his claim to the "duchy of Auschwitz!").
The priest replies he doesn't know him.
The leader knocks again, and describes the accomplishments of the decreased.
The priest says he doesn't know him.
The leader knocks again
The priest asks "who is it?"
The leader says, "A poor mortal sinner."
And the priest opens the door. I saw it on Youtube. Pretty cool.

do You have a link?

 

[Matt McKeon]

do You have a link?

No. I read a hardcopy of the book. The podcast is a very popular one called "The Rest Is History"

 

[jgoodguy]

No. I read a hardcopy of the book. The podcast is a very popular one called "The Rest Is History"

Batch of YouTube videos.