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@JohnsonBec32985 James was the author (not the editor) of “Battle Cry” as well as almost a dozen other books on the Civil War era that were equally admired by the academy and the general public.

This is misleading .The fact is that James McPherson is not a popular historian; he is an academic historian who edited one of the books in the highly prestigious and academic series The Oxford History of the United States. Also Beard is an academic. She is not a pop historian. E

REALLY fun, interesting thread. Thank you.

@HouckssBurner “Yes. Blame Craig. It’s definitely all Craig’s fault.” - John Henry

Craig Breslow. Going into his tenure as POBO for the Sox, he had Devers, Sale, Story, Whitlock, Pivetta, Martin, Yoshida, Casas, Duran, Abreu, Houck, Crawford, and Bello. He also had the third ranked farm system ITL with names such as Mayer, Anthony, Rafaela, Teel, Campbell, Yorke, Fitts and more. He had so much talent to build around, instead, most of these guys are gone, or not optimized because of his horrible roster construction or bad coaching hires. It was simple, you develop the guys that you had, and build around those guys with outside talent who can produce. Instead, Breslow has done the opposite, put together awful rosters, and alienated players, execs, and coaches. Unfortunately firing would lead to no one wanting to take the job, as they would fear they would only have it for a few years, but at this point you have to. Eddie Romero has played second fiddle since Dave Dombrowski and I believe it is his time to shine. Let him build this team from the ground up, he deserves it and I think he would do an amazing job. Breslow sucks, simple as that. Hopefully his employers realize that soon

What an awful story. This guy just strait up stabbed two people, then he dipped. boston.com/?post_type=pos…

@MattGlassman312 Grant’s Memoirs are wonderful for sure, but the “best writings by any U. S. President” are Lincoln’s Second Inaugural and Gettysburg Address, and it’s not even close. The Second Inaugural itself is perhaps the most beautiful piece of writing ever composed by an American.

There is no doubt in my mind that the best writings of any U.S. President are Grant's memoirs, and his recollections of Lee's surrender in Appomattox---161 year ago this today---are perhaps the best parts of those memoirs.

@KVanValkenburg @fried_egg_golf This was really well-written and very thoughtful. Thanks!

As part of our Masters preview at @fried_egg_golf, I went deep on Scottie Scheffler and the search for meaning. thefriedegg.com/articles/scott…

@AmericanGwyn I think “Benito Cereno” is superior to “Bartleby,” although I understand some people classify “Benito” as a novella and not a longish short story.

My Ten Favorite Short Stories: 1. “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” Hemingway 2. “Sisters,” Joyce 3. “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” O’Connor 4. “⁠Sweetheart Of The Song Tra Bong,” O’Brien 5. “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” Melville 6. “A Rose for Emily,” Faulkner

@thamosdeaf 100% correct take. The film would have been way more powerful with Duvall

The Godfather Part III isn't a bad film - I'm not its biggest fan, but I'm on the side of the supporters - but it's insane that the producers didn't learn their lesson when Castellano bounced from Part II over a salary dispute and refused to pay Duvall what he wanted for III.

@patdennis Somehow it’s nearly as good as the next book in the series, the magisterial “Battle Cry of Freedom.” “What Hath God Wrought” is a great and terrifically readable book

Mandatory reading for all

@whsieh Wellll…@FitzMagic_14 had a pretty nice career, even though he never played in the playoffs. One magical season from him and Harvard has like nine. I don’t have a horse in the race but I have to stick up for the school that’s thirty minutes down the road…

Stanford having three here and the Ivies having none is pretty striking. 😂

A live look at @FBIDirectorKash, his agents, @DanMcKeeRI, @PVDMayor and @ProvidenceRIPD & @EastProvPD ready to crack the case in the @BrownUniversity shooting! I feel safe with these brilliant detectives in charge #BrownUniversity #Brown_University

This @USANetwork coverage of the Ryder Cup may be the worst coverage in the history of sports. There are 8 golf balls on the course and you are missing half the shots? More commercials than golf #USA 🇺🇸#RyderCup

T. E. Lawrence said "No praise could be too sheer for this book." There is little doubt that this is one of the finest pieces of writing on the First World War. @TELawrenceBooks @TELawrenceSoc

@Mr_Lincoln Also, don’t confuse your account becoming stagnant with Twitter slowly dying. This place is mostly bots now, and the leftovers are 90% of the same political viewpoint parroting their views back-and-forth to each other. That death has nothing to do with your account.

@Mr_Lincoln You’re doing great. There’s nothing to improve. Lincoln’s life is endlessly interesting and you tell us about it well. If people don’t care about Lincoln it’s on them, not you. Keep up the wonderful work.

Sometimes I feel like this account is stagnant. Is it lacking anything? Any ideas on how to make it more interesting? Please be kind.

Our new T.E. Lawrence related catalogue is now available, if interested please request a copy. @TELawrenceSoc @TELawrenceSoc @WkfdHistSoc @yorkbookfair

@hebcelt47 @Mr_Lincoln Lincoln’s reply is very well known. You can read it here: abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speech…

@Mr_Lincoln I care because this was journalism when we weren't afraid. I dare say that Horace Greeley knew more about slavery than the dolt. Curious, did President Lincoln respond privately or comment about the editorial?

Yeah, I know. The current dolt in the White House says slavery wasn’t so bad. So why should anyone care about this editorial written in 1862 begging Lincoln to end it? I wonder what the Kardashians are doing?

From the sublime to the more mundane. Two editions of Homer's Odyssey translated by T.E. Shaw. @TELawrenceSoc @TELawrenceBooks @StuartKells @pbfaorg @yorkbookfair

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I know Rafael Devers isn’t blameless in all this, but you just know a major hatchet job is coming from @NESN (owned by John Henry) and the @BostonGlobe (owned by John Henry). It will be as bad a the Francona hatchet job. John Henry is the worst owner in sports. Sell the @RedSox.