Bates Books

David Homer Bates experienced the Civil War from a desk in the telegraph office in the War Department. Bates received reports from battlefield commanders in all theaters of operation and conveyed them to President Abraham Lincoln, who often spent long hours in the telegraph office waiting for news of the latest campaign. The diary Bates kept from November 1863 until June 1865 is a remarkable record of the war as it happened.

Editor Donald Markle opens the book with a short but informative overview of the military telegraph. Markle describes the transformation of military command and control abilities resulting from the advent of the telegraph, and the resources devoted to improving and expanding the telegraph during the Civil War.

At the beginning of each chapter, Markle provides the historical context for the events Bates describes in his diary. For readers unfamiliar with the many names and places referred to by Bates, Markle supplies extensive endnotes that fill in the blanks. Markle also provides a fascinating appendix on Civil War cipher systems.

What readers may find most fascinating is how events were first reported, or misreported, during the course of the war. Bates wrote on August 1st, 1864 that the cause for the Union disaster at the Petersburg crater was that "2 hours were allowed to elapse before any advance was made by Gen. Meade." Most historians concur that the true responsibility for the catastrophe rested on the shoulders of the drunken James Ledlie and the hapless Ambrose Burnside.

On August 8th, Bates recorded that "A telegram...confirms death of rebel Gen. Forrest." Forrest was again reported killed on December 19th. On August 29th, "rebels say that Hood is killed & Longstreet is in command at Atlanta." Forrest and Hood would no doubt have chuckled at the reports of their deaths. On April 12, 1865, Bates received word that "Mrs. Gen. Lee is dying." Reports of her imminent death were greatly exaggerated.

The most poignant passages of Bates' diary follow the assassination of President Lincoln. While the country grieved and raged, Bates mourned Lincoln's loss in a very personal way: "I have seen him and conversed with him nearly every day and have learned to love him for his many virtues & his few faults."

David Homer Bates will in all likelihood never be a household name associated with the Civil War. Thanks to the expert editing of Donald Markle, however, Bates' absorbing diary provides readers with the unique experience of reliving the war's last eighteen months.

This book has a wealth on information on the Chromatics. That makes is valuable in itself for the Game, but teh galaxy shaking events that happen in the story add even more to its worth. If you plan on running any campaigns in Trinity, this is a must, it give information, serves as a springboard for your own ideas, and even gives youa glimpse at what White wolf could do next.

The book contains two adventures: Heaven Through Iron Gates and Climbing to Tartarus. Both adventures have separate color sections with in-character info to the players. Thankfully, unlike some adventures of the Darkness Revealed series, there are no spoilers in this in-character section. Both adventures can be played independently from the rest of the series, but they'll be much more satisfactory as a conclusion to the Darkness Revealed story arc. Apart from the adventures, there's also some setting info on the extrasolar colonies, North America and Africa.

It's difficult to describe the book without giving out spoilers. Both adventures have a very epic feel (especially Climbing to Tartarus), and, should the characters end them, they'll probably become very popular and influential. Both adventures introduce significant changes to the Trinity universe, no matter how they're concluded.

Resuming, a very solid book. If you like epic space opera, you'll love Ascent to Light.

I'm not sure exactly why, but some books evoke a melody that plays through my head as I read. UNDER THE BURR OAK TREE is one such book. As an old-fashioned love story, the song written by Paul Williams "Just an Old Fashioned Love Song" and words about three-part harmony and I found this was so appropriate to this story.

Three-part Harmony: Two women, two men, two love stories . . . and one loving and forgiving God. Read the story, listen to the `melody' and you'll hear the harmony - a trio of love, joy, and forgiveness.

Dennis Bates writes with great sensitivity and delightful humor. There are some laugh-out-loud moments even in the midst of extreme tension.

Kudos to you, Dennis, for writing a beautiful, sensitive and deeply meaningful love story.

When Jorie visits her father for the first time after his heart attack, she hardly recognizes him. He's no longer the capable, humorous, strong person she's accustomed to being with. As the days pass, her mother spends more and more time at the hospital and can't provide Jorie with the support she's used to. Even her sister goes away for a week to visit their grandmother. Jorie simply has to adjust to her father's illness by herself. Slowly, painfully, she learns how to come to grips with her mother's absence. But she never loses her sense of humor and spirited interest in everything going on around her. And she learns that even though her father is changed after his heart attack, he's still special-just in a different way. This is a poignant, often funny story about growth, self-discovery, and love.

This is a fantastic find. It is chuck full of history and is very detailed. One problem, is the using Craig D. Bates as a source. I believe his work is tainted. How was Lucy Telles as Yosemite Miwok/Mono Lake Paiute? If anything she was a Mono Lake Paiute and that can be proven. Also I liked how you quoted that even though all the paperwork came back that Young Charlie was a Mono Lake Paiute SOME of his family claim he was a Miwok. Young Charlis was a 4/4 full blooded Mono Lake Paiute and NOT a drop of Miwok blood. I should know I was related to his family. Why did some family members claim he was Miwok? There was never any proof he was a Miwok. The rest of the book is great and a must have.

The audio cassette provides an excellent reading of an amusing novel. Bruce Montague gives a lively performance befitting to the light spirit of the book. Although not great literature, Bates's novel is diverting and a pleasant way to spend an afternoon.

Forms for monitoring (keeping track), observing (knowing what's going on), interacting (finding out), analyzing (delving deeper), reporting (summing up). Includes student plans, contracts, projects completed, reading/writing,project logs, status of the class, holistic checklists, kidwatching guidelines, parent questionnaires, interviews, portfolio analysis, holistic scoring, miscue analysis/runnig records, and so much more.

You will already know, if you like to read or study Johnson, but what you may not know, is that you can buy separate books from this collected works on special offer, as and when your budget permits. This was not my first Johnson acquisition, and its content did not always intrigue me as much as say "Rambler". So be sure that when I say, it contains some real little gems for all us Johnsonians, that I am not talking about a new variety of vegetable; nor am I commending its content, based purely on the fact that, often as a fellow may recommend something, so as not to be embarrassed by his peers for an inapposite exposition.

Bates offers valuable assistance in using dictation effectively to write. We are trying to "tell" our story, and in this way, our natural language and style can be captured as the first draft toward the finished written product.