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>Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1993 20:57:35 -0500
>From: rogers@sol.instrumental.com (Bob Rogers)
In the new movie "Gettysburg", Confederate General Armistead sobs when telling
General Longstreet of his close friendship with and reluctance to fight Union
General Hancock, who he is about to meet in battle. Aside from the accuracy of
this scene, would this kind of teary behavior among men be possible, typical,
or atypical among 19th Century American men? It's certainly not a scene you'd
seen an a World War II movie. Are we seeing 19th Century behavior, or
late 20th Century behavior?
Disclaimer: I'm not an academic - I don't even play one on TV. A few years
ago, though, I noticed that a lot of books I was reading had been written
by American Studies types. It seems like a field that lets you study just
about anything you please about American history and culture. I envy those
of you who have that charter for your life's work.
-- Bob Rogers Internet: rogers@instrumental.com Instrumental, Inc. GEnie: R.C.ROGERS Minneapolis, MN Phone: 612-920-6188