Reviews for The struck eagle

The average rating for The struck eagle based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-06-13 00:00:00 Roger Collord This book was a delight to read and the author, James Baldwin, went to great depths to research his subject matter. The biography of Brigadier General Micah Jenkins went hand in hand with the story of the 5th South Carolina Volunteers and the Palmetto Sharpshooters. I found that the maps provided were detailed and easy to follow and helped the reader to follow the narrative of that particular event or action the author was describing. I did notice that there was a different point of view as to who was at fault for the Confederate failure during the battle of Lookout Mountain fought during October 28-29 1863. In this book the author places the blame upon Brigadier General Evander M. Law, (pages 233-241). In Wiley Sword's account of this incident in his book 'Mountains Touched with Fire' (pages 134-144), he places the blame more towards Micah Jenkins. But either way, he was a gifted leader and a brave man and one who shared a similiar fate to many leaders who lead from the front during the Civil War. Overall a well researched and presented book covering the many battles of this man and these units.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-06-26 00:00:00 Randy Weaver This memoir caught my eye because of the consistently positive reviews. Although I’d merely skimmed them, all the stars made an impression and I proceeded to Amazon. When it arrived and I became aware of the content, however, I began to have second thoughts. Elizabeth Cohen is a journalist with impressive credentials, and here she presents a moving, honest account of her life as a single mom with a very young child while caring for her father in advancing stages of Alzheimer’s. Their living arrangement brings its own challenges, as their home is very rural, in upstate New York. As their address implies, there really are bears nearby. Here she muses that this might be a good thing. One gets the flavor of her winsome approach to this very challenging situation! ‘The idea of bears here, on Beartown Road, is pleasant. They are my gentle, non-judging neighbors. I consider them my friends. I think of them now, because our isolation is suddenly kind of scary and I need to believe in a benevolent someone nearby. The house is the last house on the road, surrounded by fields overgrown with tall, brown weeds. We are miles from the nearest convenience store.’ Although I was initially squeamish about reading an account of a loved one with a deteriorating Alzheimer’s condition, I came to find this enjoyable and thought provoking. Through her considerable writing skills, the author expresses the irony and joy to be found in her recurring struggles. Constantly fascinating for her is the realization that daughter Ava and Daddy are on opposite ends of the life’s learning curve – a ‘parabola’.. The prevailing uphill battle, the author’s intrinsic humor, together with small satisfactions of daily life combine to yield a quiet treasure. It’s easy to agree with the stars!