alt.war.civil.usa

On Sep 4, 5:18 pm, Mike Griffith < ...@ > wrote:
> The other day Brooks Simpson said I must not have read Hummel's book,
> ., Jeffrey R. Hummel's book EMANCIPATING SLAVES, ENSLAVING FREE
> MEN. This is an odd charge to make, given that I quote and cite
> Hummel's book repeatedly in my writings (which Brooks apparently
> hasn't read). Speaking of Hummel's book, let's consider some of the
> arguments and observations that Hummell presents in his fine work-a
> work, by the way, that's been praised by Ken Stampp, Gary Gallagher,
> and Doug North:

The evidence of your dishonesty is now rather overwhelming. Part of
it is due to your confused prose. Are you saying that I haven't read
*your* writings? Or that I haven't read Hummel's book? If the
former, it would be a waste of time to read your "writings," as you
call them, if they in any way resemble your posts; if the latter, you
clearly haven't looked at all the blurbs, which include one by me. I
read the book in draft, and Jeff and I met out here, at which time he
hand-delivered a copy to me. Nor have you read the blurbs carefully
to see what exactly is being endorsed. I endorsed it as a provocative
book that was worthwhile reading, whether or not one agreed with his
conclusions. That quality would distinguish his book from your posts.

Mike, once more you bring to our attention your ability to engage in a
combination of intellectual incompetence and deliberate deception.
Thank you for documenting that quality once more.