Comments on: Kentucky Clay, Eleven Generations of a Southern Dynasty by Katherine Bateman http://calitreview.com/2439 Book reviews, essays, and author interviews. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:06:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Nancy Meng http://calitreview.com/2439/comment-page-1#comment-42882 Nancy Meng Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:58:02 +0000 http://calitreview.com/?p=2439#comment-42882 This book just sucked me in! I enjoyed it because (1)many stories were truly exciting (2) I understand the Southern emphasis on family and lineage (3) I am a Clay descendant through another branch and (4) my grandmother owned the house in Mt. Sterling! This book just sucked me in! I enjoyed it because (1)many stories were truly exciting (2) I understand the Southern emphasis on family and lineage (3) I am a Clay descendant through another branch and (4) my grandmother owned the house in Mt. Sterling!

]]> By: Maria http://calitreview.com/2439/comment-page-1#comment-41426 Maria Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:40:56 +0000 http://calitreview.com/?p=2439#comment-41426 I would refrase it a little: "As families continue to scatter, it may be that the desire to learn about their family out of the genealogically scientific past reflects a natural compensative impulse." That's what I think... I would refrase it a little: “As families continue to scatter, it may be that the desire to learn about their family out of the genealogically scientific past reflects a natural compensative impulse.” That’s what I think…

]]> By: Katherine Bateman http://calitreview.com/2439/comment-page-1#comment-41131 Katherine Bateman Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:38:17 +0000 http://calitreview.com/?p=2439#comment-41131 I am wondering if Nancy Pexa had an advanced reader's copy since there is an index in the book. I enjoyed reading the review. I am wondering if Nancy Pexa had an advanced reader’s copy since there is an index in the book.

I enjoyed reading the review.

]]> By: Nancy Pexa http://calitreview.com/2439/comment-page-1#comment-40948 Nancy Pexa Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:23:49 +0000 http://calitreview.com/?p=2439#comment-40948 My interest was sparked by the lively book review. Because I am a researcher/genealogist, I look at the index first - no index - disappointment. Why - I am looking for information to flesh out the person inside the statistics. I want to find human interest bits and pieces for my purposes. Perhaps a report for a client, I can then suggest the client read the book - narrow the focus to an important event which will trigger the client's interest. The other side of the coin - read the book out of curiousity and learn more about a family. My interest was sparked by the lively book review. Because I am a researcher/genealogist, I look at the index first – no index – disappointment. Why – I am looking for information to flesh out the person inside the statistics. I want to find human interest bits and pieces for my purposes. Perhaps a report for a client, I can then suggest the client read the book – narrow the focus to an important event which will trigger the client’s interest. The other side of the coin – read the book out of curiousity and learn more about a family.

]]>