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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ontime1969, post: 817404, member: 19596&quot;]Mine too, I feel that the flags hanging on the reverse of the coin to be a very powerful image.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone really interested in the war should pick up the three book series, </p><p><i>The Civil War: A narrative</i>, By Shelby Foote</p><p><br /></p><p>I would consider this one of the best series of books covering the war.&nbsp; Shelby (rest in peace) had a flare for story telling, he was considered one of the greatest source on the civil war, and he loved to tell stories in a very floral and vivid way.&nbsp; If anyone is familiar with the 10 part Ken Burns series about the civil war made for PBS, you may recognize him as one of the prominent experts interviewed during the film.&nbsp; If you have not seen this Ken Burns film I would certainly encourage all to see it if possible.&nbsp; It may just be one of the best documentary&#039;s every made.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks Clinker:thumb:, for bringing attention to this coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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