I haven't watched it yet

[james_davis_nicoll]

How was John A: Birth of a Country?

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[pauldrye.livejournal.com]

It was better than John: A Birth of a Country.

[mmegaera.livejournal.com]

From an American's standpoint, I found it rather amusing that it appeared from the show (which I passed by channel surfing) that one of the causal reasons for confederation seemed to be fear of American soldiers coming up and attacking because you guys insisted on staying neutral in our Civil War. Like either the Union or the Confederacy had any time whatsoever for anyone but each other [g].

[dewline.livejournal.com]

In answer to your question: it fulfilled the dual goal of educating and entertaining.

I'd read stories of how much a brawler John A. could be when the mood took him, but this was definitely an eye-opener!

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[dewline.livejournal.com]

They're already taking pre-orders for the DVD, if you're interested. You might want to nag the local library.