A Different Viewpoint of Lew Powell's Character

[L Verge]

Thanks for saying that, Gene. To me, that's what good history is all about. You have to understand human nature and the times in which historical figures made their mark. I've preached that before in other arenas, but some people just never get it. They continue to view history through 21st-century eyes.

I think one thing that has benefited me through the years is being raised in the same house that my great-grandparents inhabited during the Civil War, growing up with their photos and belongings around me, having a grandmother born in 1874 who was raised with the Victorian mentality, and a mother that made sure I appreciated history. I absorbed a lot of my knowledge of the 19th century through osmosis, I guess.