tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post2609625038745041436..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: A young voice from the past: a guest essay by Leah Pileggi, author of Prisoner 88Sarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-56682019933197662632018-10-30T09:57:57.980-05:002018-10-30T09:57:57.980-05:00Did he actually learn to read?
Did he actually learn to read?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541260321425730889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-84847617887087835002017-06-30T19:28:17.772-05:002017-06-30T19:28:17.772-05:00Is this what he actually looked likeIs this what he actually looked likeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-49750267687554241622014-01-21T12:47:46.164-06:002014-01-21T12:47:46.164-06:00Hi, I responded to your comment (although I don...Hi, I responded to your comment (although I don't think I put it in the right place!). Please check for my comment and let me know if there's anything else you'd like to know about James or Jake!<br />Thanks,<br />LeahIt's a Wonder-Filled Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588139877301812649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-57592231088469989742014-01-21T12:44:58.819-06:002014-01-21T12:44:58.819-06:00Hi readers! I wanted to let everyone know that PRI...Hi readers! I wanted to let everyone know that PRISONER 88 is not a sad book! I want to explain a little more about James Oscar being disowned. There was some sort of arrangement between the governor at the time and his friend, Cyrenius Mulkey, that Mulkey and his wife would have to take custody of James if he was released early. The governor didn't like James's father. It seems obvious that his father might not have been very likeable, but I found out that the father had been shot off his horse in the Civil War, and the horse landed on him. He was lame. When he was being threatened, it's possible that he couldn't physically defend himself. Not that it was a good idea to encourage (if he did) his son to shoot the man. It's impossible to know exactly what happened, but James eventually reunited with his mother and at least some of his 11 siblings! And in PRISONER 88, Jake truly does make the best of his situation. <br />Thanks to everyone who commented. Let me know if you have more questions!<br />LeahIt's a Wonder-Filled Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588139877301812649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-11302588557244712982014-01-21T10:29:29.509-06:002014-01-21T10:29:29.509-06:00I don't think I could read it, too painful. It...I don't think I could read it, too painful. It's one thing to read a sad novel of fiction, but something like this that really happened?? No, I can't.crothshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069972891852583031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-14311304791618233232014-01-21T09:31:41.829-06:002014-01-21T09:31:41.829-06:00This sounds like a fascinating story. I just put ...This sounds like a fascinating story. I just put a hold on it at the library and I'm really looking forward to reading it. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988251415347075888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-32477117871552094612014-01-21T08:37:12.543-06:002014-01-21T08:37:12.543-06:00This is an amazing story that I look forward to de...This is an amazing story that I look forward to delving into. My great-great grandfather, Joseph Loewenstein, was shot in the gut in his saloon (known as a barrel house) in st. Joseph, MO. He got caught between two men settling a bet. Bravo Leah Pileggi for uncovering this bit of history.Laurie Loewensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472034573717556437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-44378738895326844762014-01-20T21:00:22.828-06:002014-01-20T21:00:22.828-06:00I know - that part seemed particularly unfair and ...I know - that part seemed particularly unfair and hurtful to me too.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-23600676745844471572014-01-20T20:15:30.148-06:002014-01-20T20:15:30.148-06:00I was thinking the same thing. He was defending h...I was thinking the same thing. He was defending his father, right? Doesn't seem right at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-79050531757736844752014-01-20T11:41:49.687-06:002014-01-20T11:41:49.687-06:00The oddest thing in the whole story is that he was...The oddest thing in the whole story is that he was disowned.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlstory.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-67826684942367341422014-01-20T10:08:24.215-06:002014-01-20T10:08:24.215-06:00Fascinating!Fascinating!Julie Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705764946748083630noreply@blogger.com