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Not exactly books, or movies for that matter, but I'm curious on other folks views regarding older magazines. Over the years I've had folks give me old issues of magazines such as Civil War Times, and America's Civil War, and I've always enjoyed reading through them, even if some of the information is a bit dated, or outright debunked. I guess I might enjoy reading them just for nostalgia.
But I'm curious, am I just weird or a late comer to reading them? No magazine will ever replace a well researched book, but I like to think they are still worth reading.
Of course I'd say some magazines are much, much better written and researched than their modern counterparts for the most part, I have a stack of late 80's early 90's Confederate Veteran Magazines that are WAY better researched than its modern counterpart. Excepting the occasional once-in-a-blue-moon great article in the modern counterpart, a recent issue featuring a preview of "The Real Horse Soldiers" being a great example.
But I'm curious, am I just weird or a late comer to reading them? No magazine will ever replace a well researched book, but I like to think they are still worth reading.
Of course I'd say some magazines are much, much better written and researched than their modern counterparts for the most part, I have a stack of late 80's early 90's Confederate Veteran Magazines that are WAY better researched than its modern counterpart. Excepting the occasional once-in-a-blue-moon great article in the modern counterpart, a recent issue featuring a preview of "The Real Horse Soldiers" being a great example.