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1Samantha_kathy
I know I have not been a member here for very long, but I really love this group. The monthly themes and time periods are great and encourage me to pick up those historical books on my TBR stack. However, I sometimes regret that I cannot linger in a time period. I read one book for this group’s theme each month, and if I’m lucky I manage to squeeze in two. A month is sometimes just too short.
At the same time, I noted during the last months of 2011 that several people regretted that the theme reads and time periods were all over the place – there was no chronological approach to reading through time. And I can imagine that as well.
So I came up with the idea of maybe having quarterly theme reads here – like in the Reading Globally group – that are just time periods, and chronological in order. This would of course be next to the monthly themes/time periods, not instead of. By doing quarterly time reads, people who like to read chronologically through time can do so, and people like me who like to linger in a time period have plenty of time to read several books over the course of three months.
The way I envision this would be to make the time periods a little broader than the time periods we usually do in a month, so instead of 1920s it would be 20th Century before WW2, and instead of Gilded Age it could be 19th Century America. I have several time periods in mind and think we could cycle through them – so start with the earliest, continue down the list and when we reach the end we just start again.
Suggested time periods:
Prehistory
Ancient and Biblical Times
Arthurian Britain
Medieval Europe (includes the Vikings)
Renaissance
17th Century
18th Century
Napoleonic Era
19th Century America (includes Civil War)
19th Century Europe
The Old West
20th Century – Before WW1
20th Century – WW1
20th Century – Between Wars
20th Century – WW2
Also, I would think we could start this somewhere in February and just have the first quarterly theme read a little shorter, and then have the second one start in April.
I would of course be happy to organize this – setting up a thread and making book suggestions. So, the real question of course is do you guys think this is a good idea? Would you be interested in doing this? And if yes, what do you think of the suggested time periods?
Wiki Page for the quarterly theme reads here: http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/Reading_Through_Time_Quarterly_Theme_...
At the same time, I noted during the last months of 2011 that several people regretted that the theme reads and time periods were all over the place – there was no chronological approach to reading through time. And I can imagine that as well.
So I came up with the idea of maybe having quarterly theme reads here – like in the Reading Globally group – that are just time periods, and chronological in order. This would of course be next to the monthly themes/time periods, not instead of. By doing quarterly time reads, people who like to read chronologically through time can do so, and people like me who like to linger in a time period have plenty of time to read several books over the course of three months.
The way I envision this would be to make the time periods a little broader than the time periods we usually do in a month, so instead of 1920s it would be 20th Century before WW2, and instead of Gilded Age it could be 19th Century America. I have several time periods in mind and think we could cycle through them – so start with the earliest, continue down the list and when we reach the end we just start again.
Suggested time periods:
Prehistory
Ancient and Biblical Times
Arthurian Britain
Medieval Europe (includes the Vikings)
Renaissance
17th Century
18th Century
Napoleonic Era
19th Century America (includes Civil War)
19th Century Europe
The Old West
20th Century – Before WW1
20th Century – WW1
20th Century – Between Wars
20th Century – WW2
Also, I would think we could start this somewhere in February and just have the first quarterly theme read a little shorter, and then have the second one start in April.
I would of course be happy to organize this – setting up a thread and making book suggestions. So, the real question of course is do you guys think this is a good idea? Would you be interested in doing this? And if yes, what do you think of the suggested time periods?
Wiki Page for the quarterly theme reads here: http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/Reading_Through_Time_Quarterly_Theme_...
2Her_Royal_Orangeness
I really like this idea! It would give you more of an idea of how events are connected, and it would also allow you more time for reading.
I can't really comment on whether or not the time periods you suggested would work...I tend to think in years/centuries rather than topically, so I'm not totally clear on what some of these would cover. Some of the time periods seem very broad, like 17th century, while others seem very narrow, like Arthurian Britain, but maybe that's just my preferences in reading. (I could spend a year reading about the 17th century, but don't have a single book on my TBR List about King Arthur.)
I can't really comment on whether or not the time periods you suggested would work...I tend to think in years/centuries rather than topically, so I'm not totally clear on what some of these would cover. Some of the time periods seem very broad, like 17th century, while others seem very narrow, like Arthurian Britain, but maybe that's just my preferences in reading. (I could spend a year reading about the 17th century, but don't have a single book on my TBR List about King Arthur.)
3Samantha_kathy
Let me clarify the time periods a bit, perhaps that would help you see if they would work. Some time periods seem more broad indeed, but I tried to devide it logically.
Prehistory: anything before ancient times begin. This time period ends at different dates in different parts of the world, but basically you can think about fiction about hunters and gatherers like The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel, early humans like the Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon in Dance of the Tiger, or even dinosaurs like Raptor Red. For the Americas, the end of prehistory is usally defined as when the first European explorers arrive, so that takes a lot longer. An example is the First North American series by Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear. However, the ancient Mayans and Aztec society are often counted among Ancient Times because they had such a sophisticated society compared to many of the wandering native american tribes. And then you've got prehistory in other parts of the world, like Africa, of which Daughter of Kura by Debra Austin is a really good example.
Ancient and Biblical Times: Like I said above, ancient times start at different times in different parts of the world. In China for instance ancient times started really early, while in Europe it started much later. Ancient times can usually be defined by the beginning of farming and the settling in cities. Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome and Ancient Egypt are well known time periods, all with their own dates attached - Egypt the oldest and Rome the youngest of the civilizations. You've also got Roman Britain and Ancient Ireland with the Celts. In most of Europe ancient times can be said to begin around the Bronze age. Biblical times and the ancient Middle East have a lot of overlap. Books you can think about here are Dawn of Empire by Sam Barone about Ancient Mesopotamia and Abigail's Story by Ann Burton for Biblical Times. Like I said before, Ancient Mayans and Aztecs would count, as well as the Inca's. Aztec by Gary Jennings would be an example. The Chinese Emperor by Jean Levi is a good example of Ancient China.
Arthurian Britain: Technically Arthurian Britian would fall under Ancient and Biblical Times because it is after farming and cities reached this part of the world but before the Middle Ages begin. This period is from the departure of the Romans from Britain to about 500-600 AD, when the Middle Ages begin. It's very distinct from the Ancient and Biblical Times, focusses on King Arthur and has many books with many different interpretations of the King Arthur stories. You've got for instance The Mists of Avalon focussing on the women of King Arthur's court, Hawk of May which focusses on Gawain, The Winter King which focusses on a realistic Arthur, Grail Prince about Galahad after the fall of King Arthur, and Prophecy: Clash of Kings about Merlin. Books about this time period range from using well-known characters to using original characters as the main character, as well as range from gritty realistic to more historical fantasy. I could concievably just add this time period to Ancient and Biblical Times, but it's so different (and has so many possible books) that I thought it be better to keep it seperate.
Medieval Europe (includes the Vikings): I might make this The Middle Ages, actually, because although most historical books set during this time period (roughly 500-1500) are set in Europe, there are some set in other parts of the world. The Middle Ages would encompass things like the Medieval Celts, the Normans, the Vikings, the Crusades, thw War of the Roses, and the Byzantine Empire, to name a few topics. Really a broad range, but cutting the Middle Ages into two (sometimes done by calling 500-1000 AD Early Middle Ages and 1000-1500 AD Late Middle Ages) seems a bit arbitrary, not to mention that the end date of the Middle Ages is a bit different in different parts of the world as well.
Renaissance: Renaissance, Enlightenment, Reformation - different names, slightly differen things, same basic time period. A definite change in thinking occured at the end of the Middle Ages, early in some parts of Europe like Italy, later in other parts. Includes Tudor and Elizabethan Britain. Also includes books about Renaissance artists and scientists, the Borgias in Italy, and the Reformation which is also about ideas, but with a more religious background than the Enlightenment. (14th to 17th century; but was at it's peak from late 15th to end 16th century)
17th Century: Easy to know which dates belong to this time period, but some themes to think about are the Civil Wars in England, the Thirty Years War in Germany and surrounding countries, major advances in science (think Isaac Newton), migration to North America, and the witch hunts.
18th Century: Again, pretty easy period to define. Themes are American and French Revolution, political battles in the UK between Monarchists and Parliamentarists, and Scotland's struggle for independence.
And there's still immigration of course.
Napoleonic Era: Technically part of the 18th century, beginning around 1796 when he married Josephine (sometimes a little earlier, depending on the book you pick) and ends at Waterloo in 1815. So this period is really a transitional period from the 18th to the 19th century. Besides books about Napoleon itself, there are lots of novels about warfare on sea and on land set in this period (think Patrick O'Brian). If you want to go outside of Europe, during this period Toussaint Louverture, sometimes called "the Black Napoleon," led a successful slave uprising in Haiti. All Souls’ Rising is a boook about this.
19th Century Europe (excluding the Americas): This is the period of the British Empire, which stretched over large parts of the globe, so Europe might not be entirely accurate. Apart from the British Empire, we have the Regency Period, the Victorian Period, and the Industrial Revolution in this century.
19th Century Americas (includes Civil War): Another easy time period to define. Lots of different wars on American and Canadian soil during this time, as well as the beginning of the colonization of the West, bringing much conflict between white settlers and Native Americans. Don't forget South & Middle America.
The Old West: Set during the late 1800s, there are plenty of novels about the American Old West. From settlers moving West to the people that lived there: ranchers, gunslingers, lawmen, outlaws, explorers, trappers, mountain men - and of course Native Americans. We've also got the Gold Rush and the Texan Revolution. Could technically be part of 19th century America.
20th Century: I've devided the 20th century into four time periods:
– Before WW1 (1900-1914) (would include Russian Revolution and social reforms)
- WW1 (1914-1918)
– Between Wars (1919-1939) (would include the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, Spanish Civil War, Irish War for Independence, and the start of the Sovjet Union)
For instance the Darling Dahlias by Susan Wittig Albert (Depression era) or the Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz
– WW2 (1940-1945)
I mainly did this because a) they are very different periods and b) there are so many books about WW1 and WW2 that the time periods before WW1 and between the two wars is often overlooked if the theme is simply 20th century. I am also thinking about adding a time period of 20th Century - after WW2, so people can read about topics like the Resotration and the Cold War, despite the fact that some argue that those time periods aren't truly historical fiction anymore.
(Note to self, for contemporary history (post WW2), see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_history. Contemporary historical novels need to be set at specific time period (like Vietnam War, or death of a Pope, or Hurrican Katrina), not be in a 'general' contemporary time period.)
Note to self:
What to do when last chronological time period ends in 2015? Options:
*Cycle through the time periods again.
It’s been 4 years since we’ve seen the prehistory, roman era, or the middle ages. Why not give everyone a chance to start all over again – new and old? There were plenty of books suggested that I didn’t get to either!
*Vote for a time period for the whole year and break it up into smaller quarterly time periods
For instance if Medieval Times were to be chosen, the quarterly time periods could be: 500-800 AD, 800-1100 AD, 1100-1300 AD, 1300-1500 AD.
*Vote for a time period for the whole year and break it up into quarterly themes
Let’s stick to medieval times as an example. Quarterly themes could be: Disease and Disaster, Royalty and Rulers, Churches and Clergy, Peasants and the Poor.
*Vote for a time period for the whole year and break it up into geographical regions.
Once again, sticking to medieval times, quarterly geographical regions could be: Europe, The Americas, Asia and Oceania, Africa and the Middle East
Prehistory: anything before ancient times begin. This time period ends at different dates in different parts of the world, but basically you can think about fiction about hunters and gatherers like The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel, early humans like the Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon in Dance of the Tiger, or even dinosaurs like Raptor Red. For the Americas, the end of prehistory is usally defined as when the first European explorers arrive, so that takes a lot longer. An example is the First North American series by Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear. However, the ancient Mayans and Aztec society are often counted among Ancient Times because they had such a sophisticated society compared to many of the wandering native american tribes. And then you've got prehistory in other parts of the world, like Africa, of which Daughter of Kura by Debra Austin is a really good example.
Ancient and Biblical Times: Like I said above, ancient times start at different times in different parts of the world. In China for instance ancient times started really early, while in Europe it started much later. Ancient times can usually be defined by the beginning of farming and the settling in cities. Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome and Ancient Egypt are well known time periods, all with their own dates attached - Egypt the oldest and Rome the youngest of the civilizations. You've also got Roman Britain and Ancient Ireland with the Celts. In most of Europe ancient times can be said to begin around the Bronze age. Biblical times and the ancient Middle East have a lot of overlap. Books you can think about here are Dawn of Empire by Sam Barone about Ancient Mesopotamia and Abigail's Story by Ann Burton for Biblical Times. Like I said before, Ancient Mayans and Aztecs would count, as well as the Inca's. Aztec by Gary Jennings would be an example. The Chinese Emperor by Jean Levi is a good example of Ancient China.
Arthurian Britain: Technically Arthurian Britian would fall under Ancient and Biblical Times because it is after farming and cities reached this part of the world but before the Middle Ages begin. This period is from the departure of the Romans from Britain to about 500-600 AD, when the Middle Ages begin. It's very distinct from the Ancient and Biblical Times, focusses on King Arthur and has many books with many different interpretations of the King Arthur stories. You've got for instance The Mists of Avalon focussing on the women of King Arthur's court, Hawk of May which focusses on Gawain, The Winter King which focusses on a realistic Arthur, Grail Prince about Galahad after the fall of King Arthur, and Prophecy: Clash of Kings about Merlin. Books about this time period range from using well-known characters to using original characters as the main character, as well as range from gritty realistic to more historical fantasy. I could concievably just add this time period to Ancient and Biblical Times, but it's so different (and has so many possible books) that I thought it be better to keep it seperate.
Medieval Europe (includes the Vikings): I might make this The Middle Ages, actually, because although most historical books set during this time period (roughly 500-1500) are set in Europe, there are some set in other parts of the world. The Middle Ages would encompass things like the Medieval Celts, the Normans, the Vikings, the Crusades, thw War of the Roses, and the Byzantine Empire, to name a few topics. Really a broad range, but cutting the Middle Ages into two (sometimes done by calling 500-1000 AD Early Middle Ages and 1000-1500 AD Late Middle Ages) seems a bit arbitrary, not to mention that the end date of the Middle Ages is a bit different in different parts of the world as well.
Renaissance: Renaissance, Enlightenment, Reformation - different names, slightly differen things, same basic time period. A definite change in thinking occured at the end of the Middle Ages, early in some parts of Europe like Italy, later in other parts. Includes Tudor and Elizabethan Britain. Also includes books about Renaissance artists and scientists, the Borgias in Italy, and the Reformation which is also about ideas, but with a more religious background than the Enlightenment. (14th to 17th century; but was at it's peak from late 15th to end 16th century)
17th Century: Easy to know which dates belong to this time period, but some themes to think about are the Civil Wars in England, the Thirty Years War in Germany and surrounding countries, major advances in science (think Isaac Newton), migration to North America, and the witch hunts.
18th Century: Again, pretty easy period to define. Themes are American and French Revolution, political battles in the UK between Monarchists and Parliamentarists, and Scotland's struggle for independence.
And there's still immigration of course.
Napoleonic Era: Technically part of the 18th century, beginning around 1796 when he married Josephine (sometimes a little earlier, depending on the book you pick) and ends at Waterloo in 1815. So this period is really a transitional period from the 18th to the 19th century. Besides books about Napoleon itself, there are lots of novels about warfare on sea and on land set in this period (think Patrick O'Brian). If you want to go outside of Europe, during this period Toussaint Louverture, sometimes called "the Black Napoleon," led a successful slave uprising in Haiti. All Souls’ Rising is a boook about this.
19th Century Europe (excluding the Americas): This is the period of the British Empire, which stretched over large parts of the globe, so Europe might not be entirely accurate. Apart from the British Empire, we have the Regency Period, the Victorian Period, and the Industrial Revolution in this century.
19th Century Americas (includes Civil War): Another easy time period to define. Lots of different wars on American and Canadian soil during this time, as well as the beginning of the colonization of the West, bringing much conflict between white settlers and Native Americans. Don't forget South & Middle America.
The Old West: Set during the late 1800s, there are plenty of novels about the American Old West. From settlers moving West to the people that lived there: ranchers, gunslingers, lawmen, outlaws, explorers, trappers, mountain men - and of course Native Americans. We've also got the Gold Rush and the Texan Revolution. Could technically be part of 19th century America.
20th Century: I've devided the 20th century into four time periods:
– Before WW1 (1900-1914) (would include Russian Revolution and social reforms)
- WW1 (1914-1918)
– Between Wars (1919-1939) (would include the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, Spanish Civil War, Irish War for Independence, and the start of the Sovjet Union)
For instance the Darling Dahlias by Susan Wittig Albert (Depression era) or the Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz
– WW2 (1940-1945)
I mainly did this because a) they are very different periods and b) there are so many books about WW1 and WW2 that the time periods before WW1 and between the two wars is often overlooked if the theme is simply 20th century. I am also thinking about adding a time period of 20th Century - after WW2, so people can read about topics like the Resotration and the Cold War, despite the fact that some argue that those time periods aren't truly historical fiction anymore.
(Note to self, for contemporary history (post WW2), see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_history. Contemporary historical novels need to be set at specific time period (like Vietnam War, or death of a Pope, or Hurrican Katrina), not be in a 'general' contemporary time period.)
Note to self:
What to do when last chronological time period ends in 2015? Options:
*Cycle through the time periods again.
It’s been 4 years since we’ve seen the prehistory, roman era, or the middle ages. Why not give everyone a chance to start all over again – new and old? There were plenty of books suggested that I didn’t get to either!
*Vote for a time period for the whole year and break it up into smaller quarterly time periods
For instance if Medieval Times were to be chosen, the quarterly time periods could be: 500-800 AD, 800-1100 AD, 1100-1300 AD, 1300-1500 AD.
*Vote for a time period for the whole year and break it up into quarterly themes
Let’s stick to medieval times as an example. Quarterly themes could be: Disease and Disaster, Royalty and Rulers, Churches and Clergy, Peasants and the Poor.
*Vote for a time period for the whole year and break it up into geographical regions.
Once again, sticking to medieval times, quarterly geographical regions could be: Europe, The Americas, Asia and Oceania, Africa and the Middle East
4VictoriaPL
I'm not interested personally, but I'm thrilled to see activity in the group. Good luck!
5Samantha_kathy
It's something I planned to do personally, so I thought I might as well see if other people would be interested in joining me :D.
6cyderry
I'm going to just be lurking because I found that I need a more linear direction to my time travel readings. Jumping from the Middle Ages to the Roaring 20's to the Elizabethan age was just driving me nuts because there wasn't any connection. So if something like this helps the others, I say go for it. If I am reading a book that fits into a period that y'all are reading, I'll pop in.
7ccookie
This just seems way too complicated to me, but I just started with some of these challenges so probably anything will seem overwhelming. As I understand it we are making a committment to ourselves to read something from the designated theme each month but there is nothing stopping us from reading any other books we want throughout the months.
8Samantha_kathy
7> True, you're free to read whatever you want each month, you don't even have to read a book for the designated theme. And this idea is not mandatory - you can take it or leave it, whatever you want.
Basically, the idea is to do this in addition to the designated theme each month, for those who want to join in. Each time period would be for a 3 month period (except for the first one (prehistory), which I will start in Feb and will run for Feb and March). Those interested in joining me can do that, if not than that's fine too. The monthly themes will run as they always have - and I'll still be joining them as well.
Basically, the idea is to do this in addition to the designated theme each month, for those who want to join in. Each time period would be for a 3 month period (except for the first one (prehistory), which I will start in Feb and will run for Feb and March). Those interested in joining me can do that, if not than that's fine too. The monthly themes will run as they always have - and I'll still be joining them as well.
9Her_Royal_Orangeness
Thank you so much for writing out all that detailed information! It definitely helps clarify things.
I'll join you in this, though as I said before, for some periods I have no books on my TBR list and others I have far too many! I have a book on the shelf that I think works for Prehistory - Picture Maker by Penina Spinka - but I probably won't get to it until the middle/end of March.
I'll join you in this, though as I said before, for some periods I have no books on my TBR list and others I have far too many! I have a book on the shelf that I think works for Prehistory - Picture Maker by Penina Spinka - but I probably won't get to it until the middle/end of March.
10majkia
I'll join in when I can. As HRO said, I have a lot of books in some period and few or none in others. And I already have toooooooooooooo many in my TBR!
11Samantha_kathy
Okay, I've started the Feb-March 2012 Theme Read: Prehistory here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/132027 for anyone who wants to join me. Now hopefully I'll finally get Raptor Red off my TBR stack!
12DeltaQueen50
I think this will make a nice addition to the Reading Through Time Challenges. I personally will treat it as a TIOLI, depending on whether I can fit any extra reading in that month.
I really like the randomness of our monthly themes and the fact that one month I'm scrambling to find a book set in the 1920's and the next to find a historical book with a number in the title.
I really like the randomness of our monthly themes and the fact that one month I'm scrambling to find a book set in the 1920's and the next to find a historical book with a number in the title.
13Samantha_kathy
It's totally meant as a TIOLI. I like the randomness of the monthly themes as well, but I wanted to do this chronological reading as an extra, and then I thought why not make it open for everyone instead of just a personal project?
14Roro8
I am a new member to this group but I think this sounds like a great idea! I would definitely like to give it a try.
15Samantha_kathy
Welcome to the group! And I'd be happy to see you over on the quarterly read thread.
16RidgewayGirl
I think it's a fine idea. I think that the reason we do jump around here is because we have diverse reading tastes and we'd lose people by concentrating on a time period over a longer time. But in addition to the other TIOLI challenges, it would be fine. I have no interest in fiction set before the Renaissance (and even there it's limited because I find it's rare to find a book that reflects how people thought back then and I have no interest in reading about modern people dressing in tunics and saying thee and thou a lot!) so I wouldn't join you this year, but as you get further along, I wouldn't mind joining in, although probably not in an intensive way until you hit the nineteenth century. So, excellent for the 15 in 15!
And why not broaden things by adding to the challenge. We certainly added a number of new people with the New Year! Chime in new people. You're just as valuable as the rest of us.
And why not broaden things by adding to the challenge. We certainly added a number of new people with the New Year! Chime in new people. You're just as valuable as the rest of us.
17Samantha_kathy
16> Don't get me wrong, I love the jumping around we do with the monthly themes. I like that it's not always a time period, but also themes in which many different books fit. But I'm always sad to leave a time period as well, and this allows me to linger longer.
We'll gladly welcome you after the Renaissance!
We'll gladly welcome you after the Renaissance!
18ccookie
I am pretty sure I saw a wiki thing for this thread but I can't find it again. Can someone please direct me to the link? Thanks
21Samantha_kathy
I set up the wiki page, but I've never done it before. Does it work okay for you?
24Samantha_kathy
Phew, glad it all works. I had a hell of a time figuring out how to make a new page. I can edit one without a problem, but I'd never started a new one.
25ccookie
Maybe you could put a link at the top of this page to make it easier for others to find it?
26Samantha_kathy
Done! I'd also posted the link in the Feb-March theme read Prehsitory thread.
27ccookie
That is where I first found mention of it, in the Pre-history thread, and then for a while I couldn't find it again lol
28DeltaQueen50
We should ask Cindy (cmbohn) to add the link to the Quarterly Wikki to the top of the Reading Though Time Main page. Then the link would always be there to be found.
29Samantha_kathy
I send her a PM asking her to do that.
30cyderry
I like the idea of the linear method but it's way to fast for me...21+ centuries in 3+ years - I've been trying to get the American history done and it's taken me three years to do 100 years. This rate is beyond me. Enjoy, I'll be watching for good book suggestions!
31Samantha_kathy
30> Good book suggestions are plentiful already, so the threats are definitely worth watching for that! And you're always welcome to join in should you be reading a book that happens to fit with our current time period.
32ccookie
Has a page been created for our April-June read - Ancient and Biblical Times ? I need some ideas!
33Samantha_kathy
You were just a tiny bit too fast for me :D. I'd planned on putting up the thread today, you were just a little faster asking for it!
Here it is: http://www.librarything.com/topic/134506
Here it is: http://www.librarything.com/topic/134506
34Her_Royal_Orangeness
Would it be possible to make a small change to the list? I was thinking it would make sense to switch 19th Century America (Jan/Feb/March 2014) and 19th Century Europe (Apr/May/June 2014). In this way, 19th Century Europe would directly follow Napoleonic Era and 19th Century America would precede Old West. (This just makes more sense to me chronologically and/or geographically.)
I know this is still eons in the future, but I'm all about listing and planning. :)
I know this is still eons in the future, but I'm all about listing and planning. :)
35Samantha_kathy
You're right, this does make more sense. Thanks for the suggestion; I've switched the list. 19th century Europe is now Jan-March 2014, followed by 19th century America (took out the Northern there too, to balance it out a bit more).
I'm all about lists and planning too - in fact, I've already got a poll ready with 4 options for continuation of the quarterly theme reads once we reach modern history in Oct-Dec 2015.
I'm all about lists and planning too - in fact, I've already got a poll ready with 4 options for continuation of the quarterly theme reads once we reach modern history in Oct-Dec 2015.
36Her_Royal_Orangeness
Thanks for making the change samantha_kathy. (And I lol-ed when I read that you're already plotting and planning for 2016!!)
