tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post7209208150912272133..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: To the Gates of AtlantaDW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-8253562026691374182015-02-09T08:48:45.308-08:002015-02-09T08:48:45.308-08:00True enough. You see ample evidence with typos, et...True enough. You see ample evidence with typos, etc., even from the academic presses. But those at least generally show the input of a good editor regarding style, repetition, content, etc. The Peach Tree Creek book would have benefited.greatly. I've always thought that authors, like those in any other profession, should heed Inspector Callahan's advice - "a man's got to know hisJohn Foskettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-79270763192707452412015-02-08T16:41:23.677-08:002015-02-08T16:41:23.677-08:00Sadly, copyediting has all too often gone the way ...Sadly, copyediting has all too often gone the way of maps. My reviews sound like a broken record on these issues but it annoys me that both are considered optional (or just as bad for the former, "corrected in the next printing").DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-51871357542146948822015-02-08T07:42:16.557-08:002015-02-08T07:42:16.557-08:00Drew: Here's an earnest plea that he get and l...Drew: Here's an earnest plea that he get and listen to a good copy editor. It sounds as if the Peach Tree Creek book could have gone that way but the author wasn't interested. Always a mistake.John Foskettnoreply@blogger.com