I just want to give cahn due credit, because I'd found this book months ago, but had been hesitating to fork over $25 for it, with no way to tell if it mentioned Fredersdorf or not. It really was a gamble. All I knew was that 1) the Fredersdorf Wikipedia article mentioned financial dishonesty in the colonization of Kiekemal, 2) the Kiekemal Wikipedia article mentioned that some nameless officials had engaged in financial dishonesty during the initial mid 18th century colonization, 3) the Kiekemal article cited Wegfraß's book as a source.
But then Cahn wanted an out-of-print book (not relevant to salon) digitized, because I apparently run a book-digitizing business now, lol, this is awesome. And of course she offered to bribe me with books, and I proposed a contribution to the Cause of Exonerating Fredersdorf that was dear to her heart. Because $25 is not a lot for a book you want to read, but is a lot for a book that you might toss aside after discovering it contains nothing of interest.
And so Cahn donated $7 to the cause, and she sent me an Amazon gift card with a note reading "For [book to be digitized] and Fredersdorf Defense Fund," which still makes me laugh.
And then I sent selenak the book, because while $25 is a bit much for a book that may or may not contain anything of interest, $40 to ship to the US is *definitely* too much, and Selena naturally had a write-up completed the day she received the book.
Only for books I think you might also be interested in my reading and reporting on! :P (Selena, because this may in fact be of interest to you as well, it's this book.)
Yes, same! It's exactly what I'd been looking for a couple years ago but my Google-fu had failed me, and I was just delighted when cahn turned up on an old entry of mine this week with, "HEY, someone on my friends list just read this book that is relevant to your interests in this post, we should get a copy!"
I will definitely read it at some point, but no idea when.
Haha, well, it's because you commented on my post going "Hey, that author you're reading, you should check out my Entire Tag on this author!" :)
Yep, Selena is definitely making my reading list quiiiiite long. Although the composition is rather different than yours (says the person who just finished Sandman -- actually, speaking of which, there's a discussion with Selena regarding Fritz and Algarotti on that post that you might find amusing :) You need not have read Sandman, really -- I mean, obviously that would lend a lot of nuance, but it's enough to know that the Endless are personifications of Desire, Death, etc., and skip the non-Fritzian bits.)
Oh, I've been following the discussion (and skimming the non-Fritizan bits), not to worry! Algarotti as desire, and Lehndorff's reaction, were indeed hilarious, and I've been chortling. :)
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Fredersdorf Defense Fund
Date: 2021-09-04 12:41 am (UTC)But then Cahn wanted an out-of-print book (not relevant to salon) digitized, because I apparently run a book-digitizing business now, lol, this is awesome. And of course she offered to bribe me with books, and I proposed a contribution to the Cause of Exonerating Fredersdorf that was dear to her heart. Because $25 is not a lot for a book you want to read, but is a lot for a book that you might toss aside after discovering it contains nothing of interest.
And so Cahn donated $7 to the cause, and she sent me an Amazon gift card with a note reading "For [book to be digitized] and Fredersdorf Defense Fund," which still makes me laugh.
And then I sent
Salon alchemy strikes again!
Re: Fredersdorf Defense Fund
Date: 2021-09-04 05:42 am (UTC)Yay salon alchemy!!
Re: Fredersdorf Defense Fund
Date: 2021-09-04 08:43 am (UTC)Re: Fredersdorf Defense Fund
Date: 2021-09-04 02:25 pm (UTC)I will definitely read it at some point, but no idea when.
Blame Selena for the length of my reading list.Re: Fredersdorf Defense Fund
Date: 2021-09-06 04:16 am (UTC)Yep, Selena is definitely making my reading list quiiiiite long. Although the composition is rather different than yours (says the person who just finished Sandman -- actually, speaking of which, there's a discussion with Selena regarding Fritz and Algarotti on that post that you might find amusing :) You need not have read Sandman, really -- I mean, obviously that would lend a lot of nuance, but it's enough to know that the Endless are personifications of Desire, Death, etc., and skip the non-Fritzian bits.)
Re: Fredersdorf Defense Fund
Date: 2021-09-06 02:32 pm (UTC)