http://dee-burris.dreamwidth.org/ Shakin' the Family Tree - Dreamwidth Studios Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:43:49 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios dee_burris personal http://www.dreamwidth.org/userpic/856437/913346 http://dee-burris.dreamwidth.org/ 60 100 http://dee-burris.dreamwidth.org/133880.html Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:43:49 GMT http://dee-burris.dreamwidth.org/133880.html Getting that contact from my Chapin cousin rekindled my fascination with one of our bad boys, <a href="http://dee-burris.dreamwidth.org/7401.html">Charles E Chapin,</a> whom James McGrath Morris dubbed <i>The Rose Man of Sing Sing,</i> in his biography of the same name.<br /><br />The book was published in 2003, and in 2004, it was selected by the <i>Washington Post</i> as one of the best non-fiction books of 2004.<br /><center><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/sharpchick/Family%20photos/?action=view&amp;current=theroseman.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/sharpchick/Family%20photos/theroseman.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></img></a></center><br /><br />Since I have a holiday season staycation coming up soon, I checked it out of my library to read.<br /><br />Only I'm peeking.<br /><br />A lot.<br /><br />Because it's good.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=dee_burris&ditemid=133880" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments http://dee-burris.dreamwidth.org/133880.html morris chapin rose man public 0