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2019 Read Harder Challenge Plans
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Task #10: Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
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#22: Read a history about a period you know little about.
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#22 Read a history about a period you know little about.
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The best non-fiction I've read since The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America. You can not believe this stuff really happened! The story unfolds in a way that grabs your attention from the start and I didn't want to put it down. And just when I thought everything was figured out, there's more! Felt more like a juicy historical fiction novel than real non-fiction. Definitely recommended for those that like history.
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I've been spending a lot of time recently thinking about the boundaries between true crime and "proper" (tm) history. This book sits *right* on that line and is a fantastic, narrative way into a larger story about exploitation, racism, and the US government's slow response to crimes against Native Americans. I knew very little of this history and even less about the Osage people. Although the reader is invited to gawk at heinous crimes, the bulk of the book is focused on the larger atrocity of s
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Book Riot Read Harder 2023: nonfiction book on BIPOC history
3.5 stars. Also read this for @sharonsaysso's book club! While the subject matter of this book is horrifying, and the fact that these events were swept under the rug and forgotten for a century even more so, this book *dragged*. I really slogged through the middle section of this. Not sure this should've been made into a full book, maybe just an investigative article? Snaps to the author and his thorough research. I am interested in how ...more
3.5 stars. Also read this for @sharonsaysso's book club! While the subject matter of this book is horrifying, and the fact that these events were swept under the rug and forgotten for a century even more so, this book *dragged*. I really slogged through the middle section of this. Not sure this should've been made into a full book, maybe just an investigative article? Snaps to the author and his thorough research. I am interested in how ...more
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