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I really wanted to like this more, having read two of his other histories for kids and teens.
Unfortunately, I kept running into things that were distracting, like errors in the names of people. For instance, Union general Irvin McDowell becomes "Irving" and Confederate general Joseph Johnston becomes two separate people in the index [Johnston and Johnson], either due to error or typos that didn't get corrected.
Several "autobiographical" accounts are taken at face value to provide cool but dubio ...more
Unfortunately, I kept running into things that were distracting, like errors in the names of people. For instance, Union general Irvin McDowell becomes "Irving" and Confederate general Joseph Johnston becomes two separate people in the index [Johnston and Johnson], either due to error or typos that didn't get corrected.
Several "autobiographical" accounts are taken at face value to provide cool but dubio ...more
Really fascinating read! All the most interesting bits pulled from history books made it into this one. Slightly worrisome, though, to read the rancor and discourse that happened during the civil war and think “That sounds just like today!”
