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The second of Crowley's books I have read. Probably my favorite popular historian ever. As in the previous book I read, "Holy War" Crowley truly knows how to make the story come to life in all its tensions, horrors and, occasionally, its beauty. This is a great introduction to the influence of the Portuguese colonialist project. For me, it brought together material I had read elsewhere in a readable, sensible way. Crowley's strength isn't always the depth of his scholarship, although he is thoro
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Apr 25, 2017
Terri
marked it as history-book-club
Oct 19, 2023
Erica
marked it as to-read
