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You'd think you were reading fiction. This story is that good.
And the truth is that Floor of Heaven is a little bit fiction. Even Blum, in his final Note on Sources, acknowledges this.
Just a bit fiction, though. This book contains just enough fictional elements to shape the three intermingling true stories into a great book. But the heart of the story is solidly nonfiction.
It is a great book. It's the story of the beginnings of Alaska, the story of three characters so quirky and real that ...more
And the truth is that Floor of Heaven is a little bit fiction. Even Blum, in his final Note on Sources, acknowledges this.
Just a bit fiction, though. This book contains just enough fictional elements to shape the three intermingling true stories into a great book. But the heart of the story is solidly nonfiction.
It is a great book. It's the story of the beginnings of Alaska, the story of three characters so quirky and real that ...more
Jan 19, 2013
Kay
added it
I'm not rating or finishing this, but I'd like to mention a few things that made me call it quits on this book.
The straw that broke the camel's back? 'Em. That's right, 'em:
"When the gang rode the forty miles into Fort Laramie for a ranch dance, Charlie told 'em his bum leg ruled out any possibility of his dragging a gal around the floor."
That was, to be clear, one of the many times that the author's attempted folksiness rubbed me the wrong way. It was the repeated use of " 'em" that really ...more
The straw that broke the camel's back? 'Em. That's right, 'em:
"When the gang rode the forty miles into Fort Laramie for a ranch dance, Charlie told 'em his bum leg ruled out any possibility of his dragging a gal around the floor."
That was, to be clear, one of the many times that the author's attempted folksiness rubbed me the wrong way. It was the repeated use of " 'em" that really ...more
Apr 17, 2011
Juliana Philippa
marked it as to-read
May 09, 2021
Sk888888
marked it as to-read
