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Overall it jumped around a little bit, but not too bad, certainly not as much as other books like this do. An enjoyable listen. They went down some avenues I wouldn't have expected, the most rewarding being the life-study of the "other" John Jacob Astor who worked as a cigar roller in NYC.
— Jan 07, 2024 12:29PM
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is 37% done
Listening on 1.20x speed through my Libby app. The first chapter was rough going and went into harsh detail about beaver trapping, though the story of the Tonquin and Pacific Fur Company could be a book in itself. Anderson is a good reader as one would expect from a professional broadcaster, though he has the odd quirk of pronouncing the Mississippi River as Mis'sippi - perhaps some locals say it that way.
— Jan 05, 2024 10:29AM
