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5/5 Second time around was even better than the first: This is THE definitive book on the Civil War. McPherson weaves an intricate tapestry of the 1850s and ’60s that[…]
2/5 An interesting series of historical vignettes and a good resource to those visiting Prague. I found many chapters poignant but much of the writing about literature dragged.
3/5 Informative but not as enjoyable as Platt’s newer work “Imperial Twilight”. The exploration of the Taiping Revolt as a civil war against Manchu rule and the complete inability for[…]
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