Imperial Reckoning
by Caroline Elkins
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricaljournalisticpoliticalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrags to richesrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, weighty biography, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
"On October 8, 1871, a tornado of fire more than 1,000 feet high and 5 miles wide ripped through the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, destroying over 2,400 square miles of forest and killing more than 2,200 people. On the same day, 262 miles to the south, 300 people died in the highly publicized Chicago fire.".
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- Author
- Caroline Elkins
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 496
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- Open Library
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