Gentlemen's Blood: A History of Dueling from Swords at Dawn to Pistols at Dusk by Barbara Holland

2.94 AVERAGE

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lycheeteareads's review against another edition

3.0
challenging informative slow-paced

hnmeier's review against another edition

Poorly written, casual racism and sexism throughout. No supporting sources for claims within the 'non fiction' text. 👎
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chicagoburdman's review against another edition

1.0
Really fun anecdotal read regarding dueling. That being said, this is an example of poor historiography and is filled with conjecture posed by the author. The conclusion at the end is pulled out of nowhere and ties no really connections to anything that precedes it. The stories are fun but you would be hard pressed to rely on this author's interpretation as being anything close to the truth.

cjcrowbro's review against another edition

3.5
informative slow-paced

qui's review against another edition

3.0


While overall I enjoyed learning about the history of dueling, I often found the author's narrative style difficult to follow.