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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
This was a great book; not just about the re-enactors, but about the Southern attitudes towards the Civil War and how they leak over into today's political and cultural climate. Very interesting read, if not a little repetitive at times. A worthy, educational, and humorous read!
This book has 4.5 stars on goodreads? How? It dragged to p. 76 where I gave up. The only reason I read that far was my book club was going to be discussing it. Does it get better later?
Fascinating read - a must for anyone with an interest in the American Civil War and it's continuing aftermath. Very well written.
Excellent tour of the "confederate states" in the present moment, through the author's participant observation with hard-core Civil War re-enacters.
This book provides a very insightful point of view into what the Civil War means to different groups of people. If you think people interested in the Civil War are red-necked racists, this book can broaden your view of the people interested in this period of american history.
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My history teacher from high school recommended this to me. I think he knew it would appeal to me because I am a total Tony Horwitz Fangirl(tm). If you like history mixed with a sort of travel/journalistic tone, and a bit of humor (and oh yeah, the American Civil War), this book is really for you. I found it very eye opening and neat in considering things about the war I hadn't before. And I am kicking myself for giving my copy away.
Really a fun and unusual book. A combination of a history lesson and a journalistic exploration of the world of Confederate re-enactors.