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The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West
Chris Wimmer
3.55 AVERAGE
41 reviews for:
The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West
Chris Wimmer
3.55 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
I really wanted to like this book, but it simply didn’t resonate with me. I understand that its goal was to move chronologically, but I felt like the inclusion of baseball in this made no sense whatsoever, beyond it happening at the same time. It jumped around for me a little too much, which made it fall flat for me.
I don’t know a lot about the topics covered here - I didn’t going in & I don’t feel like I learned a whole lot reading this. The author has a podcast & it seems like his style of story telling is better suited to that format. (It actually helped to pretend I was listening to sidebars & digressions rather than reading them.)
I appreciate the conceit of linking all these events, but it made for confusing reading. Maybe it works better if you had some knowledge going on, but it was not helpful for me.
I appreciate the conceit of linking all these events, but it made for confusing reading. Maybe it works better if you had some knowledge going on, but it was not helpful for me.
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
A lot of ground is covered in this book! My only complaint is that the author failed to mention that 1876 is also the year that Colorado became a state :)
“The Summer of 1876” is a thrilling, action-packed examination of one of the most eventful summers in American history. It is nowhere near a deep dive on these topics, but does a great job at giving a good amount of information, while still streamlining the stories. I wish this was longer honestly, since a more comprehensive examination of this pivotal year really would be an interesting read. I genuinely had such a good time reading this one!
I just finished The Summer of 1876 by Chris Wimmer and here are my thoughts. @cdwimmer
The summer of 1876 was a key time period in the development of the mythology of the Old West. So many characters that played key roles in the forming of what we call the wild wild west today and the moments that lead up to it.
The book gives some excellent definition to the myths and tall tales that structure our views of the West and some of the most defining battles that happened that summer outside of the Hollywood glitz and glamor.
I remember learning about Custer and the battle of the little bighorn in history class. This book was an incredibly well written book on what happened during that battle. There wasn’t much else that was covered in any real details but I did enjoy the photos in the middle. Faces to names are always a plus in my book.
Chris Wimmer has a decent writing style and it wasn’t a complex read. Anyone who knows more than the basics would likely find the book a little basic but for someone like me that has knowledge based on a class I took decades ago, it was definitely an entertaining read for me.
I like when books have you wanting to know more and this one had me making notes on things I wanted research later on. Custer is predominantly the key player in the book but I did enjoy the parts that touched on native American history. I would have liked more of that but still, a very enjoyable and well researched read.
3.75 stars rounded to 4.
Thank you to @stmartinspress for my gifted copy.
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The summer of 1876 was a key time period in the development of the mythology of the Old West. So many characters that played key roles in the forming of what we call the wild wild west today and the moments that lead up to it.
The book gives some excellent definition to the myths and tall tales that structure our views of the West and some of the most defining battles that happened that summer outside of the Hollywood glitz and glamor.
I remember learning about Custer and the battle of the little bighorn in history class. This book was an incredibly well written book on what happened during that battle. There wasn’t much else that was covered in any real details but I did enjoy the photos in the middle. Faces to names are always a plus in my book.
Chris Wimmer has a decent writing style and it wasn’t a complex read. Anyone who knows more than the basics would likely find the book a little basic but for someone like me that has knowledge based on a class I took decades ago, it was definitely an entertaining read for me.
I like when books have you wanting to know more and this one had me making notes on things I wanted research later on. Custer is predominantly the key player in the book but I did enjoy the parts that touched on native American history. I would have liked more of that but still, a very enjoyable and well researched read.
3.75 stars rounded to 4.
Thank you to @stmartinspress for my gifted copy.
#wildwestnonfiction #nonfiction #chriswimmer #thesummerof1876 #custer #littlebighorn #booklover #bookreview #bookblogging #smpinfluencers #stmartinspress
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
The last book for the “American West” theme of my men’s book club, this was a pretty nice summary of a lot of what we’ve learned. Short chapters, exciting segments. A good intro book. But he tries too hard to do the magical thing Bill Bryson did in ONE SUMMER, and fails to pull it off. The baseball segments were afterthoughts and didn’t fit the rest of the book at all.