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Erik Larson is one of my favorite nonfiction authors-I have loved every book I‘ve read by him. He used letters, diaries and other documents to show both sides leading up to the start of the Civil War. I learned a lot and now want to make another trip to Fort Sumter. â­�ï¸�â­�ï¸�â­�ï¸�â­�ï¸�â­�ï¸�

Putting this together and I realize it‘s my first grid since Feb where I own more print copies of the books than ebook or audio. Tagged my favorite!

5* = Loved It, want to shout out loud about this book! I do/will own/keep a physical copy. A+
4*= I liked it, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Avg C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F

1. Ten years ago next month, I went to the local branch for the grand reopening after a renovation. This was possible because a new community center had been completed, and some of its functions had been occupying part of the library building.
2. Mostly the library by way of Libby, but I like to visit in person too.
3. Tagged book came off hold, and instead of deferring it I downloaded it to read!
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Excellent account of the months leading up to April 12, 1861, when the first shells were launched by Confederate forces on Fort Sumter and the U.S. Civil War began. Larson draws on diaries and various narratives from both sides to show how they danced warily around each other until the inevitable clash. I was most fascinated by the parts about Lincoln‘s preparations for his arrival into DC for his inauguration.

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In my bits of studying the politics leading up to the American Civil War I momentarily memorized enough names and dates to pass the subsequent test, but no interest beyond a course. This book was fascinating- S Carolina was the Mc. Now I‘ll remember beyond Abraham Lincoln and Robert E Lee. I‘m intrigued if the next time I reading/watching Civil War material, I‘ll be like …oh yeah, Seward, Ruffin, Beauregard, Anderson… I know about them.

47/150 I'm not sure if giving this 5 🌟 is enough praise for this amazing, exciting, thought provoking, and emotional story. Dead Wake is my favorite Larson book, but this is a close second. Drawing from both the Confederate and Union sides, Larson weaves a thrilling drama of the battle of Fort Sumter, which lead to the American Civil War. Unrealistically, neither side thought it would lead to war, and if it did, it would be short ⬇�⬇�

Just an FYI for the fans of Erik Larson who live near enough to attend. Hosted by Joseph-Beth bookstore in Cincinnati, more info is on their site under events.

1. I‘m going to Malice Domestic at the end of the month! Sujata Massey is the Guest of Honor, so that‘s a good reason to keep reading in the Perveen Mistry series.
2. Not preordered, but I put the tagged book on hold on Libby.
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The tagged book for sure. Erik Larson is an auto-pick author for me. This is his first book dealing with the American Civil War era, I expecting it to be detailed, well researched, and very informative.

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