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finished reading The Killer of Little Shepherds by Douglas P. Starr

Douglas P. Starr: The Killer of Little Shepherds (Hardcover, 2010, Alfred A. Knopf) No rating

This book is a riveting true crime story that vividly recounts the birth of modern …

The first half that was mostly about forensic science was really interesting. The final part of the book that dealt mostly with Vacher's trial was much less interesting to me.

reviewed O Pioneers! by Willa Cather

Willa Cather: O Pioneers! (2013)

O Pioneers! is a 1913 novel by American author Willa Cather, written while she was …

Wonderful

I'm giving this 5 stars because it was so much better than I expected. The writing was wonderful.

reviewed The white cascade by Gary Krist

Gary Krist: The white cascade (2007, Henry Holt and Company)

"In February 1910, a monstrous blizzard hit Washington State. High in the Cascade Mountains near …

Interesting time in history

I was reading this right when the RR unions were standing up in 2022, so it was an interesting parallel.

Before reading this I knew little about the history of the rail roads or the Paciffic North West. It was an interesting time. I recently read The Indifferent Stars Above about the Donner Party and an earlier period of westward migration. This book was an interesting companion to that one.

It was also interesting to read about an age when the telegraph was so critical.