Thank you for suggesting this! I avoided it while writing because I didn't want my brain to misfire and remember a detail from the book. But I really wanted to read it, and you've given me a nudge to do so now.

thank you -- hope you like it!

Thank you! It was tough but I am doing much better now. Mostly just glad my kids weren't on the walk that night!

Thank you so much! Our shared state has great libraries. Let me know if you like the book!

Thank you so much! Let me know what you think.

thanks for reading -- got some great edits from @barryp.bsky.social as well!

No problem. I'll keep an eye out for what others suggest as well. I wish we had more books like this!

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Fantastic read. Makes me think about every history book I've ever read.

If you aren't already subscribed, I believe Defector is running a sale and the $1 for a month is worth a go to give it a try. You can read this story and a lot of others.

Thank you for sharing my story! This is a great question. Some academics study emotion and felt experience directly. (I just read Nicole Eustace's Passion is the Gale, which was great.) Among pop historians, I have always thought Stacey Schiff and Hampton Sides do this really well.

Thank you. I am doing much better now!

Thank you so much! Ambrose's book is great, but I found a lot of new stuff -- give it a try and let me know what you think!

A few years ago, I was attacked by a dog. It changed a lot about me, including the book I was writing. I tried to describe it all here: