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Member: ianraceyCollectionsYour library (1,691), To read (948), All collections (1,691) Reviews13 reviews Tagshistorical fiction (381), science fiction (372), Doctor Who (224), fiction (British Isles) (189), box 28A (172), fantasy (154), fiction (United States) (149), donation (138), contemporary fiction (130), American history (129) — see all tags Cloudstag cloud, author cloud, tag mirror About meI'm a lover of words, storytelling and learning, but chiefly of cloyingly pretentious opening sentences. I come originally from Yorkshire and have lived in Connecticut, Florida and the Chesapeake Bay area. I'm a stay at home dad and the author of an alternate history spy thriller. About my libraryMy library is full of history, both fiction and nonfiction. I'm most interested in the ancient world, the Byzantine Empire, Venice, Shanghai, all periods of British history, and world history during the imperialist period of, roughly, 1800-1950; lately I've also been learning a lot about the Cold War. If I see a biography of a political or military figure I don't already have a biography of, I'll probably buy it. GroupsAncient History, Bloggers, Byzantinistik, Doctor Who, History: On learning from and writing history, Medieval Europe, Spies & Spy Fiction Favorite authorsEric Ambler, Bernard Cornwell, Guy Gavriel Kay, John Julius Norwich, Tad Williams (Shared favorites) Homepagehttp://ianracey.com Also onblogspot, Facebook, Twitter Real nameIan C. Racey LocationVirginia, USA Account typepublic, lifetime URLs
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I see you own the book Travels in the interior of North-America by Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied. My father is interested in buying this book, since he likes the history of North-America of the period 1800-1900. He has some doubts because the book is rather expensive. Therefore he would like to know if the book is readable (he doesn't like books that have dry enumerations of facts). Would you mind giving me your opinion on this book? Would my father like it? Thank you very much for helping us.
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zjakkelien (Jacqueline)
posted by zjakkelien at 9:06 am (EST) on Apr 16, 2012
Steven
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Cheers, Tyler
posted by flashflood42 at 4:19 pm (EST) on Jun 22, 2008