Books by Alan Taylor
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review 1: Overall I enjoyed reading this book. I’m not sure that others interested in history for purely entertainment/leisure would find this a gripping read. Some parts of Taylor’s prose become extremely tedious as he dissects the generational inheritances of a plantation and the evoluti...
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review 1: A fascinating study of the War of 1812 not simply as a military struggle between two governments, but also as a battle of the meanings of subjecthood and citizenship. Taylor writes well, covers a variety of little-known incidents from the war, and above all makes a reader think ...
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review 1: I struggled over whether to give this three or four stars. The writing is excellent and the research is exhaustive and impressive. This book is not a full picture of the War of 1812; it alludes to (but does not explore in depth) most naval battles, the southern theater of war (...
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review 1: The ostensible topic here is very promising: the culture of fear promoted by slavery in time of war, when slaves might escape to the enemy (or be armed by them, or serve them as guides). The execution, however, left me cold with its shapelessness. The primary focus is on slaves...