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Praise for "The Heart of Everything That Is"
#1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER
A "SALON" BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
"TRUE WEST" MAGAZINE S BEST BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
A ripping yarn . . . A quintessentially Western tale of bold exploits, tough characters, brutal conditions and a lost way of life, this sounds like the sort of story that practically tells itself. Yet you only realize how little justice most popular histories do to their source material when you come across a book, like this one, that does everything right. It s customary to say of certain nonfiction books gussied up with plenty of 'color' and psychological speculation that they 'read like a novel, ' but truth be told, most of the time we d have to be talking about a pretty mediocre novel. "The Heart of Everything That Is," on the other hand, resembles the good ones. There were times, turning its pages, when I could almost smell the pines of the Black Hills, feel the icy wind tearing down from Canada across the prairie and hear the hooves of the buffalo pounding the earth.
Laura Miller, "Salon"
Exquisitely told . . . Remarkably detailed . . . The story of Red Cloud's unusual guile and strategic genius makes the better-known Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse pale in comparison. . . . This is no knee-jerk history about how the West was won, or how the West was lost. This historical chronicle is unabashed, unbiased and disturbingly honest, leaving no razor-sharp arrowhead unturned, no rifle trigger unpulled. . . . A compelling and fiery narrative.
"USA Today"
Vivid . . . Lively . . . A tale of lies, trickery, and brutal slaughter . . . In telling the story of Red Cloud, Messrs. Drury and Clavin appropriately bring a number of the larger-than-life figures from that time onstage . . . [and] chronicle in considerable detail the shameful treatment of the Indians across the plains and the destruction of their ancient way of life.
Christopher Corbett, "The Wall Street Journal"
A page turner . . . Drawing on archives, letters, and a long-lost autobiography written toward the end of Red Cloud s life, the narrative has a remarkable immediacy . . . [and] the narrative sweep of a great Western.
Kate Tuttle, "The Boston Globe"
Valuable . . . Meticulous . . . [A] remarkable story . . . The writers don t shy away from the atrocities on both sides of the gruesome, long-running conflict between the Indians and the U.S. forces. But when, for the umpteenth time, U.S. officials break a contract as soon as the glint of gold is spotted in the hills, one cannot help but feel that there s all the more reason to celebrate one of the Sioux s most impressive fighters.
"Smithsonian"
The authors paint a full and vivid picture of the Oglala Sioux leader . . . The story of Red Cloud is presented here with all the tension and excitement of a good Western novel. . . . The narrative is gripping but not sentimental, and it is well-sourced, drawing, for example, on Red Cloud s autobiography, lost for nearly a century, and the papers of many others who knew Red Cloud s War.
"Minneapolis Star Tribune""
A great war story. "Kirkus Reviews""
A breathless history of World War II heroism. . .the authors deliver a great war story. "Kirkus Reviews""
We think of World War II aviation as a supremely bureaucratized, controlled effort of men and planes. But here is a tale of bomber pilots maybe the last untold story of that great war that instead involved individual initiative and extraordinary courage. Lucky 666 is a thrilling narrative about the ingenuity that it took to win the war, about a Gang That Couldn t Shoot Straight of aviators who built their own B-17 out of junkyard parts, and then went on to fly one of the most memorable, effective missions of the Pacific campaign. The result is a book that reads like The Dirty Dozen meets Unbroken. I particularly admire the gritty details here about WWII aviation. Superb! Rinker Buck, author of The Oregon Trail and Flight of Passage"
A breathless history of World War II heroism . . . the authors deliver a great war story. Kirkus Reviews"
Praise for The Heart of Everything That Is
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A SALON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
TRUE WEST MAGAZINE S BEST BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
A ripping yarn . . . A quintessentially Western tale of bold exploits, tough characters, brutal conditions and a lost way of life, this sounds like the sort of story that practically tells itself. Yet you only realize how little justice most popular histories do to their source material when you come across a book, like this one, that does everything right. It s customary to say of certain nonfiction books gussied up with plenty of 'color' and psychological speculation that they 'read like a novel, ' but truth be told, most of the time we d have to be talking about a pretty mediocre novel. The Heart of Everything That Is, on the other hand, resembles the good ones. There were times, turning its pages, when I could almost smell the pines of the Black Hills, feel the icy wind tearing down from Canada across the prairie and hear the hooves of the buffalo pounding the earth.
Laura Miller, Salon
Exquisitely told . . . Remarkably detailed . . . The story of Red Cloud's unusual guile and strategic genius makes the better-known Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse pale in comparison. . . . This is no knee-jerk history about how the West was won, or how the West was lost. This historical chronicle is unabashed, unbiased and disturbingly honest, leaving no razor-sharp arrowhead unturned, no rifle trigger unpulled. . . . A compelling and fiery narrative.
USA Today
Vivid . . . Lively . . . A tale of lies, trickery, and brutal slaughter . . . In telling the story of Red Cloud, Messrs. Drury and Clavin appropriately bring a number of the larger-than-life figures from that time onstage . . . [and] chronicle in considerable detail the shameful treatment of the Indians across the plains and the destruction of their ancient way of life.
Christopher Corbett, The Wall Street Journal
A page turner . . . Drawing on archives, letters, and a long-lost autobiography written toward the end of Red Cloud s life, the narrative has a remarkable immediacy . . . [and] the narrative sweep of a great Western.
Kate Tuttle, The Boston Globe
Valuable . . . Meticulous . . . [A] remarkable story . . . The writers don t shy away from the atrocities on both sides of the gruesome, long-running conflict between the Indians and the U.S. forces. But when, for the umpteenth time, U.S. officials break a contract as soon as the glint of gold is spotted in the hills, one cannot help but feel that there s all the more reason to celebrate one of the Sioux s most impressive fighters.
Smithsonian
The authors paint a full and vivid picture of the Oglala Sioux leader . . . The story of Red Cloud is presented here with all the tension and excitement of a good Western novel. . . . The narrative is gripping but not sentimental, and it is well-sourced, drawing, for example, on Red Cloud s autobiography, lost for nearly a century, and the papers of many others who knew Red Cloud s War.
Minneapolis Star Tribune"
A vivid slice of war history that WWII buffs and anyone who admires true acts of heroism will find riveting. Booklist"
An entertaining popular history that will appeal to fans of adventure-style World War II stories. Library Journal"
The authors deliver a great war story. Kirkus Reviews"
Reseña del editor
Traces the story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who in 1943 engaged the Japanese in what became history's longest dogfight, changing the course of the war through their heroic acts of sacrifice.
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- VerlagTHORNDIKE PR
- Erscheinungsdatum2017
- ISBN 10 1410495655
- ISBN 13 9781410495655
- EinbandTapa dura
- SpracheEnglisch
- Anzahl der Seiten565
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