The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil WarNew · History, Nonfiction, Civil War
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
2024 · 592 pages · Nonfiction
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★ 4.16 on Goodreads · 65K ratings
≈ 15 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2024). 4.16★ from 65K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
50Must-Read Score
- Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
- Readers66 out of 100 · counts 50%+37
- Buzz51 out of 100 · counts 15%+9
Where it ranks
- #126 of the 220 history books we rank
- #216 of the 730 new books we rank
- #552 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2024)
Reads as
True story
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