This Republic of SufferingModern · History, Nonfiction, Civil War
This Republic of Suffering
2008 · Nonfiction
44
Modern
★ 4.05 on Goodreads · 8K ratings
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (History) finalist (2009). 4.05★ from 8K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
44Must-Read Score
- Critics51 out of 100 · counts 35%+20
- Readers42 out of 100 · counts 50%+24
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Where it ranks
- #154 of the 220 history books we rank
- #211 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #736 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Pulitzer Prize (History) finalist (2009)
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (2008)
Reads as
True story
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