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Plot Summary of Nothing Like It in the World
"A poorly written book with many errors of historical and geographical fact. It should be subtitled "A NOVEL""
G J "Chris" Graves, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Nothing Like It in the World
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Kind Of History
Time of history: - 19th century
History of a people? Yes
Nationality? - American--General
Economic History? Yes
Industry - Big Business

Subjects of this Historical Account
Is the portrayal sympathetic? - Somewhat sympathetic
From a certain profession/group? - businessmen
Intelligence of subject of history: - Smart

Main Adversary
From a certain profession/group? - business executives
Nationality? - American
Is the portrayal sympathetic? - Sympathetic

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West - Midwest - California

Style
How much gore? - 1 (None)
How fast-paced is the book? - 4 (a fair amount)
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Book makes you feel... - very happy - frustrated
How much focus on stories of individuals? - Focuses mostly on history of key players - Focuses on brief history of a lot of players
Minor characters feature lots of: - military - politicians - businessmen - blue collar types
Is this a kid's book? - Ages 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations? - A handful - A significant amount
Maps necessary? - Not enough maps - Necessary maps provided
Length of book - 201-250 pages - 350-400 pages
How much emphasis on small details? - 2 (a little)
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