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5 days ago · Master storyteller Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincoln’s election and the Confederacy’s shelling of Sumter—a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals.
Jun 13, 2024 · Erik Larson (The Demon of Unrest, The Devil in the White City) is an author and journalist. Erik joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how the pandemic affected his work, why he identifies himself as a high-functioning introvert, and how he pitches non-fiction books.
1 day ago · “A feast of historical insight and narrative verve . . . This is Erik Larson at his best, enlivening even a thrice-told tale into an irresistible thriller.”—The Wall Street Journal On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president.
Jun 9, 2024 · Erik Larson's latest history book examines the events leading up to the Civil War, and some of the people involved, concluding the conflagration was not inevitable.
Jun 24, 2024 · The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson. This was a riveting read, which I devoured in two days. I’ve always known of the events of Fort Sumter, but this account of what happened in the...
Jun 25, 2024 · Erik Larson is an acclaimed journalist and the author of numerous well- regarded nonfiction works In his book In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin, Larson explores the experiences of William E. Dodd and his daughter, Martha.
Jun 16, 2024 · Master storyteller Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincoln’s election and the Confederacy’s shelling of Sumter—a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals.
