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I thought this was interesting. "Bragging had a distinction class dimension in the 1820s and 1830s....Like certain masters of gansta rap in the twenty-first century, crackers had to make up for their lowly status by dressing themselves up in a boisterous verbal garb. In the Crockett manner, lying and boasting made up for the absence of class pedigree."

Now things are getting good!

So far it's great!

Great book! At the conclusion of this one I discovered I have an affinity for the tragic heroes of British exploration: Franklin, Cook, Scott, and now Livingstone. Shackleton obviously is the exception being the antithesis of a tragic hero (his incredible story can be read, Endurance). If you want to read a great novel about human resilience and fortitude this is a must read.

This isn't your late night easy reading before going to bed book. Oi!