The best American history book I've read in at least the past 3 years (at least... did I already say that?) is S.C.Gwynne's "Empire of the Summer Moon".
Thanks for bringing this back up Birdwatcher, and THANK YOU Doc for starting it to begin with.
I'm on chapter eleven and enjoying every minute of it.
I love the honesty and the way it ties some of the stories I've read about the same time and area together.
Mr. Gwynne definitely did his work on this one and is a damn fine author/story teller to boot.
A good read for sure.
