This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, a Voice That Held It Together by Jon Mooallem

This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, a Voice That Held It Together

Jon Mooallem

336 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction historical history emotional slow-paced
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In the spring of 1964, Anchorage, Alaska, was a modern-day frontier town yearning to be a metropolis--the largest, proudest city in a state that was still brand-new. But just before sundown on Good Friday, the community was jolted by the most powe...

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Moods

informative 80%
reflective 56%
hopeful 48%
inspiring 48%
emotional 40%
adventurous 16%
challenging 12%
funny 12%
tense 12%
lighthearted 8%
sad 8%

Pace

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slow 26%
fast 13%

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