American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World by David Baron

American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World

David Baron

330 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
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In the scorching summer of 1878, with the Gilded Age in its infancy, three tenacious and brilliant scientists raced to Wyoming and Colorado to observe a rare total solar eclipse. One sought to discover a new planet. Another—an adventuresome female...

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informative 100%
adventurous 50%
inspiring 38%
reflective 22%
challenging 5%
hopeful 5%

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fast 11%

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