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After the economic disaster of the Great Leap Forward that claimed tens of millions of lives from 19581962, an aging Mao Zedong launched an ambitious scheme to shore up. Frank Dikötter uses this wealth of material to undermine the picture of complete conformity that is often supposed to have characterized the last years of the Mao era. The concluding volume-following Mao's Great Famine and The Tragedy of Liberation-in Frank Diktter's award-winning trilogy chronicling the Communist revolution in China. The Cultural Revolution: A People’s History, 1962-1976 draws for the first time on hundreds of previously classified party documents, from secret police reports to unexpurgated versions of leadership speeches. As the country descended into chaos, the military intervened, turning China into a garrison state marked by bloody purges that crushed as many as one in 50 people. Young students formed the Red Guards, vowing to defend the Chairman to the death, but soon rival factions started fighting each other in the streets with semiautomatic weapons in the name of revolutionary purity. The stated goal of the Cultural Revolution was to purge the country of bourgeois, capitalistic elements he claimed were threatening genuine communist ideology. After the economic disaster of the Great Leap Forward that claimed tens of millions of lives from 1958-1962, an aging Mao Zedong launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate those he viewed as a threat to his legacy. However, the TV shows exist within their own separate universe, so it isn’t included in this list. The Walking Dead #1 comics released way back in 2003, almost a decade prior to the first episode of the TV series. 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On May 16 of 1832, after the president's death, Casimir Pierre Périer, the rebellion began. There the Republicans rebelled against the regime. The June 1832 rebellion was an antimonarchical uprising in Paris (France). For that reason, the characters live in the Rebellion of June (1832) and the subsequent political changes. This epic novel uses a romantic style to promote an analysis of good and evil, law, politics, ethics, justice, and religion.įrench history inspired Victor Hugo to situate the novel within the historical context. The book was published in 1862 and is considered one of the most important works of the nineteenth century. Les Misérables is a novel written by the French politician and poet Victor Hugo. You can read/download the book clicking below: "I went into.", "I noticed that.", "I couldn't get.". Problem 1: It felt as if HALF the sentences started with the word "I", which to me showed a lack of creative story telling. So what is wrong with the writing? The major issues I found were: In truth, she may have told a great story in this book but I will never know. In full disclosure I only made it 10% (60 pages or so) into it before I couldn't take anymore, so this review is not about the story itself. Many readers have been able to look past the writing issues, so maybe you can too. So if you care about well written stories, be sure to read the free chapters online before you buy. More so, she doesn't have a polished writing voice, nor does she have a solid grip of basic writing rules. I found this book to be nothing more than an unedited rough draft not ready for prime time. Her stories may be interesting and heartfelt (according to many of her fans), but her writing is NOT great. This was my first - and last - book by this author. Alice finds herself torn between her commitment to the girls in the mill and her blossoming relationship with Samuel. A sensational trial follows, bringing all the unrest that’s brewing to the surface. 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Although mill owner, Hiram Fiske, pays no heed, Alice attracts the attention of his eldest son, the handsome and reserved Samuel Fiske. “Offers up a compelling slice of both feminist and Industrial Age history”- Christian Science Monitorįrom the New York Times bestselling author of THE DRESSMAKER comes a moving historical novel about a bold young woman drawn to the looms of Lowell, Massachusetts-and to the one man with whom she has no business falling in love.Įager to escape life on her family’s farm, Alice Barrow moves to Lowell in 1832 and throws herself into the hard work demanded of “the mill girls.” In spite of the long hours, she discovers a vibrant new life and a true friend-a saucy, strong-willed girl name Lovey Cornell.īut conditions at the factory become increasingly dangerous, and Alice finds the courage to represent the workers and their grievances. A refreshingly old-fashioned heroine, she makes THE DARING LADIES OF LOWELL appealing” “Alice is cast in the mold of a character created by an earlier Alcott, the passionate and spunky Jo March. Standing in front of the Bronco, Englert told them that blood and ballistics prove Camm shot his wife first, then pushed the Bronco's right passenger seat forward to shoot their daughter, and finally, either leaned into or climbed into the Bronco to kill his son. Englert said her blood found on the Bronco's headliner and rollbar also shows a spatter pattern.Ī short time later, jurors would find themselves sitting on bleachers in the garage of the Lebanon Police station. Jill Camm was found on the right side of the Bronco's rear bench seat, her seatbelt still buckled. If I were to wipe a bloody hand across the shirt, it (the blood stain) would stay on the surface." High-Velocity or blowback spatter also explains how dots of his daughter Jill's blood got onto Camm's T-shirt, Englert explained, "These stains are embedded into the weave. The stains' size, color and speed of drying led Englert to conclude that David Camm could have been no more than four feet from his wife when she was shot. |