http://thelongestchapter.com/2009/07/05/all-quiet-on-the-western-front/ Literary fiction, poetry, first editions, classics... Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:44:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://thelongestchapter.com/2009/07/05/all-quiet-on-the-western-front/#comment-32 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:07:49 +0000 http://thelongestchapter.com/?p=995#comment-32 I haven’t read “Savage Peace” and so checked it out on Amazon.com and found there “An Exclusive Note to Readers from Ann Hagedorn” in the editorial reviews. Hagedorn explains why she chose to write about 1919. Kind of long but interesting.

]]> http://thelongestchapter.com/2009/07/05/all-quiet-on-the-western-front/#comment-31 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:03:48 +0000 http://thelongestchapter.com/?p=995#comment-31 Related recommendation: “Savage Peace” by Ann Hagedorn (wrote “Beyond The River” about the Underground Railroad). Amazing run-down of everything happening in the year 1919 — scientific breakthroughs, trans-Atlantic flight, social upheaval, race relations, etc. A great read and puts WWI in context.

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