I’ve read all of Erik Larson’s books but this one left me disappointed. I felt like Erik or his publisher had a political agenda and that agenda took away from his narrative. Starting with the January 6 comparison and then continually capitalizing “Black” but not “white” as if one skin color is somehow superior to another. Divisive at best, and felt as though Erik was looking through a 2024 prism at 1860 events.