Descent by Lauren Russell

Descent

Lauren Russell

121 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction poetry informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Description

In 2013, poet Lauren Russell acquired a copy of the diary of her great-great-grandfather, Robert Wallace Hubert, a Captain in the Confederate Army. After his return from the Civil War, he fathered twenty children by three of his former slaves. One...

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Moods

reflective 100%
informative 75%
challenging 50%
dark 25%
emotional 25%
hopeful 25%
mysterious 25%
sad 25%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 33%

Average rating

4.63

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