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 with Jonathan Yen (Narrator)

8 hours, 38 minutes first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced

Description

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%
reflective 40%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 20%

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slow 60%
medium 40%

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