If you’re new here, I love Tom Clavin’s books. My ratings of his books go from, “Dang that was good,” to “He’s done it again!” Will Vengeance break his streak? Nope.
Vengeance looks at the physical and figurative last stands of George Armstrong Custer, Crazy Horse, and Sitting Bull. Clavin himself admits that these men have been written about a whole heck of a lot. What does Clavin bring that someone like Nathaniel Philbrick does not? Mainly, brevity and funny footnotes.
Clavin is a “less is more” type of writer. Whereas Philbrick’s treatment of Custer’s Last Stand (which is an amazing book, for the record) is more focused and a bit longer, Clavin writes short, pithy chapters which generally don’t go more than 4-5 pages. This is a feature, not a bug. While many books I read I could never hand to just anyone, Clavin’s books are the type to entice people to read more history.
Plus, his footnotes are always informative if not utterly hilarious.
I’m always going to recommend his books because he never lets the quality slip. Pick this one up, if interested.
(This book was provided as an advanced reader copy by St. Martin’s Press.)
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