" Good story but way too long and one too many twists and turns for me. The matter in question for most of the book seems so simple to have determined, it doesn't seem like 450 pages of story was necessary. I remember liking Meacham's first book, Roses, a lot but this one was a disappointment compared to it. It seemed like the author was trying to do too much with the plot and it would have been a better book if Meacham went with the "less is more" theory. "
— Melissa, 2/18/2014