A lot of research went into this book and I learned a lot about an area of American history that interests me. The book is well written, and I read it in two days and enjoyed learning a lot more about an aspect of American history that I already knew quite a lot about. But I am an extremely fast reader, so it will take most people a lot longer to read. The book also assumes that the reader has a reasonable general knowledge of American history and Modern world history, either a typical college course, a very good high school course, or considerable independent reading, or something similar.
Well researched and very well written, and an interesting topic for history buffs, so well worth reading for the right reader!