Mr. Book just finished The Fires Of Jubilee: Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion, by Stephen B. Oates.

Nat Turner’s slave revolt was the most famous slave revolt in US history. But, I had never read a complete book devoted to that topic until now.

The book did a great job covering all aspects of the story: background information on Turner, the rebellion and the aftermath. The book also did a good job covering the political climate of the day. There were good tidbits in the book, such as the fact that Turner was allowed to be just a child until the age of 12, before being put to work. I am assuming that had to be a rarity for the day.

I have already given Oates an A+ for With Malice Toward None: A Biography Of Abraham Lincoln and an A for Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind The Myths. This one joins the latter in getting an A. I will also be getting the audio edition.

Goodreads requires grades on a 1-5 star system. In my personal conversion system, an A equates to 5 stars. (A or A+: 5 stars, B+: 4 stars, B: 3 stars, C: 2 stars, D or F: 1 star).

This review has been posted at my blog, Mr. Book’s Book Reviews, and Goodreads.

Mr. Book originally finished reading this on July 21, 2024.