Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
West American History
Hubert Howe Bancroft · 1902
45/100
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Part of Bancroft's sprawling, meticulously researched history of the American West — solid scholarship, but written as dense reference material by committee, not a book you curl up with. Worth a spot on a historian's shelf, not on a finance reading list.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety85
Substance / usefulness55
Craft & writing35
Originality45
Evidence & accuracy55
Hype vs delivers45
Age-fit70
Human-eye read30
Penny’s verdict45
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