I think it was the intimacy of the story that struck me as well. It's easy to learn the history, but seeing it be *personal* is a whole other thing.
I was surprised by the 19th century history as well. Every time I learn something new, I find there's about a million things connected to it that I didn't know!
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
(no subject)
Date: 2008-09-02 04:04 pm (UTC)I was surprised by the 19th century history as well. Every time I learn something new, I find there's about a million things connected to it that I didn't know!