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War and Peace

Week 29 Recap: 1812 and 1860

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Jeremy Anderberg
Jul 23, 2022
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Winfield Scott, US Army

This week’s reading gave us a little bit of everything: some brewing romance between Rostov and Marya, some of Pierre’s search for meaning, some wartime strategy and focus on Kutuzov, and some historical philosophizing from Tolstoy.

I couldn’t help but be reminded of the Civil War as I read this week’s chapters. Taking place about…

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