This is one of my all time favorites, and was this month's book club selection. It's been a few years since I've read it, and it's held up well. There are lots and lots of cameos from various historical figures, which is fun from an educational standpoint. It's an easy read and brings up lots of key issues for the time period. Except suffrage--never had noticed that was missing, but with everything else it included (labor, race, class, etc), the omission was something we talked about in book club.