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title: Book of the Month  |  The Demon of Unrest
description: Dive into the recommended book of the month, “The Demon of Unrest” by Erik Larson
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# [Book of the Month  |  The Demon of Unrest](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/03-2025-book-demon-of-unrest)

 Written by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) | Mar 3, 2025 3:28:28 PM

 

Book of The Month: “The Demon of Unrest”, by Erik Larson

Larson adds great research to his ability as a great storyteller. He makes actual history more interesting. While it is not his best book, partly due to comparing that period to today, he covers a five-month period I knew nothing about.

Instead of favorite excerpts this month, here are three things I never knew before reading this:

· Secession by southern states was a threat for many, many decades, not years

· The tipping point was very specifically Lincoln’s election

· Even then, it took five months from his election to a month into his presidency for Fort Sumpter to become the immediate cause of the Civil War

 

[Read it for yourself here](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7359880201)

 

 

 

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