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Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence

Ellis, Joseph J
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historical fiction political history past tense third limited POV ~451 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

analytical reflective grave

A slow-burn historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count112,852
Page count~451 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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