The best feature of this book is the historical commentary. The story has its merits, but the telling is somewhat slow and redundant, and the ever present vulgarity tiresome. Nevertheless, I suspect reading the book would be vastly superior to listening. The use of multiple narrators presents an unnecessary distraction, as does the uneven quality of the reading. The unfortunate mispronunciations and ridiculous distortions of Southern speech are laughable, This is without a doubt the worst audio book production I’ve heard.