Early American Weirdness

I just finished reading The Kingdom of Matthias, which is about this interesting cult in the 1830s that involved apocalyptic thought and sex, sort of a smaller scale David Koresh with fewer deaths. A good read but now I really need to find a good history or two on the Second Great Awakening.

I also need to find a good history of Sojourner Truth because I for one never knew she was part of a sex cult.

1602

During the van ride to North Carolina I read Gaiman's 1602, which was enjoyable but not great for an Elseworlds. liked the political tie-in at the end.

I was rather disappointed because it didn't have as any layers as I expected. It was really a rather simple story.