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1. 1. Nightshining

   A Memoir in Four Floods

   

   Nightshining follows Jennifer Kabat’s first year in Margaretville, New York, where a rain-swollen stream and a flooded basement prompt an investigation into the region’s environmental past. As she traces floods, Cold War weather experiments, and contested land histories affecting the Mohawk Nation, Kabat blends personal grief and family memory with reportage. The book is a lyrical, spoiler-free exploration of how place, history, and human efforts to control nature intersect.

   The 13174th Greatest Book of All Time

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2. 2. The Eighth Moon

   

   In **The Eighth Moon**, Jennifer Kabat relocates to the Catskills in 2005, unaware of its historical significance as the site of the Anti-Rent War, a 19th-century rural uprising. As she adjusts to her new surroundings, she uncovers the area's rich history and its connection to her own life. Through friendships and explorations of the landscape, she learns about the 1840s tenant farmers' struggle for land rights and finds parallels to her family's values and contemporary issues. The narrative intertwines personal reflections, historical insights, and the natural beauty of the region, offering a fresh perspective on the interconnectedness of past and present.

   The 17010th Greatest Book of All Time

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