I saw some people praising this online.

>>24570119 (OP)
He was in his 90s when he wrote it.

>>24570119 (OP)
I enjoyed. Has good concluding bibliographies and book recs chapter to chapter. He emphasizes odd aspects of a history that he expects his readers already know in general, so you'll become familiar with much you probably didn't already know in that crisp, clean Barzun style

I never read it all the way through but I reference it often. It's surprisingly fun and free of culture war bs.

You'd probably learn a lot