US Civil War
Sunrise
This fictionalization of the life of historical Macon, Georgia, native Anne Johnston presents a faithful depiction of her life before,…
Rhett Butler’s People
Donald McCaig’s prequel/sequel to Margaret Mitchell’s novel, Gone With the Wind covers the years from 1843 until 1874. Even though…
Courage Under Fire: Profiles in Bravery from the Battlefields of the Civil War
Wiley Sword (yes, that is the real name of a very fine historian of the American Civil War) offers…
Becky: The Life and Loves of Becky Thatcher
Besides the immediate appeal of visiting again with Mark Twain’s immortal characters, the author has created an adventure story that…
Kiss Me Goodbye: Finding Love Among the Ashes of the Civil War
In 1861, the author’s great-grandfather, James McCormick, is an Irish Catholic immigrant who lives in Potsdam, New York. He is…
Gone With The Wind
With this reissue of Gone with the Wind, I decided that it was time for me to finally read this…
Landsman
In 1861, an orphaned Jewish son of an indentured servant joins the Third Louisiana Infantry. Elias Abrams is on the…
Sue Mundy
The 19th century media mislabeled M. Jerome Clarke female for their own purposes as well as because of his youth,…
The Road from Chapel Hill
The Road from Chapel Hill offers readers a fascinating and blessedly stereotype-free drama about life in divided North Carolina during…
House Divided
The Currain family saga begins in 1783 with Tony Currain, and moves through over 1,000 pages past the time of…
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