Description |
vi, 342 pages ; 22 cm |
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"Original visions of a Civil War that might have been"--Cover. |
Contents |
Why Gettysburg / Brian Thomsen -- Sedgwick's charge / Harold Coyle -- Custer's first stand / Doug Allyn -- In the bubble / William H. Keith, Jr. -- The blood of the fallen / James M. Reasoner -- The high-water mark / Brendan DuBois -- The angle / Jake Foster -- A bad end / Robert J. Randisi -- Lazarus / Jim DeFelice -- A gun for Johnny Reb / Simon Hawke -- Born in blood / Denise Little -- Well-chosen words / Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Appendix: The Gettysburg Address / Abraham Lincoln -- The Battle of Gettysburg : an overview / Steve Winter -- Gettysburg and the politics of war / William Terdoslavich -- Union and Confederate social convictions surrounding the battle of Gettysburg / Paul A. Thomsen -- Lee's victory at Gettysburg -- and then what? / William R. Forstchen. |
Summary |
An anthology of twelve original short stories and four essays explores the role and implications of the Battle of Gettysburg in American history as it presents an alternate history approach to the subject. |
Subject |
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
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Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 -- Fiction.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction.
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Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg.
(OCoLC)fst01214261
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658 |
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Battle of Gettysburg (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania : 1863) (OCoLC)fst01404274 |
Chronological Term |
1861-1865
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Genre/Form |
Science fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726489
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Alternative histories (Fiction), American.
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War stories, American.
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Fantasy fiction, American.
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Fantasy fiction, American. (OCoLC)fst01750169
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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War stories, American. (OCoLC)fst01750200
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War stories.
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Fantasy fiction.
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Science fiction.
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Added Author |
Thomsen, Brian, editor.
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Greenberg, Martin Harry, editor.
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ISBN |
0739426427 |
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9780739426425 |
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0425183777 (pbk.) |
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9780425183779 (pbk.) |
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