Mixing masterfully drawn historical and fictional characters, Turtledove brings to life the turmoil of a people in crisis. Unable to add item to List. I came to purchase it because it was recommended as a good time travel book and because I have considerable interest and knowledge about the Civil War. With the power and assurance of a master storyteller and the scrupulous accuracy of a trained historian, Harry Turtledove has created an immense, meticulously detailed, and utterly plausible world in which history takes a most unexpected turn. To read this ebook on a mobile device (phone or tablet) you'll need to install one of these free apps: To download and read this eBook on a PC or Mac: The publisher has set limits on how much of this ebook you may print or copy. War has worn down his health. The publisher has supplied this book in DRM Free form with digital watermarking. You can read this eBook on any device that supports DRM-free EPUB or DRM-free PDF format.

In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. A must-have for anyone who loves "alternate history" novels!! I read it on the recommendation of a friend of mine. I also found ludicrous the idea that a victorious Confedercy would have almost immediately chosen a path of gradual emancipation. Something went wrong. Well written book. GREAT STUFF...!! He loves this book and wants other books by the author. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. The twist that happens near the end is set up quite well, but most readers will see it coming. Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2016, What an intriguing concept! His invalid wife lives for the day the two of them can finally build a peaceful life together. Please try again later. We are experiencing technical difficulties. In the normal course, I would likely never give a four-star review to a book that may be among my favorites for the year. Please try again.

Please try again. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Please try your request again later. (mild spoilers), Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2017, This book impressed me, so many different ways—, Top Contributor: Historical Fiction Books, A Less Than Five-Star Review, But Likely One of My Top 10 for the Year, Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2018. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Guns of the South: A Novel. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Professor James M. McPherson Pultizer Prize-winning BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM January 1864–General Robert E. Lee faces defeat. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. As I have already stated,there are a couple of dull bits in there,but don't let that put you off, it still a good read. Not for his own ambition but because duty calls, Lee will find himself faced with the price oftriumph. It would make no sense to are all Southern soldiers with AK-47s when the Afrikaners could have changed the results of the war using machine guns they kept in their own hands. Sci Fi meets alternative history. In The Guns of the South, Turtledove takes one of the most dramatic, bloody, and tumultuous episodes in our life as a nation, the Civil War, and vividly imagines what might have been had the rebels prevailed. "
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Pultizer Prize-winning BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM
January 1864--General Robert E. Lee faces defeat. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Helpful as part of his studies for Higher History as well. The Guns of the South: part our commitment to scholarly and academic excellence, all articles receive editorial review.|||... World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. GREAT READ...!! And the matter of slavery itself will threaten the newly independent Confederate States with fresh factional strife. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. SPOILER ALERT I give the author credit for the book being interesting enough for me to finish it and to write a review which I usually only do for extremely good or bad works. Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2019. They were already aware that the rest of the world refused them diplomatic recognition over the slavery question so learning that the future viewed them the same wold have had little effect on them. Lee presses his advantage, marching on Washington. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 25, 2020. Yet set against Lee's personal desires is the prospect of watching his beloved land squander the freedom that he and his men fought so desperately to win. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Turtledove also takes us into conversations between General Lee and Confederate President Jefferson Davis and fascinating exchanges between Lee and Grant in their roles as keepers of the peace in a land divided. Mass Market Paperback – September 1, 1993. Indeed, with victory come difficult choices for Robert E. Lee. What makes Harry Turtledove's novels great (he is also an accomplished historian when he's not writing!!) *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program, Apr 20, 2011 However, the rest of us 'Romantics' will just love the new history as the lives of the protagonists are bent by twentieth century technology applied to nineteenth century warfare. True, the time travel premise this story depends upon could spoil the story for die hard realists unwilling to go with the flow. His days of service should be drawing to a close. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. ", Flawed alternate history, terrible time travel story, Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2019. "It is absolutely unique--without question the most fascinating Civil War novel I have ever read. By clicking Sign Up, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2016. Buy, "It is absolutely unique–without question the most fascinating Civil War novel I have ever read. Editor's Picks: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Upsetting the Balance (Worldwar, Book Three), Striking the Balance (Worldwar, Book Four), Breakthroughs (The Great War, Book Three), Hitler’s War (The War That Came Early, Book One), The Big Switch (The War That Came Early, Book Three), The Center Cannot Hold (American Empire, Book Two), Coup d’Etat (The War That Came Early, Book Four), Discover Book Picks from the CEO of Penguin Random House US. I thought the time travel part was poorly done. But if Lincoln surrenders, and the Confederacy can negotiate independence from the Union, there remain many obstacles to peace. The disputed states of Kentucky and Missouri must be accommodated.

Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Alternate History Science Fiction (Books), © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Even after the real Civil War, it was decades before African American people were allowed full rights of citizenship or equality under the law. ", {{ format_drm_information.format_name }} unrestricted, {{ format_drm_information.format_name }} {{format_drm_information.page_percent}}, {{ format_drm_information.format_name }} off, {{ read_aloud_information.format_name }} on, {{ read_aloud_information.format_name }} off. "Guns of the South" is a GREAT novel - a "stand-alone" novel dealing with an "alternate history" of the US Civil War with a generous dose of science-fiction thrown in!! Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I think much of the Caudell part could have been replaced with material dealing with the time travelers and their society back home. If you’re using a PC or Mac you can read this ebook online in a web browser, without downloading anything or installing software. Buy Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. There were at least several hundred time travelers who we found out at the end had access to heavy machine guns.

", In the Balance (Worldwar Series, Volume 1), And the Last Trump Shall Sound: A Future History of America, Return Engagement (Settling Accounts, Book 1), The Center Cannot Hold (American Empire, Book Two) (Southern Victory: American Empire), The Victorious Opposition (American Empire, Book Three) (Southern Victory: American Empire), In the Balance: An Alternate History of the Second World War (Worldwar, Volume 1), End of the Beginning: A Novel of Alternate History. The Army of Northern Virginia is ragged and ill-equpped. The publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Harry Turtledove manages what I'd almost giving up on actually finding - namely the juxtaposition of a scrupulously accurate recreation of a period with a page-turning, imaginative and satisfying story. But when Lee finds a way to arm his forces, the tide suddenly turns; the rebels win a decisive victory at the Battle of Wilderness. But who would have thought "What would happen if people from our time went back in time and gave the south AK-47's?