Book description
A generation after the South won the first American civil War,
America writhes once more in the bloody throes of battle. Furious
over the annexation of key Mexican territory, the United States
declares total war against the Confederate States. And so, in 1881,
the frgile peace is shattered. But this is a new kind of war,
fought on a lawless frontier where the Blue and the Grey battle not
only each other but the Apache, the outlaw - and evne the British
Redcoat. For along with France, britain enters the fray on the
Confederate side. 'The wizard of If.' Chicago Sun-Times 'The
standard-bearer for alternate history.' USA Today
'Engrossing ... definitely the work of one of alternate history's
authentic modern masters . . . totally fascinating.' Harry Turtledove
has lived in Southern California all his life He has a Ph. D. in history
from the University of California at Los Angeles and has taught at UCLA,
California State Fullerton and California State University, Los Angeles.
He has written many works of speculative fiction and fantasy. He is
married to the novelist Laura Frankos and they have three daughters.
