Books tagged: war between the states

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The Wrong Choice (le choix errone)    by Luc Jackson
Price: $3.99 USD. 49300 words. Published by zanybooks on December 31, 2008. .

Hoping to rally the Confederacy to the French-Canadien cause, eighteen-year old Jean-Pierre Mercier, agrees to spy for them. He travels to Bull Run by train and balloon. Appalled by the carnage, he follows a Confederate deserter into the hills of Kentucky and his future wife. Ultimately, Baton Rouge, Mill Run, Shiloh, Chancellorsville, draft riots, and prison convince him war is not the answer
Iron Maiden: An Alternate History Novel    by Jim Musgrave
Price: $3.99 USD. 89990 words. Published on August 1, 2009. .

Jared Diamond's COLLAPSE inspired this alternate history that takes place during the American Civil War, and tells the story of eight people who come together after the battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. They trick the government into buying more Monitor-class ships.
The Man from Shenandoah    by Marsha Ward
Price: $4.99 USD. 77070 words. Published on October 27, 2009. .

Returning from the Civil War, Carl Owen finds the farm ruined and his father set to leave Virginia. Then Carl falls in love, and he battles a band of outlaws, a prairie fire, blizzards, a trackless waterless desert, and his own brother—all for the hand of feisty Ellen Bates. Book 1: The Owen Family Saga.
The Kepi    by Marvin Stafford
Price: $3.99 USD. 76810 words. Published on January 3, 2010. .

A new look at the Civil War. Exciting battles and shocking atrocities, also political assassination and intrigue from the royal halls of Tsarist Russia.Meet Dr. Leonidas Wheeler CSA, widely known battlefield surgeon; His mother, Irina Miskaya, world-famous actress, once mistress of Tsar Nicholas I; Boy, "The Anointed One" of Cherokee legend; and John Wilkes Booth, onstage, in bed, and in collusion
Catching the Rose    by Belinda Kroll
Price: $3.99 USD. 94610 words. Published on July 11, 2010. .

Accustomed to getting her way as a privileged belle, Veronica Vernon is outraged when her step-father arranges a marriage to her childhood bully. Desperate for a way out, Veronica runs north in search of her childhood love, Jonathan, to convince him to marry her. Refusing to let others run her life for her, Veronica embarks on a quest to find her Prince Charming before war takes him away forever.
Unanimous Verdict    by James Kidney
Price: $9.99 USD. 138320 words. Published on July 14, 2010. .

A young black man is hanged in Washington, D.C. in 1954 shortly before the Supreme Court rules on the school desegregation cases. His mother hires a young, callow white detective to solve the case. He quickly hooks up with two much different black men. They solve the case, change history and change their own attitudes about race in this entertaining novel that may challenge your notions, too.
Fort Warren: New England's Most Historic Civil War Site    by Jay Schmidt
Price: $4.99 USD. 22850 words. Published on July 27, 2010. .

Fort Warren was started in 1833 on Georges Island to protect the City of Boston. It was first occupied at the start of the Civil War. The government soon utilized the fort as a prison for Confederate military and political prisoners. The book includes stories about the Trent Affair, the writing of the John Brown song, escapes, executions and the famous Legend of the Ghost of the Lady in Black.
Beyond All Price    by Carolyn Schriber
Price: $0.99 USD. 120840 words. Published on August 20, 2010. .

Nellie Chase joined the 100th Pennsylvania Regiment, known as "The Roundheads,” to escape an abusive husband. Too young and inexperienced to qualify as a nurse, she remained a Union volunteer. She later served at the Battle of Fredericksburg, worked as a ward nurse at Mercer Hospital in Philadelphia, and then became the head matron in charge of a 600-bed military hospital in occupied Nashville.
Abraham Lincoln’s Life and Times: True Tales of a Great Man, Uncommon People, and Major Events    by Hal Malehorn
Price: $0.99 USD. 284100 words. Published by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen on January 5, 2011. .

Looking for Lincoln? Historian Hal Malehorn has captured the essence a remarkable man. This book tells of America’s beloved leader, his legend, and his era. Chapters describing Abe’s practice and politics, hard times and good, explain the background and the results of a terrible war. Here 272 1000-word stories describe his life and his legacy. Both inspired his age, and they do so yet.
Volunteer for Glory    by Alice Lynn
Price: $0.99 USD. 93210 words. Published by Puddletown Publishing Group  on March 16, 2011. .

When Stuart, Rachel’s husband, joins the volunteer cavalry, she will have to find the grit and determination to survive on the small Illinois farm. What she doesn’t expect is to fall in love with Jared Westbrook, a handsome neighbor. United in war, the two men are divided by love for the same woman. Who will Rachel choose? Or will the war itself make the decision for her?