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A novel of speculative history by a distinguished historian and author of The Officers' Wives reflects on what might have happened if, in the wake of the Civil War and the destruction of much of the South, a group of powerful men, led by Charles A. Dana, Assistant Secretary of War, plans to convict and execute General Robert E. Lee for the crime of treason. 25,000 first printing.

Discusses socialism as a political system, and details the history of socialist governments throughout the world.

A general-turned-powerbroker, his southern-born wife and revolutionist son, an ardent feminist, and assorted elitists, politicians, and newsmen cope with the passions, griefs, and realities of post-Civil War America

Evaluates Valley Forge as a point of departure to discuss the larger context of the Revolutionary War, linking the winter stay of the Continental Army during 1777 and 1778 to such key events as the negotiations with the French, the British occupation of Philadelphia, and the maneuvering of the Continental Congress. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Profiles of West Point graduates from both sides of the Civil War conflict includes coverage of such figures as Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and Stonewall Jackson, in a volume that traces the friendships they formed as cadets and continued throughout the war. Reprint.

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