It takes the average reader 5 hours and 28 minutes to read If the North Had Won the Civil War by Andrew J. Heller
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
From the author of the best-selling alternate histories Gray Tide in the East and Tidal Effects comes a unique look at the Civil War. If the North Had Won the Civil War is two alternate history novels in one. The modern story follows Stonewall Jackson "Jack" Sawyer, a history professor in the modern day Confederate States of America, and his alternate history "If the North Had Won the Civil War" in a nation where publication of such a book is a criminal offense. The story gives the reader a look at a nightmarish Confederacy where any person with a drop of Black blood in his veins is denied basic human rights and confined to a "Preserve." Interwoven with the adventures of Jack, his fiancee Annabelle Parkins, his friend and fellow history professor Buzz Hanson and his girlfriend, the mulatto escort, Lydia Starkwell is Jack's book. This is an alternate history of the Civil War written with the painstaking historical authenticity, and attention to detail that Mr. Heller's fans have come to expect. The characters in this book-within-a-book are actual figures in the Civil War and the military tactics and strategies are based on those of the historical war. The fiction is followed by a lively and informative factual discussion of the Civil War, and a bibliographic essay. Among the legions of Civil War fans, lovers of military history and alternate history geeks, this book will undoubtedly spark debate and controversy; and for those who know little or nothing about the subject, it will provide a lively and thought-provoking introduction to what is arguably the most important event in American history, one whose echoes continue to effect the shape of this nation today.
If the North Had Won the Civil War by Andrew J. Heller is 318 pages long, and a total of 82,044 words.
This makes it 107% the length of the average book. It also has 100% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 28 minutes to read If the North Had Won the Civil War aloud.
If the North Had Won the Civil War is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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