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My Alternate History Has Been Published
May 14, 2009 | C.L. Gray

Posted on 05/14/2009 3:11:52 PM PDT by carton253

THROW AWAY THE SCABBARD

What if Stonewall Jackson had survived Chancellorsville?

In this alternate history, Jackson survives Chancellorsville. With Jackson leading his Second Corps in an invasion of the North, the war shifts from the Virginia wilderness to the Pennsylvania countryside. After the Army of Northern Virginia wins a stunning victory on the banks of the Susquehanna, General Ulysses S. Grant comes east to drive the Confederates from northern soil. But when Grant fails to dislodge Lee's army, President Abraham Lincoln risks all in a desperate attempt to win the war and restore the Union.

Throw Away the Scabbard is the first book of a trilogy that provides the exciting answer to the Civil War's most enduring question: What if Stonewall Jackson had survived Chancellorsville?


TOPICS: Books/Literature; History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: grant; jackson; lee; stuart
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To: BossLady

Thank you so much!


21 posted on 05/14/2009 3:24:58 PM PDT by carton253 (Ask me about Thow Away the Scabbard - a Civil War alternate history.)
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To: carton253

“What did I ever do to you! LOL!”

Seriously, congrats on the book.

Getting a book published is a task for heroes!


22 posted on 05/14/2009 3:25:35 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: SAMWolf; snippy_about_it

Just wanted to give you guys a ping in case you want to write a review or something. LOL!


23 posted on 05/14/2009 3:25:51 PM PDT by carton253 (Ask me about Thow Away the Scabbard - a Civil War alternate history.)
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To: Eaker

Ping for Later.


24 posted on 05/14/2009 3:26:03 PM PDT by Eaker (The Two Loudest Sounds in the World.....Bang When it should have been Click and the Reverse.)
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To: PetroniusMaximus

Thank you... one day, I hope to start my own publishing company dedicated to all things Civil War.


25 posted on 05/14/2009 3:26:24 PM PDT by carton253 (Ask me about Thow Away the Scabbard - a Civil War alternate history.)
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To: squarebarb

Look what you’ve done! LOL! Thank you for all your help. I’ve included a link for ordering (if you want).


26 posted on 05/14/2009 3:27:09 PM PDT by carton253 (Ask me about Thow Away the Scabbard - a Civil War alternate history.)
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To: neocon1984
... Longstreet was right when he counseled leaving the battlefield after Day 1.

Newt Gingrich and another guy (whose name escapes me right now) wrote a trilogy examining what might have happened had Gen'l Lee listened to "Pete" Longstreet. It is a pretty good read!

27 posted on 05/14/2009 3:29:10 PM PDT by sima_yi ( Palin / Jindal 2012)
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To: carton253

Congratulations! Yaya!! ... Letting it go is not an easy thing is it? Is this your first novel, or the first you’ve decidied to send for publication?


28 posted on 05/14/2009 3:29:36 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: carton253

Interesting! Congratulations!


29 posted on 05/14/2009 3:35:28 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: MHGinTN

My first. And I spent the better of three years learning how to write a novel.


30 posted on 05/14/2009 3:36:38 PM PDT by carton253 (Ask me about Thow Away the Scabbard - a Civil War alternate history.)
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To: sima_yi

I read the book. William Fortchen (sp?) was the co-author and a Professor of History.

IMHO, they did a mediocre-to-good copy of “Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara. I highly recommend that book and the later movie “Gettysburg” which is incredibly true to the book.


31 posted on 05/14/2009 3:36:56 PM PDT by neocon1984
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To: carton253

Just read the excerpts. It’s good! Wow, another talented freeper author! You folks should have a convention sometime.


32 posted on 05/14/2009 3:38:11 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Read Harry Turtledoves’s book “The Guns of The South”.

I don’t much like most of his (overly elaborative) alternative history. This one is a classic.


33 posted on 05/14/2009 3:38:50 PM PDT by neocon1984
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To: PetroniusMaximus

Or JEB Stuart had not been late to Gettysburg or Little Round Top had been overrun.


34 posted on 05/14/2009 3:39:05 PM PDT by combat_boots (When the government controls the captial, all that is left is tyranny. Tagline by Redwarning.)
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To: MHGinTN

Thank you.


35 posted on 05/14/2009 3:39:23 PM PDT by carton253 (Ask me about Thow Away the Scabbard - a Civil War alternate history.)
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To: carton253

DC was very strongly defended. Are you willing to give us some idea of where?


36 posted on 05/14/2009 3:41:13 PM PDT by neocon1984
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To: combat_boots

“Or JEB Stuart had not been late to Gettysburg or Little Round Top had been overrun.”

Royalties all around!


37 posted on 05/14/2009 3:41:48 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: carton253
Congratulations!

Now, if the Germans hadn't ever bombed Pearl Harbor... ;-)

38 posted on 05/14/2009 3:43:20 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: neocon1984

I’ve read “Killer Angels” and watched “Gettysburg” (several times each!), and I concur with your analysis.


39 posted on 05/14/2009 3:44:47 PM PDT by sima_yi ( Palin / Jindal 2012)
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To: neocon1984

Mine is grounded more in reality than Mr. Turtledove’s wonderful book.


40 posted on 05/14/2009 3:45:13 PM PDT by carton253 (Ask me about Thow Away the Scabbard - a Civil War alternate history.)
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