Return to Dixie by Truscott Jones
Truscott Jones delivers a potent reimagined history of the United States in Return to Dixie, echoing and exploring the stark divides that still sunder America today.
In this startling vision of the past and present, Lincoln was assassinated before his inauguration, the Civil War never occurred, and the Confederacy persists into modern times, as does its foul legacy of racial supremacy. Within this contentious and creative premise, the story follows a tightly crafted cast of characters – a Shakespearean pair of star-crossed college students, a border-breaking legend of the ring, a sinister sheriff, and a rebellion-loving leader. As their […]
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