Tag Archives: alternative history

CW & Pop Culture: Superman in the Civil War

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

On May 22, 1863, Ulysses S. Grant prepared for his second assault against Vicksburg. “I fear that this shall be a long and bloody campaign,” Grant fretted in his diary. Among the troops moving into position, a regiment of Kansas … Continue reading →

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What About What-If?

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

Our question of the week this morning, which dealt with a hypothetical what-if scenario, coincidentally touched on something that’s been on my own mind lately. Do you have your own favorite Civil War alternative history? If so, what is it, … Continue reading →

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Review: “Stonewall Goes West” by R. E. Thomas

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Chris Mackowski

R. E. Thomas’s novel Stonewall Goes West has enough red flags flying high above it that I should have steered clear a mile away: it is self published, it is alternative history, it is based on a highly improbable “what … Continue reading →

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