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Violence
A lot
Civil War battle violence; deaths; the violence of slavery
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of race, war, and the consequences of history-changing technology
What this book is about
Turtledove's 1992 alternate history novel follows Robert E. Lee as mysterious men with automatic weapons appear and change the course of the Civil War. A thoughtful exploration of what a Confederate victory would actually mean — for slavery, for America, for the future. Significant violence. For older teens and adults.
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Civil War violence
Slavery themes
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