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1824: The Arkansas War (Trail of Glory #2)
by
Eric Flint
In the newest volume of this exhilarating series, Eric Flint continues to reshape American history, imagining how a continent and its people might have taken a different path to its future. With 1824: The Arkansas War, he spins an astounding and provocative saga of heroism, battlefield action, racial conflict, and rebellion as a nation recovering from war is plunged into a...more
Mass Market Paperback, 512 pages
Published
November 27th 2007
by Del Rey
(first published 2006)
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Well, to begin with: I didn't realize this was the second in a series. So the events that led up to the Arkansas Confederacy are a total enigma to me. That didn't help when I began, although it's not uncommon for books to avoid exposition.
In any event, it's an interesting view of alternate history, and I do like the author in general. However, the fact that the Arkansas Confederacy is in no large part Indian was a little annoying considering there were really no indigenous people i...more
In any event, it's an interesting view of alternate history, and I do like the author in general. However, the fact that the Arkansas Confederacy is in no large part Indian was a little annoying considering there were really no indigenous people i...more
In the second book of the series, the new nation of the Confederacy of the Arkansas has become a haven for freed slaves, abolitionists and Indian tribes forced out of the United States. The upcoming presidential elections of 1824 will play a pivotal role in its future since Arkansas and slavery are both hot issues with the candidates - Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay and John Calhoun. This is where a major divergence in Flint's history occurs - in our history Clay allied with Ada...more
I really enjoyed this book. Without spoiling the story, let me say that I enjoyed the real characters such as Sam Houston, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and Zachary Taylor. I also enjoyed the fictitious characters, especially the Laird of Arkansas, Patrick Driscol.
The previous book in the series wasn't in my library, so I had to pretend like I knew the alternate history from the first book. It wasn't too much of a stretch, Flint made it almost stand alone.
I thought...more
The previous book in the series wasn't in my library, so I had to pretend like I knew the alternate history from the first book. It wasn't too much of a stretch, Flint made it almost stand alone.
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Immediately after finishing the first free ebook, I raced out and bought this one in hardcopy. Loved it, absolutely loved it, and I'm waiting eagerly for a third installment.
I really enjoy the characterization of Andrew Jackson and Sam Houston. Nothing feels forced or out of character for any of the historic figures.
I really enjoy the characterization of Andrew Jackson and Sam Houston. Nothing feels forced or out of character for any of the historic figures.
Bad, implausible alternate history that revolves around Indians but pretty much relegates them to stock background characters, indistinguishable from one another. And the notion of Andrew Jackson as a progressive force for racial tolerance is flatly ludicrous.
Very slow, little action, did not believe that the growth of Arkansas as separate country as presented was possible, nor the actions of the people realistic.
As a sequel to 1814, it is good. If you are just looking to continue with the characters introduced in 1814 then it is absolutely worth the read. On its own, however, it is an incomplete narrative. What the book says its about and what it is really about are two different things. I looked online and could find no word of a third novel in the series. If that is the case, this book is even worse, because it ends smack dab in the middle of most of the major plotlines that it introduces.
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1824 is a sequel to 1812: The Rivers of War (Trail of Glory, Book 1), and if you enjoyed that book, you'll enjoy this one. Taking place ten years after the end of the first book, it explores the new nation that's come into existence in that time, and the effect it has on the US, especially with regards to slavery. My only disappointment is that while the title is the Arkansas War, it really only covers the beginning of that war, so it feels somewhat unfinished. Maybe the author plans to write...more
The Confederation of Arkansas is an independent nation populated by free blacks and five Native American tribes, and its existence is resented by pro-slavery factions in the US. The historical characters who inhabit this hypothetical situation are vividly portrayed - JQ Adams, Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston, William Henry Harrison, Henry Clay, Zachary Taylor...
A ton of fun and a different way to have ended slavery when it should have been put down.
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Eric Flint is a New York Times bestselling American author, editor, and e-publisher. The majority of his main works are alternate history science fiction, but he also writes humorous fantasy adventures.
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