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Poor Abe Lincoln becomes trapped in Salt Lake City.

The Second War Between The States begins when the CSA purchases Sonora and Chihuahua from Mexico. What is interesting is that Turtledove has incorporated the historical figures of Lincoln, Clemens, Custer, Jackson, and Stuart into the narrative. Longstreet is the President of the CSA who plans on emancipating the slaves to save his country since technology will render the economics of slavery obsolete.

Turtledove's novel is an alternative history where the South won the war, where England and France swung their support toward the South, and Lincoln is scorned by many. People call him the Black Republican. Interesting in how outcomes determine attitudes.