1862, Robert Conroy
1862, Robert Conroy
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1862
A Novel

Author: Robert Conroy

Narrator: L.J. Ganser

Unabridged: 14 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/11/2020


Synopsis

The Civil War comes alive in all its passion and fury–only now the Brits are fighting . . . alongside the Confederacy

Outraged when the US Navy seizes three Confederates aboard an English sailing ship, Britain retaliates by entering the fray in support of the Rebels—and suddenly it's a whole new war.

Once again, cotton is king as the North's blockade crumbles before the might of the Royal Navy. While Lincoln confronts the monumental challenge of vanquishing mighty Britannia, the Redcoats revive their 1812 penchant for burning down American cities, and Union troops see Canada as ripe for the picking. From the Mississippi bayou to the Pennsylvania farmlands to the woods of Maine, the great armies of Generals Grant and Lee face off in the nation's deadliest conflict. And to the victor goes history.

About Robert Conroy

Robert Conroy was a business and economic history teacher who lived in Detroit. His alternate-history novels include 1901, 1862, 1945, 1942, and Red Inferno: 1945. He died in 2014.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tony on July 08, 2013

This book seems to have been written to prove the point that, even had the Confederacy had British military support, the Union still would have won the Civil War (or, as I prefer to call it, "The Late Unpleasantness"). That's a point worth discussing and it's one that could be argued intelligently b......more

Goodreads review by John on June 03, 2021

What would have happened if the British had sided with the South after the Trent incident? This is one possible thought and one that's well written. A very enjoyable alternative history!......more

Goodreads review by Mary JL on May 10, 2014

This book is based on a simple idea: What if Great Britain had entered the US Civil War on the Confederate side? Of course, you could write dozens of novels on that premise and each could be different. What actually would have happened could be debated by historians for years. I lack enough historica......more

Goodreads review by Michael on October 25, 2023

This will be a short review since I read this nine years ago. Somehow I stumbled upon 1901, Robert Conroy's first novel, and I enjoyed it so much that I got this title through an interlibrary loan. I plan to read the rest of Conroy's novels of alternate history. This book portrayed some early succes......more

Goodreads review by kevin stone on February 27, 2020

Bully! An excellent read! Characters come alive in a plausible imagining of an alternate version of our civil war. I applause Mr.Conroy for this delightful story. Very believable, and a fun read to boot.......more