The Great "What Ifs" of the American Civil War: Historians Tackle the Conflict’s Most Intriguing Possibilities (Chris Mackowski and Brian Matthew Jordan - CH) jeff the man from Springfield

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Daniel and Marilyn Laney Prize by the Austin Civil War Round Table

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