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Subject: alternate US History
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Date: Wed, 31-Aug-83 14:56:46 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 31 14:56:46 1983
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Several years ago I read "For Want of a Nail" with the subtitle "If
Burgoyne had Won at Saratoga" (I think) Unfortunately I cannot remember
the author now. It's a detailed account of what would have happened if
the American colonies had lost the revolutionary war. Jefferson et al
flee to the southwest, form a country, etc.

The book was written by a historian , not a science ficton writer, and
does not really resemble science fiction. It's a very detailed fictional
history. The details occasionally become tedious, but it's interesting
reading.

--Dan