When I was reminded for the third time that 'Uncle' is less than disrespectful but well below 'sir', I became annoyed. For example, Frederick Douglass' bristling over white men's disrespect in addressing him depicted something of his character and the attitudes of the time the first few times it happened. However, as the book plows on, the story loses much of its freshness and begins repeating many small details. Samuel Clemens' biting sarcasm comes out in his editorials and numerous banterings with fellow newsmen Abraham Lincoln's Socialist rhetoric is extrapolated from his real speeches and writings George Armstrong shows the same brashness that got he and his regiment killed in our history at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. It rests on the points-of-view of several famous historical people, and each is obviously well-researched, realistic and interesting. Turtledove's greatest strength lies in the accurate historical details he presents, and this novel is no exception. The defeated North has stewed for nearly 20 years. But the last 100 pages left me feeling like I'd wasted my time, because Turtledove added them for reasons other than telling a good story. How Few Remain pdf Harry Turtledove ebook From Library Journal In 1862, the Confederacy won the War of the Rebellion (not by interference of time travelers, as in Turtledove's Guns of the South, LJ 9/1/92, but by their own skillful military and diplomatic efforts).
