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Bring the Jubilee Paperback – January 1, 2009

by Ward Moore (Author)

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Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore is a 1953 novel of alternate history. The point of divergence occurs when the Confederate States of America wins the Battle of Gettysburg and subsequently declares victory in the "War of Southron Independence" on July 4, 1864 after the surrender of the United States of America. The novel takes place in the impoverished United States in the mid-20th century as war looms between the Confederacy and its rival, the German Union. History takes an unexpected turn when the protagonist Hodge Backmaker, a historian, decides to travel back in time and witness the moment when the South won the war.

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"[WARD MOORE IS] ONE OF THE BEST AMERICAN WRITERS."
--Ray Bradbury

The United States never recovered from The War for Southern Independence. While the neighboring Confederacy enjoyed the prosperity of the victor, the U.S. struggled through poverty, violence, and a nationwide depression.

The Industrial Revolution never occurred here, and so, well into the 1950s, the nation remained one of horse-drawn wagons, gaslight, highwaymen, and secret armies. This was home for Hodgins McCormick Backmaker, whose sole desire was the pursuit of knowledge. This, he felt, would spirit him away from the squalor and violence.

Disastrously, Hodgins became embroiled in the clandestine schemes of the outlaw Grand Army, from which he fled in search of a haven. But he was to discover that no place could fully protect him from the world and its dangerous realities. . . .

"The Civil War has been often rethought, most effectively in Ward Moore's Bring the Jubilee."
--Donald E. Westlake
The New York Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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* #42 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written. * 'Seminal ... concise and elegiac' Encylopedia of Science Fiction * 'A classic alternative world story' Brian Aldiss * 'One of the best American writers' Ray Bradbury --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Wildside Press; Reprint edition (January 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 143447853X
ISBN-13: 978-1434478535
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,546 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #7883 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction
- #8496 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Literary

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Searching For A Better Alternative

ByGreg Hugheson November 18, 2001

Format: Paperback

Ever since the American Civil War ended in victory for the South, the Northern states have been a poor, backward region, largely populated by impecunious yokels. Hodge Backmaker is a country boy with less practical skills than his fellows; someone more at home with books than the outdoor, workaday environment.
In "Bring the Jubilee" Backmaker recounts his life, describing his move from Wappinger Falls to a squalid New York, where he works in a book shop for a few years. After some uncomfortable dealings with an underground army he then becomes involved with the intellectual thinktank at Haggershaven, where his fascination for history eventually leads to academic prestige.
Ward Moore has written an interesting scenario here. Along with the rewrite of American history, passing references are made to men like Carl Jung and Picasso, their destinies skewed by the differences that make alternate worlds possible. While taking part in the first experiments in time travel, Hodge Backmaker will unwittingly change their lives when he makes a field trip to Gettysburg in 1863...
There's no doubt that alternate histories are a fascinating subject for writers to tackle. So many of them have fun changing history, usually making our world look like the better one. Maybe it helps us forget the reality of our own problems; taking solace in the fact that there's always someone worse off than ourselves. A number of people have compared "Bring the Jubilee" with "Pavane", the praise for both books being fairly equal. It's hard to say which is better, since they deal with two different periods of history. Like most novels, they both have their share of romance, which almost seems a requirement for the protagonist. Nevertheless, they both come highly recommended.

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A Classic Tale of A Confederate Victory

ByCody CarlsonVINE VOICEon July 31, 2000

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Written decades before Harry Turtledove's Civil War alternate history novels, Ward Moore's 'Bring the Jubilee' is the story of an America divided. In 1863, the Union loss at Gettysburg paved the way for southern independence and left the United States a backward, third world country. The novel's protaganist, Hodge, leaves his rural home for what he hopes will be a better life in New York City and eventually finds himself in a community of scholars where his final destiny awaits him. The characters, situations and philosiphies of 'Jubilee' remind the reader of another great Science Fiction author, Robert Heinlein. Moore has the same wonderful ability to convey the complex ideas of life and society that make Heinlein's novels so compelling. Also wonderful is Moore's explanations of temporal theory and his understanding and presentation of the Battle of Gettysburg. If you enjoy alternate history then 'Bring the Jubilee' will not disappoint.

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Better as a short story

ByMorganaleeon January 9, 2008

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This is an ambitious, often thought-provoking, but ultimately disappointing attempt to envision what the United States--and the world--would have been like had the Confederacy won our Civil War. It's not done as badly as Turtledove's "Guns of the South," which trivializes the whole conflict, because this author neither invents a silly device by which the South triumphs, nor minimizes the consequences of a Southern victory. No, Moore is dead serious about the consequences to history of a Union loss; perhaps he even goes overboard, because the 20th century he writes about is a lot like a Dickensian 19th, dark and backwards, with horsedrawn wagons, widespread illiteracy and ignorance, indentured servants, voteless women, aliens who cannot be naturalized. Even the advance of science has been halted--the invention of the airplane apparently was not possible in a world without a triumphant Union; nor are there motorcars or even the effective harnessing of electricity. And maybe that's the chief problem with Ward's book: he tries to tell too big a story. He shares one failing with Turtledove: his tale is populated with characters who remain wooden, who never come to life or bring the story to life, despite his clearly earnest efforts. The whole story could have been confined to what I believe is Moore's penultimate chapter, in which the narrator, a historian turned time traveler, hops into a time machine to observe Gettysburg firsthand. What results is tightly written, exciting, emotionally involving, gripping--everything the rest of this book is not. "What if the South had won the Civil War?" continues to be a provocative subject, and I still hope to find it rendered successfully in a book I've yet to read; "Bring the Jubilee" is not that book.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

Three Stars

hard to follow at different points.

Published 13 days ago by Amazon Customer

A lot of the book tells the tedious story of the protagonist

An alternative history of the aftermath of a Confederate victory in the Civil War, after General Lee's army wins at Gettysburg, with the effects on America, but also on the rest...Read more

Published 26 days ago by Steve

Bring the Jubilee

Interesting concept. I really enjoyed the middle part of the book. The main character wrestling with the difficulties of his economic situation and romantic relationships reminded...Read more

Published 28 days ago by Mark D. Gibbs

Ok. But just ok.

Different concept of how history might have developed differently.

Published 1 month ago by SATISFIED CUSTOMERS

Ch 1: Although I am writing this in 1877, I was not born until 1921. .... Let me explain.

Well, maybe 4.7 stars. Mr Moore is not a Shakespeare, but after a laborious start, his work becomes intriguing.Read more

Published 1 month ago by Taco Monster

Interesting

Good, interesting, and a flowing storyline. I'd never read alternate history before but enjoyed it. It was an an enjoyable read.

Published 2 months ago by Amazon Customer

Entertaining alternate universe

While I enjoyed the book, I wish the author had spent more effort on character development in addition to the thoughtful details of the alternate timeline in which the South won...Read more

Published 2 months ago by Michael Barker

Pretty Good... entertaining

This book was pretty good. I only gave it four stars because in the kindle version, there are absolutely NO maps (Maps help the reader place the locations described by the author...Read more

Published 3 months ago by Phil Morgan

Five Stars

good

Published 7 months ago by Charles Cardella

Decent all around

As far as "alternate histories" go, this is one of the few I've read and it is not much of an alternate history.Read more

Published 9 months ago by Gene Rhea Tucker

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