1824: The Arkansas War (The Trail of Glory) - Hardcover

Flint, Eric

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345465695 ISBN 13: 9780345465696

Publisher: Del Rey, 2006

Synopsis

In the hotly contested election of 1824, the machinations of a ruthless Henry Clay to become the new president of the United States leave the nation on the brink of national disaster as Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams form a political alliance against Clay, and Clay launches a war against the Confederacy of the Arkansas, in the sequel to 1812: The Rivers of War. 25,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

Praise for Eric Flint's 1812: The Rivers of War
"Flint's witty, tightly written alternative history presents a subtly revised version of events in the final year of the War of 1812. . . . Fans will cheer even louder if this outstanding start turns out to be the first of a long saga."
-Publishers Weekly" "(starred review)
"Eric Flint drops his readers into another time and place, where cultures collide, the action is hot and heavy, and we get to experience the best of the human spirit."
-David Weber, author of the Honor Harrington adventures
"[Flint is] a helluva storyteller. . . . He's dished up an excellent historical novel here-entertaining, informative, fast-moving."
-SF Site
"Eric Flint has a genius for taking his passion for history and turning it into powerful, action-packed stories that instantly grab the readers and plunge them into a time and place that might have been."
-David Drake, author of The Far Side of the Stars and Redliners
"A rousing tale . . . thought-provoking and gloriously action-packed."
-SFReviews.net
"A meticulously researched alternate history, a tantalizing glimpse of the free America we have lost, and a thrilling story of warfare in the Napoleonic era."
-Gene Wolfe, author of The Book of the New Sun

"From the Hardcover edition."

Praise for Eric Flint's 1812: The Rivers of War

"Flint's witty, tightly written alternative history presents a subtly revised version of events in the final year of the War of 1812. . . . Fans will cheer even louder if this outstanding start turns out to be the first of a long saga."
-Publishers Weekly""(starred review)

"Eric Flint drops his readers into another time and place, where cultures collide, the action is hot and heavy, and we get to experience the best of the human spirit."
-David Weber, author of the Honor Harrington adventures

"[Flint is] a helluva storyteller. . . . He's dished up an excellent historical novel here-entertaining, informative, fast-moving."
-SF Site

"Eric Flint has a genius for taking his passion for history and turning it into powerful, action-packed stories that instantly grab the readers and plunge them into a time and place that might have been."
-David Drake, author of The Far Side of the Stars and Redliners

"A rousing tale . . . thought-provoking and gloriously action-packed."
-SFReviews.net

"A meticulously researched alternate history, a tantalizing glimpse of the free America we have lost, and a thrilling story of warfare in the Napoleonic era."
-Gene Wolfe, author of The Book of the New Sun
"From the Hardcover edition."

Praise for Eric Flint s 1812: The Rivers of War
Flint s witty, tightly written alternative history presents a subtly revised version of events in the final year of the War of 1812. . . . Fans will cheer even louder if this outstanding start turns out to be the first of a long saga.
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Eric Flint drops his readers into another time and place, where cultures collide, the action is hot and heavy, and we get to experience the best of the human spirit.
David Weber, author of the Honor Harrington adventures
[Flint is] a helluva storyteller. . . . He s dished up an excellent historical novel here entertaining, informative, fast-moving.
SF Site
Eric Flint has a genius for taking his passion for history and turning it into powerful, action-packed stories that instantly grab the readers and plunge them into a time and place that might have been.
David Drake, author of The Far Side of the Stars and Redliners
A rousing tale . . . thought-provoking and gloriously action-packed.
SFReviews.net
A meticulously researched alternate history, a tantalizing glimpse of the free America we have lost, and a thrilling story of warfare in the Napoleonic era.
Gene Wolfe, author of The Book of the New Sun

From the Hardcover edition."

Praise for Eric Flint's 1812: The Rivers of War
"Flint's witty, tightly written alternative history presents a subtly revised version of events in the final year of the War of 1812. . . . Fans will cheer even louder if this outstanding start turns out to be the first of a long saga."
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Eric Flint drops his readers into another time and place, where cultures collide, the action is hot and heavy, and we get to experience the best of the human spirit."
-David Weber, author of the Honor Harrington adventures
"[Flint is] a helluva storyteller. . . . He's dished up an excellent historical novel here-entertaining, informative, fast-moving."
-SF Site
"Eric Flint has a genius for taking his passion for history and turning it into powerful, action-packed stories that instantly grab the readers and plunge them into a time and place that might have been."
-David Drake, author of The Far Side of the Stars and Redliners
"A rousing tale . . . thought-provoking and gloriously action-packed."
-SFReviews.net
"A meticulously researched alternate history, a tantalizing glimpse of the free America we have lost, and a thrilling story of warfare in the Napoleonic era."
-Gene Wolfe, author of The Book of the New Sun

From the Hardcover edition.

Praise for Eric Flint's 1812: The Rivers of War

"Flint's witty, tightly written alternative history presents a subtly revised version of events in the final year of the War of 1812. . . . Fans will cheer even louder if this outstanding start turns out to be the first of a long saga."
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Eric Flint drops his readers into another time and place, where cultures collide, the action is hot and heavy, and we get to experience the best of the human spirit."
-David Weber, author of the Honor Harrington adventures

"[Flint is] a helluva storyteller. . . . He's dished up an excellent historical novel here-entertaining, informative, fast-moving."
-SF Site

"Eric Flint has a genius for taking his passion for history and turning it into powerful, action-packed stories that instantly grab the readers and plunge them into a time and place that might have been."
-David Drake, author of The Far Side of the Stars and Redliners

"A rousing tale . . . thought-provoking and gloriously action-packed."
-SFReviews.net

"A meticulously researched alternate history, a tantalizing glimpse of the free America we have lost, and a thrilling story of warfare in the Napoleonic era."
-Gene Wolfe, author of The Book of the New Sun

From the Hardcover edition.

About the Author:

Eric Flint is the acclaimed author of the alternate history novels The Rivers of War, 1634: The Galileo Affair, and 1632, as well as Mother of Demons, which was selected by Science Fiction Chronicle as one of the best novels of the year. He has collaborated with David Drake on five novels in the acclaimed Belisarius series. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA with a degree in African history. A longtime labor union activist, he lives in northwest Indiana with his wife, Lucille.

About this edition

• Publisher: Del Rey
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0345465695
• ISBN 13: 9780345465696
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 427