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Jackson Speed on the Orange Turnpike
Overview
PART ROGUE. PART SOLDIER. ALL TROUBLE.
History remembers Jackson Speed as a hero. Jackson Speed remembers things a little differently. It's the spring of 1863. The Civil War is raging, and Confederate General Robert E. Lee is preparing to confront a Union army more than twice the size of his own in the tangled wilderness around Chancellorsville. But Jackson Speed has things more pleasant than fighting Yankees on his mind. A captain on General James Longstreet's staff, Speed has found that military service offers certain advantages to officers on a general's staff: comfortable accommodations, influential friends, and no shortage of beautiful women. Unfortunately, a little trouble with the ladies sends Ol' Speedy straight into the path of the advancing Union army. And that's only the beginning of his troubles. When Speed exposes a weakness in the Yankee lines, Stonewall Jackson needs a man to lead his soldiers through the wilderness and into the enemy's flank. Even though he's remembered as one of the great generals of the Confederacy, Stonewall Jackson selects Ol' Speedy to lead his charge. From the bedrooms of Richmond to the bloody battlefields of Chancellorsville, Jackson Speed on the Orange Turnpike is a rollicking historical adventure filled with legendary generals, dangerous women, narrow escapes, and wicked humor. The history is true. The fiction is fun. And Jackson Speed is the narrator American History has been waiting for. Grab your copy today and join Speed on another adventure, this time along the banks of the RappahannockThis item is Non-Returnable
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781482503944
- ISBN-10: 1482503948
- Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publish Date: May 2014
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.42 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
- Page Count: 200
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