American Falls

John Calvin Batchelor, Author Henry Holt & Company $15 (0p) ISBN 978-0-8050-3787-6

Opening just prior to the presidential election of 1864, Batchelor's epic novel presents a tapestry of American life during the Civil War. (July)

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