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so i think it's interesting (if pretty sketchy) how turtledove's works tend to thread the needle between factual takes on the confederacy and the lost cause poo poo in a way that will lose him the fewest possible readers. lee is depicted as a good man, if prejudiced, essentially aloof from the issue of slavery but well aware that it's the actual issue the war is being fought over, committed to an honorable war but powerless to stop the "real racists" within his forces, etc. while the common confederate soldiers are a mix of disinterested farmboys and real hardcore white supremacists. turtledove will push you right to the edge of saying "uhhh this sure seems like glorification of the confederacy" without ever really following through, and presumably if you're a real piece of poo poo it pushes you right to the edge of "this sure seems like it's depicting the confederate cause as a bad thing" without ever really following through on that, either. makes you wonder if turtledove is really writing based on his take on history, or if he's a secret genius at reading what kind of takes will engage as many people as possible
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