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[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guns_of_the_South]Guns of the South[/url]

It was pretty loose as far as alt-history goes, though the more I read about it the more I get the feeling most alt history is actually pretty loose. 
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I read that too. It's a Harry Turtledove book. I like a lot of his ideas and concepts but his actual prose and writing kinda drives me nuts. Underground Airlines is well written. It's more like a detective story that takes place in an alternate history than an actual alternate history book.