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Bring the Jubilee is a 1953 alternate-history novel by Ward Moore. Its narrator lives in a diminished United States after the Confederacy wins the Battle of Gettysburg and secures independence, leaving the South prosperous and politically dominant. The story combines an examination of the resulting society with time travel, as the narrator journeys to Gettysburg and discovers that observing a decisive historical event can alter it.
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What is the alternate-history premise of Bring the Jubilee?
Ward Moore's 1953 novel imagines a United States in which the Confederacy wins the Battle of Gettysburg and secures independence. The alternate result leaves the South prosperous and politically dominant.
Who wrote Bring the Jubilee?
Bring the Jubilee was written by Ward Moore and published in 1953. It uses the American Civil War as the central historical turning point for its alternate timeline.
What changes after the Confederacy wins Gettysburg in Bring the Jubilee?
The United States becomes diminished while the independent South gains prosperity and political power. The novel uses that reversal of the familiar Civil War outcome to examine how one battle can reshape an entire country.
Is Bring the Jubilee only about the Battle of Gettysburg?
No. Gettysburg is the key turning point, but the story also examines the political and social order that follows a Confederate victory. Its alternate United States is central to the novel, not just the battlefield itself.
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