[stainlessbanner]

Had no idea there were 9 bios of NBF. Hurst is a good one? which others? I'm almost finished with Guns of the South - can you imagine Forrest with an AK-47!

[billbears]

Have you read his other ones on the subject? No sci-fi and more alternate history instead. Interesting that the 16th president lives and becomes the founder of the American Socialist Party. What's even more interesting is that for the first few books in the series at least, he tries to use actual statements from the historical figure. Although he's taken it too far IMHO. His has a northern bias that is revealed by WWI in the alternate history

[smug]

The one thing I didn't like about Guns of the South was the portrayal of Forrest. He was not the absolute racist that Turtledove projected. But most writings on Forrest have not been accurate, like the myth's of Ft. Pillow.