Title: The Ghosts of Antietam
Author: John M. Grissmer
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 978-158500805
Pages: 384
Genre: Alternate History Science-Fiction/Contemporary Literature & Fiction
Synopsis
U. S. President Hannibal Hamlin avoids Civil War by making a political deal with Jefferson Davis. Hamlin is assisted by his military aide, General George B. McClellan.
But McClellan soon discovers a frightening alternate reality in which the Civil War actually occurs. It is a world in which he must face down his political enemies, Lincoln and Stanton, as well as his military adversary, Robert E. Lee at the battle of Antietam.
About the Author
John Grissmer has filled many roles. He has been an actor, professor of drama, film producer, writer and director, U. S. Army officer, playwright, business executive, theatrical producer and novelist.
Some years ago he pondered two questions. Was the Civil War truly inevitable, and had George McClellan been fairly treated by history? The search for answers to these questions led him to write The Ghosts of Antietam. Currently a consultant and guest director in the Performing Arts Program at Xavier University, he has recently completed The Perfect Game, a musical play about the invention of basketball.
