The guns of the South
Harry Turtledove1993

January 1864 -- General Robert E. Lee faces defeat. The Army of Northern Virginia is ragged and ill-equipped. Gettysburg has broken the back of the Confederacy and decimated its manpower. — Then, Andries Rhoodie, a strange man with an unplaceable accent, approaches Lee with an extraordinary offer. Rhoodie demonstrates an amazing rifle: its rate o... more »f fire is incredible, its lethal efficiency breathtaking -- and Rhoodie guarantees unlimited quantities to the Confederates.