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Alan Simon

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Herman Wouk; Larry McMurtry; Stephen King; Mario Puzo

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From USA TODAY bestselling author Alan Simon...just published: THE DELUCA FURLOUGH BRIDES - BOOK 1: THE ONES THEY LEFT BEHIND...a "spinoff" novel to THE FIRST CHRISTMAS OF THE WAR and its sequels.

Also available: the USA TODAY bestseller GETTYSBURG, 1913: THE COMPLETE NOVEL OF THE GREAT REUNION...a very unique story (originally written as a 3-part serialized novel) set against the backdrop of the real-life, all-but-forgotten "Great Reunion" of more than 50,000 aging Civil War veterans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. In the midst of this tale of the greatest post-war healing event the world has ever seen you'll also find a sweet, turn-of-last-century love story between a widowed nurse and a lonely Philadelphia ...more

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	First Christmas of the War (An American Family's Wartime Saga, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 789 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The DeLuca Furlough Brides: Book 1: The Ones They Left Behind 4.05 avg rating — 453 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gettysburg, 1913: The Complete Novel of the Great Reunion 4.05 avg rating — 336 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thanksgiving, 1942 (An American Family's Wartime Saga, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Christmas After the War (An American Family's Wartime Saga, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unfinished Business 3.50 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gettysburg, 1913: A Novel of the Great Reunion, Part I 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clemente: Memories of a Once-Young Fan - Four Birthdays, Three World Series, Two Holiday Steelers Games, and One Bar Mitzvah 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blocking and Tackling Your Way to Management Success 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Venice Redux by Alan Simon (Goodreads Author), Erica Bianco Ellis really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Published on August 01, 2012 21:09 • Tags: 1913-reunion, alan-simon, blog, civil-war, civil-war-novel, gettysburg, gettysburg-1913, gettysburg-novel

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An American Family's Wartime Saga (3 books)
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“would undoubtedly be that no amount of Old Charter bourbon could burn away the terror of those three horrific days at the beginning of July, 1863.”
― Alan Simon, Gettysburg, 1913: The Complete Novel of the Great Reunion

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