The Sidewise Award Finalist alternate history classic is back in print! 1857: President Buchanan sends in the US Army to quash the brazen Mormon polygamists of Utah, but he doesn'tcount on a Mormon inventing a diabolical hand-cranked rapid-fire gun. Three years later: Exhausted, bloodied, and stalemated, the entire US Army finds itself trapped in Utah'scanyons.The Southern states choose now break away from the Union. Lee Allred (DC Comics, Baen Books, Asimov's) presents a masterful alternate history short novel based on a little-known actual event in US History. This special edition contains all new background material and other information about this alternate history classic. About the Author: Dubbed "the Master Sergeant of Alternate History, Lee Allred's award-winning short fiction has appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine and several science fiction anthologies. He's also written for DC Comics and Image Comics.