Rebel Falls: A Novel

by Tim Wendel

Overview

Winner of the W.Y. Boyd Literary Novel Award for Excellence in Military Fiction by the Academic Council of the United Nations System.

With Rebel Falls, Tim Wendel takes us to late summer of 1864. The Civil War rages on. Sherman is marching on Atlanta, while the armies of Grant and Lee battle across Virginia. In the North, war—weariness has made Lincoln's bid for reelection seem doubtful. As the fate of the nation "conceived in Liberty" hangs in the balance, Confederate agents gather in Niagara Falls to plan one last audacious maneuver to turn the tide of the conflict.

Rory Chase, a capable yet haunted young woman eager to contribute to the Union cause, accepts a mission from the Secretary of State, William Seward, to travel to Niagara Falls and prevent two rebel spies, John Yates Beall and Bennet Burley, from seizing the U.S.S. Michigan on Lake Erie and bombarding Buffalo, Cleveland, and other northern cities to sow fear and disorder ahead of the upcoming election. To succeed, Rory must gain the rebel spies' trust and, with the help of the Underground Railroad network still operating out of the elegant Cataract House hotel overlooking the Falls, foil their desperate gambit. But can she maintain the pretense of being a Confederate sympathizer long enough to unravel Beall and Burley's ingenious plot?

With actual events underpinning the tumultuous story in Rebel Falls, a forgotten chapter in the history of the Civil War is revealed. Far from frontlines, Wendel's exciting, character—driven narrative about a consequential struggle in the shadow of Niagara Falls' dramatic beauty is gripping from start to finish.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781501774881
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	05/15/2024
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Tim Wendel is a Writer—in—Residence at Johns Hopkins University and the author of Summer of '68, Cancer Crossings, High Heat, and the historical novels, Castro's Curveball and its sequel Escape from Castro's Cuba. He has appeared on PBS, CNN, ESPN, and NPR, and is the narrator of several audiobooks.

Table of Contents

1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
5. Five
6. Six
7. Seven
8. Eight
9. Nine
10. Ten
11. Eleven
12. Twelve
13. Thirteen
14. Fourteen
15. Fifteen
16. Sixteen
17. Seventeen
18. Eighteen
19. Nineteen
20. Twenty
21. Twenty—One
22. Twenty—Two
23. Twenty—Three
24. Twenty—Four
25. Twenty—Five
26. Twenty—Six
27. Twenty—Seven
28. Twenty—Eight
29. Twenty—Nine
30. Thirty
31. Thirty—One
32. Thirty—Two
33. Thirty—Three
34. Thirty—Four
35. Thirty—Five
36. Thirty—Six
37. Thirty—Seven
38. Thirty—Eight
39. Thirty—Nine
40. Forty
41. Forty—One
42. Forty—Two
43. Forty—Three
44. Forty—Four
45. Forty—Five
46. Forty—Six
47. Forty—Seven
48. Forty—Eight
49. Forty—Nine
50. Fifty
51. Fifty—One
52. Fifty—Two
53. FIfty—Three
54. FIfty—Four
55. Fifty—Five
56. Fifty—Six
57. FIfty—Seven
58. Fifty—Eight
59. Fifty—Nine
60. Sixty
61. Sixty—One
62. Sixty—Two
63. Sixty—Three
64. Sixty—Four
65. Eighteen Months Later
Conclusion