The Crack Widens Irreconcilable Differences: Snakebit Series Book IV (John Poniske -F) magazine living far from home

living far from home

Keith Wilbur takes you on a detailed and fascinating tour through the medical history of this bloody and devastating war

He describes his various Tom Sawyer-like adventures with the VI Corps of the Army of the Potomac

later widening those trails into roads after polio deprived him of the use of his legs and only able to get around by car

These are the stories you won’t read about in history books

The Crack Widens Irreconcilable Differences: Snakebit Series Book IV (John Poniske -F) magazine living far from homeIn 1861, Lincolns election caused eleven Southern states to break with the Union. The peculiar institution of slavery, its continuation and spread into the Western Territories became the sticking point. The Garrett family resides in Western Maryland, a border state that lies between the warring parties. There, opinions are as divided as the country, and emotions run hot. Because of their abolitionist leanings, the Garretts have their homestead burned.