Snakebit: Prelude to War

The Snakebit series is a fictional account of the American Civil War and its aftermath, as told by and through the Maryland Garrett family, their friends and enemies. It is not a single, continuing story arc: as it meanders across the country, North, South, East and West, it becomes more a collection of interrelated short stories that reveal engaging historical and cultural details to titillate the reader and make the conflict and the era come to life. The series covers 1859 to 1877, from the period leading up to the contentious election of Abraham Lincoln through the troubled Grant Administration. Ultimately  Snakebit exposes the reader to the origin of our current, seemingly irreconcilable, societal divide. Warning: authentic period dialogue includes many racial epithets. I do not condone nor encourage their use and I apologize for any offense they may cause the reader.nfortunately, bias and bigotry was and still is an integral part of American culture. Our history can hardly be told by ignoring its ugly side.