Talk:Confederates in the Attic

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Did you know... that after writing Confederates in the Attic, Tony Horwitz was sued for calling Alberta Martin's husband a deserter in the book?

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BetacommandBot 00:21, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Rather than just a bullet-list, there should be some discussion of the book itself, with follow-up. What happened in the lawsuit? Did Shelby Foote say anything of note? Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 15:39, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't found out the results of the lawsuit. Also, given how anal some are about cites, anything more than a brief sentence on each chapter would invite ref tags.--Bedford 15:53, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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