Ralph Beebe hosts book reading today in Hoover
Don’t forget to join us today (Friday) as Ralph Beebe, a professor of history emeritus at the university, hosts a book reading and signing session to promote his new historical fiction book Cousins at War: A Civil War Novel. Ralph will be in the second-floor lounge of Hoover at 3 p.m. Books will be available for purchase.
Cousins at War is the fictional tale of two cousins, Aaron and Joel Haskins, living in Maryland during the Civil War. They are best friends who share a birthday and just about everything else. As Maryland begins to prepare for the Civil War, they both must decide if they will fight. The cousins end up making different choices that forever alter their lives.
Weaving emotional decisions throughout, the book provides a poignant social commentary about the ramifications of our decisions, our roles in society and our responsibilities to one another. Beebe uses a tragic storyline to question the morality of war and educate readers by presenting an authentic view of the Civil War from both Union and Confederate perspectives.
Beebe has previously authored six books, including The Worker and Social Change: The Pullman Strike of 1894 and The Embargo. Published by iUniverse, Cousins at War is available online through Amazon.