Bring the Jubilee - Ward Moore

"Bring the Jubilee" by Ward Moore follows Hodgins "Hodge" Backmaker, a curious and intelligent bookworm who leaves his home in rural Virginia in 1938, navigating a world shaped by the Confederacy's victory in the War for Southron Independence. As Hodge encounters the contrasting realities of a prosperous South and a struggling North, he becomes embroiled in an underground movement aiming to reclaim the nation. His journey leads him to a community of intellectuals and a time-altering experiment that challenges his understanding of history and his place within it.