Michael Sheldon is the author of The Violet Crow, the first in a series of novels featuring Bruno X, a psychic detective who uses Mad magazine Yiddish and recycled borsht belt routines to outwit the forces of evil in the Philly suburbs.
Three critical days, July 1-3, 1863, helped determine the outcome of the Civil War. We remember the 50,000 casualties on both sides as proof that mistakes can be corrected and enemies reconciled.