# History Books That Should Be Written

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-books-that-should-be-written/481921>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 19, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-books-that-should-be-written/481921 "2009-01-19T02:01:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-books-that-should-be-written/481921/41 "2009-01-20T14:35:37Z")

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> [@Odesio](#):
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> Homosexuality amongst the armed forces of the Union and Confederates during the American Civil War.

The Story the Soldiers Wouldn’t Tell

> **[The Story the Soldiers Wouldn't Tell: Sex in the Civil War: Thomas P. Lowry:...](https://www.amazon.com/Story-Soldiers-Wouldnt-Tell-Civil/dp/0811715159)**
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> The Story the Soldiers Wouldn't Tell: Sex in the Civil War \[Thomas P. Lowry\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. The Story the Soldiers Wouldn't Tell: Sex in the Civil War

…has some information. Good book, well written.

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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-books-that-should-be-written/481921/42 "2009-01-20T14:52:29Z")

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_A Social History Of The Computer From A Non-American Perspective_

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-books-that-should-be-written/481921/43 "2009-01-20T17:00:32Z")

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> [@Rodgers01](#):
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> Huh, I forgot about that case. You’re right – that could make for a fantastic double biography.

True crime writer Ann Rule once mentioned she’d like to do it, though she tends to shy aware from high profile cases. I think she could do a good job. The psychological interplay between Steven’s abduction and Cary being a serial killer would be fascinating if the writer could figure it out.

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