grantville gazette ii is the third collaborative anthology published in print set in the 1632-verse shared universe in what is best regarded as a canonical sub-series of the popular alternate history that began with the february 2000 publication of the hardcover novel 1632 by author-historian eric flint.baen books and flint decline the distinction, counting this book as the sixth published work.overall it is also the third anthology in printed publication in the atypical series, which consists of a mish-mash of main novels and anthologies produced under popular demand after publication of the initial novel, which was written as a stand-alone work.he volunteers to fly a special mission to paris targeting the unsuspecting cardinal richelieu.instead, mike stearns hires a mercenary troop run by an englishman and an irishman.however, schultheiss's religious warnings were not heeded due to politics and economics, which both made grantville attractive to badenburg.schultheiss continued to condemn grantville's practices until his outcries infuriated his wife, who has a positive view on grantville.eventually, with guidance from his wife, schultheiss changed his stance on grantville and becomes more tolerant of the americans' ideals, including freedom of religion.the tale set mostly in 1633 after grantville has had time to settle-in and look beyond immediate survival issues.it deals with public health and integration and dissemination of medical knowledge efforts during the end of the confederated principalities of europe and early united states of europe period, for the various mike stearns-led administration's have been repeatedly reminded by dr. james nichols and melissa mailey how vulnerable populations are and were to diseases in the seventeenth century era—so the up-timers have been both strategically aware and taking steps from the outset within their capabilities and resources to mitigate any preventable health problems beginning in the novel 1632.to add impetus and urgency, as time goes by in the experience of grantville, some of the historical research conducted in the two libraries reveals that plague outbreaks occurred locally in otl in diverse regions during 1632, 1634, and 1635 saw a large epidemic-size outbreak.worse, the historical record might also indicate other outbreaks, which were poorly documented.the story is one of grantville's medical personnel meeting head-on with down-timer university practices, prejudices and a college curricula based in large part on the classics and theological studies.the town establishes the lahey clinic hospital near the grantville high school and establishes a local nurse training program in 1631–1632, and by the summer of 1633 has reached out to the faculty of the university of jena, but the only spareable medical manpower to head up a college of medicine are... women!another reviewer at goodreads called the book 'a fun and quick read although the non-fiction articles can get pretty dry.'the grantville gazette ii was listed on the locus hardcovers bestsellers list for a single month in 2006 at number 10.(october 2003).grantville gazette ii (e-book) (e-book ed.).baen books.eric flint, ed.(march 2006).grantville gazette ii (hardcover (simon & schuster) ed.).baen books.isbn 978-1-4165-2051-1.eric flint, ed.(october 2007).grantville gazette ii (1st ed.paperback, mass market ed.).baen books.isbn 978-1-4165-5510-0.all the gazettes are edited by eric flint.
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