“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?” That moral question lies at the heart of “Still Valley,” a Season 3 episode of The Twilight Zone. Many Civil War buffs are familiar with the episode and its unusual blend of history and magic, but fewer know the short story on which it is based. My latest at Emerging Civil War examines this story and the history and folklore behind it. Check it out:
My Latest at ECW: Honor, Defeat, and the Devil in “Still Valley”
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