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1) Escape!: the story of the Confederacy's infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War's largest jail break
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Robert P. Watson provides the definitive account of the Confederacy's infamous Libby Prison, site of the Civil War's largest prison break. Libby Prison housed Union officers, high-profile foes of the Confederacy, and political prisoners. Watson captures the wretched conditions, cruel guards, and the story of the daring prison break, called 'the most remarkable in American history.'"--
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"Trust none. Risk all. Richmond, Virginia, 1863. Compelled to atone for the sins of her slaveholding father, Union loyalist Sophie Kent risks everything to help end the war from within the Confederate capital and abolish slavery forever. But she can't do it alone. Former slave Bella Jamison sacrifices her freedom to come to Richmond, where her Union soldier husband is imprisoned, and her twin sister still lives in bondage in Sophie's home. Though...
Author
Series
Great escapes (HarperCollins) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Captured by the Confederate Army in 1863 during the American Civil War, Union soldiers Colonel Thomas Rose and Major A.G. Hamilton are sent to infamous Libby Prison, where they resolve to escape tortuous conditions.
Author
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press
Pub. Date
[2012].
Language
English
Description
Describes the subversive tactics of Richmond socialite Elizabeth Van Lew to help the Union army during the Civil War, including her work with freed slaves, her connections to Jefferson Davis, and her missions for Ulysses S. Grant.
Author
Series
Bregdan Chronicles volume 2
Publisher
A Voice In The World Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
English
Description
"Burdened with the responsibility of running an entire plantation, Carrie Cromwell fights to understand the forces tearing her beloved country apart. As battles rage around her, she watches her life as her life slowly unravels and she discovers truths she would never have imagined. Will her actions and decisions push her even farther from those she loves? When the danger she dreads becomes reality, will she find the courage and strength to escape?"--Author's...
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