Escape!
The Story of the Confederacy's Infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War's Largest Jail Break
1st Edition
Published on 15. August 2021
336 pages
978-1-5381-3823-6 (ISBN)
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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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
16 b/w photos
ISBN-13
978-1-5381-3823-6 (9781538138236)
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Robert P. Watson
Escape!
The Story of the Confederacy's Infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War's Largest Jail Break
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08/2021
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Robert P. Watson, Distinguished Professor of American History at Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL, is the author of many books on American history and politics including, most recently, The Nazi Titanic: The Untold Story of a Doomed Ship in World War II,,The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn: The Untold Story of the American Revolution, and Affairs of State, The Untold Story of Presidential Love, Sex, and Scandal, 1789-1900.
Content
Preface
Prologue: The Tunnel
Part I: War
1 "The Great Unpleasantness"
2 Libby & Son
3 "What Is to Be Done with the Prisoners?"
4 To War
Part II: Prison
5 "The Castle of Despair"
6 Captured
7 "All Hope Abandon, Ye Who Enter Here"
8 The Libby Lyceum
Part III: Tunnel
9 "The Underground Road to Liberty"
10 "Rat Hell"
11 Close Calls
12 The Evil Turners
Part IV: Escape
13 Desperation
14 "Godspeed!"
Prologue: The Tunnel
Part I: War
1 "The Great Unpleasantness"
2 Libby & Son
3 "What Is to Be Done with the Prisoners?"
4 To War
Part II: Prison
5 "The Castle of Despair"
6 Captured
7 "All Hope Abandon, Ye Who Enter Here"
8 The Libby Lyceum
Part III: Tunnel
9 "The Underground Road to Liberty"
10 "Rat Hell"
11 Close Calls
12 The Evil Turners
Part IV: Escape
13 Desperation
14 "Godspeed!"
