{"product_id":"freedom-rising-washington-in-the-civil-war-9780375704093","title":"Freedom Rising: Washington in the Civil War","description":"In this luminous portrait of wartime Washington, Ernest B. Furgurson-author of the widely acclaimed \u003cb\u003eChancellorsville 1863\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eAshes of Glory\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eNot War but Murder\u003c\/b\u003e--brings to vivid life the personalities and events that animated the Capital during its most tumultuous time. Here among the sharpsters and prostitutes, slaves and statesmen are detective Allan Pinkerton, tracking down Southern sympathizers; poet Walt Whitman, nursing the wounded; and accused Confederate spy Antonia Ford, romancing her captor, Union Major Joseph Willard. Here are generals George McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant, railroad crew boss Andrew Carnegie, and architect Thomas Walter, striving to finish the Capitol dome. And here is Abraham Lincoln, wrangling with officers, pardoning deserters, and inspiring the nation. \u003cb\u003eFreedom Rising\u003c\/b\u003e is a gripping account of the era that transformed Washington into the world's most influential city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ernest B. Furgurson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.14h x 5.07w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375704093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErnest B. \"Pat\" Furgurson, formerly a correspondent and columnist for the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun, \u003c\/i\u003e has spent most of his life in the nation's capital. A native of Virginia, he is also the author of \u003cb\u003eChancellorsville 1863\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshes of Glory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNot War but Murder\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives in Washington, D.C.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44759015063667,"sku":"9780375704093","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_25f9b094-fa8c-4149-a70b-c69395208563.jpg?v=1775951057","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/freedom-rising-washington-in-the-civil-war-9780375704093","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}