{"product_id":"book-bxni","title":"The Yankee Plague","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare and insightful account of the thousands of Union soldiers who escaped Confederate imprisonment and aided in the final dissolution of the Confederacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the winter of 1864, more than three thousand Federal prisoners of war  escaped from Confederate prison camps into South Carolina and North  Carolina, often with the aid of local slaves. Their flight created, in  the words of contemporary observers, a \"Yankee plague,\" heralding a grim  end to the Confederate cause. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this fascinating look at Union  soldiers' flights for freedom in the last months of the Civil War, Lorien  Foote reveals new connections between the collapse of the Confederate  prison system, the large-scale escape of Union soldiers, and the full  unraveling of the Confederate States of America. By this point in the  war, the Confederacy was reeling from prison overpopulation, a crumbling  military, violence from internal enemies, and slavery's breakdown. The  fugitive Federals moving across the countryside in mass numbers, Foote  argues, accelerated the collapse as slaves and deserters decided the  presence of these men presented an opportune moment for escalated  resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending rich analysis with an engaging narrative,  Foote uses these ragged Union escapees as a lens with which to assess  the dying Confederate States, providing a new window into the South's  ultimate defeat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49295111979312,"sku":"BDbxni","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49295112012080,"sku":"ZEbxni","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD [ZM]","offer_id":49295112044848,"sku":"ZMbxni","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/bxni-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775808655","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bxni","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}