{"product_id":"a-feast-of-reason-karen-gerhardt-fort-9781933337708","title":"A Feast of Reason: The Civil War Journal of James Madison Hall","description":"James Madison Hall kept a journal from 1860 until just before his death in 1866, in which he recorded a daily log of events in his life and the lives of his family, slaves, and friends. It also served as a record of business dealings, money borrowed and repaid, and cost of items during the war. Hall lived in Houston County, Texas, where he was a farmer, and in Liberty County, Texas, where he was a merchant and mayor of Liberty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book illustrates the home life of Texans during the Civil War and includes Hall's relationship with blacks, especially a man named Billl Hicks, who became Hall's miller when Hall was away. This book traces the changing relationships betweeen slaves and masters during the early post-war transition, before Congressional Reconstruction began. Hall's feast of reason was to refuse to go into the military, even though he favored seccession; to adapt to changing needs and circumstances; and to remain a voice of fairness and moderation during these trying times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Gerhardt Fort\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1933337702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933337708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State House Press at the Texas Center-Schrein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Karen Gerhardt Fort","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450057470207,"sku":"9781933337708","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1894fcf4-36cf-4695-b3a5-27607e2c860f.jpg?v=1777266038","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-feast-of-reason-karen-gerhardt-fort-9781933337708","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}