{"product_id":"a-southern-spy-in-northern-charles-v-mauro-9781596297432","title":"A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia: The Civil War Album of Laura Ratcliffe","description":"As the Civil War raged, Confederate brigadier general J.E.B. Stuart entrusted a secret album to Laura Ratcliffe, a young girl in Fairfax County, \"as a token of his high appreciation of her patriotism, admiration of her virtues, and pledge of his lasting esteem.\" A devoted Southerner, Laura provided a safe haven for Rebel forces, along with intelligence gathered from passing Union soldiers. Ratcliffe's book contains four poems and forty undated signatures: twenty-six of Confederate officers and soldiers and fourteen of loyal Confederate civilians. In A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia, Charles V. Mauro uncovers the mystery behind this album, identifying who the soldiers were and when they could have signed its pages. The result is a fascinating look at the covert lives and relationships of civilians and soldiers during the war, kept hidden until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles V. Mauro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1596297433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596297432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.84h x 6.27w x 0.64d","brand":"Charles V. Mauro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938544353535,"sku":"9781596297432","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_98bf9fad-b3fd-449c-a9dd-6acd38c16985.jpg?v=1681436314","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-southern-spy-in-northern-charles-v-mauro-9781596297432","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}