{"product_id":"on-the-plains-in-65-george-holliday-9780821424285","title":"On the Plains in '65: The 6th West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry in the West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new scholarly edition of an Ohio boy soldier's revealing post-Civil War memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis annotated edition of Holliday's recollections--known primarily among historians of the American West--re-contextualizes his memoir to include his boyhood in southern Ohio and the largely untold story of the hundreds of Buckeyes who crossed the Ohio River to serve their country in Virginia (later West Virginia) regiments, ultimately traveling across Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming to safeguard mail and stage routes along the celebrated Oregon Trail during a pivotal time in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlenn Longacre's extensive research in federal, state, and local archives, manuscript collections, and period newspapers complements his correspondence with the living descendants of Holliday and other soldiers. His research integrates this story deservedly as part of Appalachian history before, during, and after the Civil War. From this perspective it addresses an entirely new audience of Appalachian studies scholars, Civil War and frontier history enthusiasts, students, and general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Holliday, George H. Holliday\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821424289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821424285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"George Holliday","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44245371584767,"sku":"9780821424285","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fcc87e3f-82a8-47e1-b9c5-eaacaf40bc55.jpg?v=1693927662","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-plains-in-65-george-holliday-9780821424285","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}