{"product_id":"the-flag-on-the-hilltop-mary-tracy-earle-9780809330515","title":"The Flag on the Hilltop","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly in the Civil War, two young brothers boldly flew the Union flag from a tree atop a hill between Makanda and Cobden. This was a towering act of courage in an area teeming with Copperheads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheodore and Al Thompson, 18 and 20 years old at the time, raised the flag in defiance of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a secessionist group that operated throughout the Midwest. Controlling its membership through terror, this secret society condemned betrayers to death by torture. The Knights, whose goals included capturing a Union prison and liberating the rebels, triggered the Civil War riot in Charleston, instigated anti-draft movements, and aided Northern deserters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheodore Thompson, who later owned much of Makanda, Giant City, and the land that became Southern Illinois University describes the tree as a \"tall tulip poplar between 3 and 4 feet in diameter at the trunk and some 60 feet to the first limbs. This noted tree could be seen in some directions 15 or 20 miles away.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Tracy Earle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0809330512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809330515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 4.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Mary Tracy Earle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517458002175,"sku":"9780809330515","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_30c7e1fd-e2d0-43df-9eec-f42303fb9268.jpg?v=1778731939","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-flag-on-the-hilltop-mary-tracy-earle-9780809330515","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}