{"product_id":"the-war-criminals-son-jane-singer-9781612349114","title":"The War Criminal's Son: The Civil War Saga of William A. Winder","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe War Criminal's Son\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life hidden aspects of the Civil War through the sweeping saga of the firstborn son in the infamous Confederate Winder family, who shattered family ties to stand with the Union. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gen. John H. Winder was the commandant of most prison camps in the Confederacy, including Andersonville. When Winder gave his son William Andrew Winder the order to come south and fight, desert, or commit suicide, William went to the White House and swore his allegiance to President Lincoln and the Union. Despite his pleas to remain at the front, \u003ci\u003eit was not enough.\u003c\/i\u003e Winder was ordered to command Alcatraz, a fortress that became a Civil War prison, where he treated his prisoners humanely despite repeated accusations of disloyalty and treason because the Winder name had become shorthand for brutality during an already brutal war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Winder died before he could be brought to justice as a war criminal. Haunted by his father's villainy, William went into a self-imposed exile for twenty years and eventually ended up at the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, to fulfill his longstanding desire to better the lot of Native Americans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe War Criminal's Son\u003c\/i\u003e Jane Singer evokes the universal themes of loyalty, shame, and redemption in the face of unspeakable cruelty. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePurchase the audio edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Singer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612349110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612349114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Potomac Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 8.80w x 1.00d","brand":"Jane Singer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44125028221183,"sku":"9781612349114","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_314bcba7-4bf2-4ba4-ab6c-35bc4d749014.jpg?v=1687440214","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-war-criminals-son-jane-singer-9781612349114","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}