{"product_id":"the-wheatfield-david-m-rieker-9781484001028","title":"The Wheatfield: Love and Death at the Battle of Gettysburg","description":"What was it like to fight in the swirling violence of The Wheatfield at Gettysburg? What was it like to be wounded and treated in a makeshift Civil War hospital? What was it like to suddenly become a nurse to hundreds of badly wounded boys? In this new novel a young lady and a Union soldier face challenges that confronted thousands of young people during the battle. Mark, the young soldier, ran away at the battle of Chancellorsville, just one month ago. Can he find the courage to help drive the rebels away from his home state? Annie, the young lady, has a young son whose father has been killed in this war. Can she build a new life for herself and her son? She befriends a young black woman and her son. Will she be able to keep them safe? Both Annie and Mark must face the consequences of choices they made in the past. He is helped by a poet, just gaining fame. She is comforted by a famous man as he tours the battlefield. See if they can find love as they confront the random violence of war. Much of the action takes place in or near a field where thousands of men fought and suffered and died. Today that field is a famous landmark at Gettysburg, known to millions as \"The Wheatfield.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David M. Rieker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1484001028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781484001028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.33d","brand":"David M. Rieker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458758979839,"sku":"9781484001028","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_749d47dc-96f8-4f43-8502-0e9a7628e6f8.jpg?v=1777406448","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wheatfield-david-m-rieker-9781484001028","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}