{"product_id":"thinking-you-might-like-to-mac-gillam-9781977206411","title":"Thinking You Might Like to Know What Was Going on Back Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Thinking you might like to know what was going on back home\" in Calhoun County, Ala. during the Civil War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Describes the life and times of the common people in a Southern county from the firing on Fort Sumter to the surrender at the Appomattox Court House, and beyond;\u003cbr\u003e - Uses the local newspaper to take you back to the years 1861 - 1865;\u003cbr\u003e - Tells the untold story of the Southern women during the Civil War;\u003cbr\u003e - Reveals the plight of the African American as a slave and that of a freedman;\u003cbr\u003e - Shows the belief to which the \"hand of Providence\" was thought to play in the success of battles, outcome of the war, and destiny of our civilized country;\u003cbr\u003e - Illustrates the change in the South's social system from Antebellum to Reconstruction;\u003cbr\u003e - Shows the role in which the newspaper played in shaping the thoughts and conscientious of the Southern mind;\u003cbr\u003e - Identifies the historical sites and events which occurred in this area during a most turbulent period in our American history;\u003cbr\u003e - Gives accounts and reports of battles from local military commanders, soldiers, and war correspondents;\u003cbr\u003e - Serves as a directory of Who's Who in Calhoun County, Alabama during the Civil War;\u003cbr\u003e - Takes you on the emotional roller coaster ride of the Southern people from the ecstasy of Southern Independence to the utter ruin of their way of life; and\u003cbr\u003e - Provides an understanding as to \"Why we (the Southern people) are what we are today.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mac Gillam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1977206417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781977206411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Outskirts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.38d","brand":"Mac Gillam","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44077162692863,"sku":"9781977206411","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd1210dc-54f3-4528-8b5d-c91c5befee05.jpg?v=1685468591","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thinking-you-might-like-to-mac-gillam-9781977206411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}