{"product_id":"1861-the-civil-war-awakening-9781400032198","title":"1861: The Civil War Awakening","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gripping and original account of how the Civil War began and a second American revolution unfolded, setting Abraham Lincoln on the path to greatness and millions of slaves on the road to freedom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An epic of courage and heroism beyond the battlefields, \u003ci\u003e 1861\u003c\/i\u003e introduces us to a heretofore little-known cast of Civil War heroes--among them an acrobatic militia colonel, an explorer's wife, an idealistic band of German immigrants, a regiment of New York City firemen, a community of Virginia slaves, and a young college professor who would one day become president. Their stories take us from the corridors of the White House to the slums of Manhattan, from the waters of the Chesapeake to the deserts of Nevada, from Boston Common to Alcatraz Island, vividly evoking the Union at its moment of ultimate crisis and decision. Hailed as \"exhilarating....Inspiring...Irresistible...\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Adam Goodheart's bestseller \u003ci\u003e1861\u003c\/i\u003e is an important addition to the Civil War canon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Includes black-and-white photos and illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Goodheart\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian, essayist, and journalist. His articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic, Outside, Smithsonian, The Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e among others, and he is a regular columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times'\u003c\/i\u003es\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eacclaimed online Civil War series, \u003ci\u003eDisunion\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Washington, D.C., and on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where he is the Hodson Trust-Griswold Director of Washington College's C. V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527569477906,"sku":"9781400032198","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_32b3ce9e-2443-40a8-ac33-bc3d0c50dcd9.jpg?v=1731305845","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/1861-the-civil-war-awakening-9781400032198","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}