{"product_id":"the-town-that-started-the-civil-war-paperback","title":"The Town That Started the Civil War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNat Brandt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore the War Between the States, there was the war between the U.S. government and Oberlin, Ohio. . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating, gripping narrative.\"--James M. McPherson, author of \u003ci\u003eBattle Cry of Freedom\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a crisp autumn day in Ohio, 1858, two Kentucky slave hunters were closing in on a runaway slave named John Price. Federal law said they had the right to bring the man back across state lines. But to the people of Oberlin, Ohio, the law was wrong--and they were willing to prove it with their sweat and blood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this fascinating, spirited telling of one of the most extraordinary confrontations in U.S. history, Nat Brandt gives a blow-by-blow account of how a small but passionate army of students, farmers, former slaves, a bookstore owner, a professor, a preacher, and a cobbler risked their lives to rescue a man they didn't know--and ignited a furious conflict with a wavering U.S. government. From its first blows to the controversial trials that followed, the Oberlin Rescue was an act of uncommon heroism and courage--and a true battle for the conscience of a land.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNat Brandt\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York City in 1929. He is a veteran journalist for CBS News and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, former managing editor of \u003ci\u003eThe American Heritage Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e, and former editor in chief of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. Brandt is also an accomplished American history novelist whose work includes the book \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Tried to Burn New York\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Douglas Southall Freeman History Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 19, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45341801840742,"sku":"9780440503965","price":29.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NlRjZzRZQUdkeFIvU3J5TVp0MHp2UT09.webp?v=1774842405","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-town-that-started-the-civil-war-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}