{"product_id":"a-southern-spy-in-northern-virginia-the-civil-war-album-of-laura-ratcliffe-9781540220349","title":"A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia: The Civil War Album of Laura Ratcliffe","description":"As the Civil War raged, Confederate brigadier general J.E.B. Stuart entrusted a secret album to Laura Ratcliffe, a young girl in Fairfax County, \"as a token of his high appreciation of her patriotism, admiration of her virtues, and pledge of his lasting esteem.\" A devoted Southerner, Laura provided a safe haven for Rebel forces, along with intelligence gathered from passing Union soldiers. Ratcliffe's book contains four poems and forty undated signatures: twenty-six of Confederate officers and soldiers and fourteen of loyal Confederate civilians. In A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia, Charles V. Mauro uncovers the mystery behind this album, identifying who the soldiers were and when they could have signed its pages. The result is a fascinating look at the covert lives and relationships of civilians and soldiers during the war, kept hidden until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781540220349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Charles V. Mauro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36658106564764,"sku":"9781540220349","price":28.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8a655d7a-8b8b-4b52-b081-2b0594b929b2.jpg?v=1603892265","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-southern-spy-in-northern-virginia-the-civil-war-album-of-laura-ratcliffe-9781540220349","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}