{"product_id":"the-barefoot-brigade-9780451232533","title":"The Barefoot Brigade","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"One of the best Civil War novels I have read.\"--James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBattle Cry of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Chickamauga to Spotsylvania, from Gettysburg to Appomattox, \u003ci\u003eThe Barefoot Brigade\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable Civil War novel about the brotherhood of soldiers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e War has ripped Martin Hasford's nation apart, and like many men, he is torn between his devotion to his family and his sense of duty. Leaving his wife and children behind to run the family farm near Elkhorn Tavern, Hasford embarks on a path from which he may never return--and on which he meets men as embattled as himself: the Fawley brothers, young backwoodsmen running from the; Beverly Cass, a son of plantation privilege; Guthrie Scaggs, a judge turned army officer; Sidney Dinsmore, a no-account drunk; and Liverpool Morgan, a Welsh gambler. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Together these men form a tight niche in the Third Arkansas Infantry Regiment, trudging from the Ozark foothills, headed east into one cataclysmic battle after another, determined to beat back the Yankees and end the war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A testament to a special breed of American, \u003ci\u003eThe Barefoot Brigade\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of undeniable and lasting power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451232533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.21w x 0.79d","brand":"Douglas C. Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51334055821493,"sku":"9780451232533","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b0381876-9386-4984-8860-50bab3be9432.jpg?v=1752583470","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-barefoot-brigade-9780451232533","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}