{"product_id":"these-rugged-days-alabama-in-the-civil-war-9780817319601","title":"These Rugged Days: Alabama in the Civil War","description":"\u003cb\u003eI couldn't stop reading it! Bravo!\" --Ken Burns, Emmy Award-winning producer and director of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Civil War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThese Rugged Days: Alabama in the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e, John S. Sledge offers a riveting and readable account of Alabama's Civil War saga. Focused on the conflict's turning points \u003ci\u003ewithin\u003c\/i\u003e the state's borders, Sledge recounts residents' experiences from secession's early days to its tumultuous collapse, when 75,000 blue-coated soldiers were on the move statewide. Sledge brings these tumultuous years to life in an impressive array of primary and secondary sources, including official records, diaries, newspapers, memoirs, correspondence, sketches, and photographs. He also highlights such colorful personalities as John Pelham, the youthful Jacksonville artillerist who was shipped home in an iron casket with a glass faceplate; Gus Askew, a nine-year-old Barbour County slave who vividly recalled the day the Yankees marched in; Augusta Jane Evans, the Mobile novelist who was given a gold pen by a daring blockade runner; and Emma Sansom, a plucky Gadsden teenager who acted as a scout and guide to Nathan Bedford Forrest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThese Rugged Days\u003c\/i\u003e is an enthralling tale of action, courage, pride, and tragedy. The Civil War has left indelible marks on Alabama's land, culture, economy, and people, and Sledge offers a refreshing take on the state's role in the conflict. His narrative is a dramatic account that will be enjoyed by lay readers as well as students and scholars of Alabama and the Civil War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817319601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.00d","brand":"John S. Sledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45418912678069,"sku":"9780817319601","price":29.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_83eb69ad-01f7-4369-9f5e-3932fdcc222b.jpg?v=1748390298","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/these-rugged-days-alabama-in-the-civil-war-9780817319601","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}