Download or read book Escape from Bone Cave A Civil War Saga written by Allen R. Coggins and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Delisted
Download or read book Escape from Bone Cave A Civil War Saga written by Allen Coggins and published by Page Publishing, Incorporated. This book was released on 2015-01-26 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel takes place in Civil War torn Middle Tennessee. It opens as George, an abused slave, is brought into a prisoner of war camp at a place called Big Bone Cave. There he meets Luke, a Union prisoner of war. Luke, a Western Pennsylvania Quaker, takes pity on George and they quickly become friends and confidants. Together they face brutal prison guards and the grueling task of mining cave soil from which is extracted saltpeter, used in production of gunpowder. Union blockades of gunpowder and saltpeter into the South have made it necessary for the Confederate Army to acquire its own sources of the valuable commodity from privately owned caves, some worked by prisoners and slaves. In the process of digging soil deep within the cave, Luke and George accidentally discover a back entrance from which to escape. Unfortunately, they have no knowledge of where to go if they do escape and no provisions to see them through a long journey to freedom. In short, escape seems futile. After a few weeks, they meet Roger, a Confederate Army deserter who is also brought to the cave as a prisoner. Although he is a bigoted and unsavory character at first, they soon realize that he may be their only hope for escape and survival. In time he warms up to George despite their racial differences. Born and raised in Middle Tennessee, Roger knows the country well and hence can guide them to freedom. Furthermore, he has friends and relatives willing to assist. Seeing no alternative, they take Roger into their confidence. We can get you out of here, they say, if you can guide us north as far as the Kentucky line. Meanwhile, Union Army scouts discover the covert saltpeter mining operation at Big Bone Cave and determine that it is the prize for which they have been searching, the largest such operation in the South. Within hours, Union troops are marching eastward to capture it. As the Confederate Army prepares to retreat with their equipment and prisoners, Luke, George and Roger make their escape after overcoming guards. As they leave under the cover of darkness, Roger reveals that he has overheard a conversation that leads him to believe that the civilian owners of the saltpeter works have hidden a large cache of gold near the cave. They decide to delay their journey north until both armies have left the area and then return to the cave to search for the treasure. They eventually find more gold than they can physically carry, so they bury most of it and take the rest with them. Escaping the cave was nothing in comparison to their suspenseful and arduous flight northward, traveling by night and hiding and resting by day. Escape from Bone Cave is a suspenseful story of hardship and friendship, set in a dynamic time in our nation s history."
Download or read book Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War written by Anonymous and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Greatest Escape written by Douglas Miller and published by Lyons Press. This book was released on 2023-02 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the largest prison break in US history, when more than 100 Yankee officers attempted a mass break-out from Libby, a special Civil War prison in the Confederate capitol of Richmond, Virginia, that was considered escape-proof.
Download or read book Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War written by John Taylor Wood and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War by John Taylor Wood
Download or read book Escape from Andersonville written by Gene Hackman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-05-13 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An explosive novel of the Civil War about one man’s escape from a notorious Confederate prison camp---and his dramatic return to save his men. July 1864. Union officer Nathan Parker has been imprisoned at nightmarish Andersonville prison camp in Georgia along with his soldiers. As others die around them, Nathan and his men hatch a daring plan to allow him to escape through a tunnel and make his way to Vicksburg, where he intends to alert his superiors to the imprisonment and push for military action. His efforts are blocked by higher-ups in the military, so Parker takes matters into his own hands. Together with a shady, dangerous ex-soldier and smuggler named Marcel Lafarge and a fascinating collection of cutthroats, soldiers, and castoffs, a desperate Parker organizes a private rescue mission to free his men before it’s too late. Exciting, thoroughly researched, and dramatic, Escape from Andersonville is a Civil War novel filled with action, memorable characters, and vividly realized descriptions of the war’s final year.
Download or read book Cudjo s Cave written by John Townsend Trowbridge and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four people find themselves trapped in an eastern Tennessee cave during the Civil War era. Included in the cast of characters are a pacifist Quaker schoolmaster, a sinister planter, a preacher's daughter, and two runaway slaves.
Download or read book Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War Illustrated Edition written by Anonymous and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good Press presents the Civil War Memories Series. This meticulous selection of the firsthand accounts, memoirs and diaries is specially comprised for Civil War enthusiasts and all people curious about the personal accounts and true life stories of the unknown soldiers, the well known commanders, politicians, nurses and civilians amidst the war. "Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War" is a collection of seven narratives gathered and edited by the first modern southern writer, George Washington Cable. Mr. Cable put together the most interesting Civil War stories he had heard, which he shared with the readers and thusly saved them from oblivion. Contents: War Diary of a Union Woman in the South The Locomotive Chase in Georgia Mosby's "Partizan Rangers" A Romance of Morgan's Rough-riders Colonel Rose's Tunnel at Libby Prison A Hard Road to Travel out of Dixie Escape of General Breckinridge
Download or read book Libby Prison Breakout written by Joseph Wheelan and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-10-22 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While many books have been inspired by the horrors of Andersonville prison, none have chronicled with any depth or detail the amazing tunnel escape from Libby Prison in Richmond. Now Joseph Wheelan examines what became the most important escape of...
Download or read book Escape by Night written by Laurie Myers and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten-year-old Tommy and his sister Annie are intrigued by the new soldiers arriving in their Georgia town. Since the Civil War started, wounded men waiting to be treated at the local church-turned-hospital have been coming in by droves. When Tommy sees a soldier drop his notebook, he sends his dog, Samson, to fetch it. Tommy soon meets the soldier and is faced with the hardest decision he's ever had to make: whether or not he should help a Yankee escape to freedom. Filled with intriguing suspense and tackling difficult questions about slavery, this story, told in accessible short chapters, will appeal to history buffs as well as those who appreciate a faithful dog.
Download or read book The Most Incredible Prison Escape of the Civil War written by W. Fred Conway and published by Squire Boone Village. This book was released on 1991 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how Captain Thomas Hines masterminded an escape which put himself, Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan, and five others into a tunnel to freedom.
Download or read book Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War Illustrated written by George Washington Cable and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN HISTORICAL CLASSIC Cable's Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War is a fascinating collection of stories from the American Civil War. DETAILS: Includes the Original Illustrations
Download or read book Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War written by William Pittenger and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes Of The Civil War" from William Pittenger. Soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor (1840-1904).
Download or read book Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War Classic Reprint written by George Washington Cable and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War The followmg diary was originally w11tten In lead pencfl and In a book the leaves of whlch were too soft to take Ink legibly I have It dn ect from the hands of Its wntei, a lady whom I have had the honor to know for neaiiy thn ty years foi good reasons the author's name Is omitted, and the 1n1t1als of people and the names Of places are sometimes fictitlously glven Many of the persons mentloned we1e my own acqualn tances and f11ends When, some twenty years after ward, she first Iesolved to publlsh It, she bought me a clear, complete copy In Ink It had cost much trouble, she said, for much Of the pencll eting had been made under such dlsadvantages and was SO famt that at t1mes She could dec1pher It only under direct sunhght She had succeeded, however, In makmg a Copy, vmbatzm except for occasional Improvement In the glammatlcal foim of a sentence, 01 now and then. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War written by Anonymous and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.
Download or read book Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War War College Series written by G W Cable and published by War College Series. This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric. It also includes riveting first person accounts of historic battles and wars.Some of the books in this Series are reproductions of historical works preserved by some of the leading libraries in the world. As with any reproduction of a historical artifact, some of these books contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. We believe these books are essential to this collection and the study of war, and have therefore brought them back into print, despite these imperfections.We hope you enjoy the unmatched breadth and depth of this collection, from the historical to the just-published works.
