Libby Prison breakout the daring escape from the notorious Civil War prison

Libby Prison breakout : the daring escape from the notorious Civil War prison / Joseph Wheelan.

Author/creator	Wheelan, Joseph
Format	Electronic and Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : PublicAffairs,
Description	xii, 282 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Libby Prison. United States. Army--Officers --History --19th century. Prisoner-of-war escapes--Virginia --Richmond --History --19th century. Tunnels--Virginia --Richmond --History --19th century. Prisoners of war--Virginia --Richmond --History --19th century. Prisoners of war--United States --History --19th century. Escaped prisoners of war--United States --History --19th century. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Prisoners and prisons. Richmond (Va.)--History --Civil War, 1861-1865.

Contents	Prologue -- The Confederate capital -- The POW archipelago -- Inside Libby Prison -- The defiant colonel -- Misery and retaliation -- Miss Van Lew's spy ring -- The warrior schoolteacher -- Test of faith -- General Butler's raid -- The ordeal of tunnel four -- Escape -- Flight -- Fallout -- Epilogue.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2009035738
ISBN	9781586487164 (alk. paper)

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