Escape!: The Story of the Confederacy's Infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War's Largest Jail Break

Robert P. Watson

Escape! The Story of the Confederacy's Infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War's Largest Jail Break

Robert P. Watson

Political Science

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Abstract

Robert P. Watson provides the definitive account of the Confederacy’s infamous Libby Prison, site of the Civil War’s largest prison break. Libby Prison housed Union officers, high-profile foes of the Confederacy, and political prisoners. Watson captures the wretched conditions, cruel guards, and the story of the daring prison break, called “the most remarkable in American history.”

Original language	American English
Place of Publication	Lanham, MD
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Number of pages	312
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1538138236
ISBN (Print)	978-1538138229
State	Published - Aug 2021

Bibliographical note

Book Festivals, Shows, & Signings
▫ WXEL/Florida PBS (2023)
▫ “Most Notorious” featured podcast” (2023)
▫ “Between the Covers,” WXEL TV/PBS (2022)
▫ Gettysburg National Battlefield, Pennsylvania (2022)
▫ National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg (2022)
▫ Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia (2022)
▫ National Prisoner of War Museum, Georgia (2022)
▫ Books and Books, Miami (2022)
▫ Delray Beach Public Library (2022)
▫ Virginia Museum of History & Culture (2021)
▫ American Civil War Museum, Richmond (2021)
▫ Nova University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (2021)
▫ Levis Jewish Community Center, Boca Raton, Florida (2021)
▫ Grand Edventures Book Program, Boynton Beach, Florida (2021)
▫ Stirling Road Library, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (2021)
▫ BYU Radio, Utah (2021)

Book Awards
▫ Winner: Gold Medal in History, Global Book Awards
▫ Nomination: The Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize
▫ Nomination: Barbara/David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History
▫ Nomination: Florida Book Awards
▫ Nomination: Civil War Books and Authors Award/Book of the Year
▫ Nomination: Richard Barksdale Harwell Book Award
▫ Nomination: Tom Watson Brown Award/Society of Civil War Historians

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Arts and Humanities

Access to Document

http://spiral.lynn.edu/facbooks/44

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