{"product_id":"2940149314270","title":"Military Genius: Life of Anna Ella Carroll (Abridged, Annotated)","description":"Her room was lined with military maps, her tables covered with papers and war documents. She would talk of nothing but the war. Her countenance would light up most radiantly as she spoke of the Union victories and the certainty that the nation must win an ultimate success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn to plantation life and privilege, Anna Ella Carroll became involved in politics early (her father was Governor Thomas King Carroll of Maryland). Upon the election of Abraham Lincoln, she freed her slaves and when war came, she began the work which brought her into a close working relationship with Lincoln.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer plans for the Tennessee River campaign and the victory at Vicksburg are unknown to most Americans but they were adopted by the Lincoln administration and helped lead to victory. As one who knew her wrote:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Miss Carroll had written the great and influential pamphlets of the day which ought to have made her a minister of state. She had devised the military movements that ought to have given her a very high military rank.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLate in life, unmarried and ill, she petitioned the government for a pension. That story is also included here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time, this long-out-of-print book is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.","brand":"Big Byte Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157114798320,"sku":"2940149314270","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149314270_p0.jpg?v=1763714633","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149314270","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}