{"product_id":"2940149654178","title":"How Soldiers Were Made: The Civil War as I Saw It (Expanded, Annotated)","description":"The best memoirs of the American Civil War are those by soldiers who were in the thick of it, were observant, and could really write. Benjamin Franklin Scribner was all three.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this volume, Scribner was not trying to tell the exact story of the battles he witnessed but, as he put it, \"...to treat the subject in an introspective manner, from a personal standpoint, from the inner life, emotionally and subjectively...\" He accomplishes his mission with grace, wit, and humility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen war broke out, Ben Scribner was sickened. He knew what war was, having served in the Mexican-American War. Now the small-town druggist had a family to care for. But he did his duty to his country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScribner served under a slate of the most famous generals of the war (Buell, Rosecrans, Thomas, Grant, and Sherman). His work is full of anecdotes of episodes with these famous men. He also accomplishes the task of writing as a soldier who knows the close whistle of the minnie-ball and shot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor less than you'd spend on gas going to the library, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.","brand":"Big Byte Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101274947824,"sku":"2940149654178","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149654178_p0.jpg?v=1763721016","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149654178","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}