{"product_id":"9781456795221","title":"Against the Grain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book dramatizes the plight of abolitionist Quakers living in \u003cbr\u003eeastern North Carolina during the Civil War. As the war rages from\u003cbr\u003e1861 to 1865, both Union and Confederate forces tramp through the\u003cbr\u003eregion to destroy whatever they come upon and confiscate, as the\u003cbr\u003ewar drags on, anything of value. A Quaker family entrenched in \u003cbr\u003erural tradition and a faith emphasizing peace quietly resists the brutality\u003cbr\u003eof war but is made to suffer. As Southerners, Union soldiers see them\u003cbr\u003eas the enemy. As abolitionists going against the grain of Southern\u003cbr\u003eculture, Confederate soldiers despise and harass them. When they\u003cbr\u003erefuse to pay the exemption tax, their men are required to go into the\u003cbr\u003earmy. Refusing to bear arms, their mettle is severely tested at Gettysburg\u003cbr\u003eand Petersburg. The book is about courage and endurance in the maw \u003cbr\u003eof adversity. It is closely based on historical fact, Confederate records,\u003cbr\u003eand Quaker tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128935301360,"sku":"9781456795221","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781456795221_p0.jpg?v=1763862617","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781456795221","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}