{"product_id":"9781595980922","title":"The Spur and the Sash: Middle Tennessee 1865","description":"Sergeant George Van Norman, a Yankee, was wounded at Nashville in one of the last battles of the American Civil War.\u003cp\u003eLeft behind to recuperate as the Union Army moved on, he was assigned to guard a Southern plantation from January to August, 1865, where he fell in love with the owner's daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat much is fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fiction begins with his wounding at the battle, and follows him to the plantation where he meets the woman, her family, and the people living there, former slaves who have been freed but have no place to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe befriends a former Confederate soldier and, together, they overcome deserters from both sides, Carpetbaggers, and bushwhackers marauding throughout Middle Tennessee, including precursors of the Ku Klux Klan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched using letters, diaries, and official records, the novel offers compelling insights into the last days of the Civil War and early efforts at Reconstruction. It is a story of passion and betrayal amid the anarchy of post-war Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Van Norman returned to Wisconsin where he became prominent in commerce and politics. Among his legacy are a spur and a sash, along with the story of how he came to have them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is that story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HenschelHAUS Publishing, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055854829808,"sku":"9781595980922","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781595980922_p0.jpg?v=1763806096","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781595980922","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}