{"product_id":"9781596297432","title":"A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia: The Civil War Album of Laura Ratcliffe","description":"\u003cbr\u003eAs the Civil War raged, Confederate brigadier general J.E.B. Stuart entrusted a secret album to Laura Ratcliffe, a young girl in Fairfax County, \"as a token of his high appreciation of her patriotism, admiration of her virtues, and pledge of his lasting esteem.\" A devoted Southerner, Laura provided a safe haven for Rebel forces, along with intelligence gathered from passing Union soldiers. Ratcliffe's book contains four poems and forty undated signatures: twenty-six of Confederate officers and soldiers and fourteen of loyal Confederate civilians. In A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia, Charles V. Mauro uncovers the mystery behind this album, identifying who the soldiers were and when they could have signed its pages. The result is a fascinating look at the covert lives and relationships of civilians and soldiers during the war, kept hidden until now.","brand":"History Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041099071728,"sku":"9781596297432","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781596297432_p0.jpg?v=1769901680","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781596297432","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}