{"product_id":"9781628155914","title":"Arouse and Beware","description":"MACKINLAY KANTOR\u003cbr\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning author of Andersonville\u003cp\u003eA Novel of Escape During the Civil War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBASIS FOR THE FILM\u003cbr\u003eTHE MAN FROM DAKOTA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of three strange companions who attain what seldom has been won by any escaping prisoners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo Yankee soldiers escape from Belle Island, the Confederate Prison, in 1864. As they make their way northward to the Union lines on the Rapidan they are joined by a woman who is fleeing from Richmond. The hazards of their painful flight are tremendous as they travel by night on roads as ominous as the incredible future awaiting them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarvation and feasting, the swift beat of love, the primitive encounter, the hot cry of triumph-these elements are combined in this bold and valiant tale of sacrifice and high devotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArouse and Beware, first published in 1936, was widely praised by the critics and became a best seller. Now with the success of MacKinlay Kantor's great novel, Andersonville, and the enormous interest in the Civil War period, it is being re-issued again to be enjoyed by a whole new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Speaking Volumes, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048310882544,"sku":"9781628155914","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781628155914_p0.jpg?v=1763867163","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781628155914","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}