{"product_id":"9781631011887","title":"Red River Campaign: Politics and Cotton in the Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1958, Red River Campaign examines how partisan politics, economic needs, and personal profit determined military policy and operations in Louisiana and Arkansas during the spring of 1864.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn response to the demands of Free-Soil interests in Texas and the New England textiles manufacturers' need for cotton, Lincoln authorized an expedition to open the way to Texas. General Nathaniel Banks conducted a combined military and naval campaign up the Red River that lasted only from March 12 to May 20, 1864, but was one of the most destructive of the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kent State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135024611568,"sku":"9781631011887","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781631011887_p0.jpg?v=1769887334","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781631011887","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}