Title |
Libby Prison breakout: The daring escape from the notorious Civil War prison
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Names |
Wheelan, Joseph.
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Book Number |
DB071711
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Recounts the February 1864 escape of 109 Union officers from Libby Prison, a Confederate jail in Richmond, Virginia. Describes the conditions in the facility, the atmosphere in the city, the personalities involved, and the prisoner-exchange policies of the Civil War. Some violence. 2010.
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Narrator |
Huffman, Jon.
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Local Subject |
History, United States - HUS
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History - HST
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Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Short Book - SH
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Audience Notes |
Male narrator.
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Contains violence.
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LC Subject |
Escaped prisoners of war - United States - History - 19th century
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Prisoner-of-war escapes - Virginia - Richmond - History - 19th century
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Prisoners of war - United States - History - 19th century
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Prisoners of war - Virginia - Richmond - History - 19th century
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Tunnels - Virginia - Richmond - History - 19th century
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Richmond (Va.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865
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United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Prisoners and prisons
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Call Number |
973.772 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2010
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2010 (American Printing House for the Blind, recording studio).
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: New York : PublicAffairs, c2010. 1586487167
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