{"product_id":"the-tubman-command-paperback","title":"The Tubman Command - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Cobbs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of the hit movie \u003ci\u003eHarriet\u003c\/i\u003e, from the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Hamilton Affair\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel of Harriet Tubman and her Civil War raid that freed more than 750 enslaved men, women, and children.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's May 1863. Outgeneraled and outgunned, a demoralized Union Army has pulled back with massive losses at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Fort Sumter, hated symbol of the Rebellion, taunts the American navy with its artillery and underwater mines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Beaufort, South Carolina, one very special woman, code named Moses, is hatching a spectacular plan. Hunted by Confederates, revered by slaves, Harriet Tubman plots an expedition behind enemy lines to liberate hundreds of bondsmen and recruit them as soldiers. A bounty on her head, she has given up husband and home for the noblest cause: a nation of, by, and for the people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tubman Command\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Tubman at the height of her powers, when she devises the largest plantation raid of the Civil War. General David Hunter places her in charge of a team of black scouts even though skeptical of what one woman can accomplish. For her gamble to succeed, \"Moses\" must outwit alligators, overseers, slave catchers, sharpshooters, and even hostile Union soldiers to lead gunships up the Combahee River. Men stand in her way at every turn--though one reminds her that love shouldn't have to be the price of freedom.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn award-winning novelist, historian, and documentary filmmaker, \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Cobbs \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of eight books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Hamilton Affair, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Hello Girls: America's First Women Soldiers, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich has been made into a musical. Elizabeth earned her Ph.D. in American history at Stanford University. She holds the Melbern Glasscock Chair at Texas A\u0026amp;M University and is a Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. She lives in La Mesa, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759987720480,"sku":"9781950691685","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1f25951aedcd6f5950dbe811eb5a8105.webp?v=1780168149","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-tubman-command-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}