Greatest Escape: A True American Civil War Adventure by Douglas Miller...

The Greatest EscapeA True American Civil War Adventure\nAuthor(s): Douglas Miller\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Stackpole Books, United States\nImprint: Stackpole Books\nISBN-13: 9781493051823, 978-1493051823\nSynopsis\nThe Greatest Escape: A True American Adventure tells the story of the largest prison breakout in US history. It took place during the Civil War, when more than 100 Yankee officers were put in Libby, a special prison considered escape-proof, in the Confederate capitol of Richmond, Virginia. \n\nThe majority of the men, obsessed with freedom, mapped out an elaborate escape plan and on one moonless night, 109 men dug their way to freedom. Freezing, starving, clad in rags, they still had to travel 40 miles to the Yankee lines and freedom. They were pursued by the whites in the area, but every black person they encountered was their friend. On many occasions, slaves risked their lives to help these Union men, and their journey was aided by a female-led Union spy network.\n.