false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171057161m/84725.jpg 84725 1 "The Great Locomotive Chase has been the stuff of legend and the darling of Hollywood. Now we have a solid history of the Andrews Raid. Russell S. Bonds' stirring account makes clear why the raid failed and what happened to the raiders."&#151;James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom, winner of the Pulitzer Prize <P>On April 12, 1862 -- one year to the day after Confederate guns opened on Fort Sumter and started the Civil War -- a tall, mysterious smuggler and self-appointed Union spy named James J. Andrews and nineteen infantry volunteers infiltrated north Georgia and stole a steam engine called the General. Racing northward at speeds approaching sixty miles an hour, cutting telegraph lines and destroying track along the way, Andrews planned to open East Tennessee to the Union army, cutting off men and matériel from the Confederate forces in Virginia. If they succeeded, Andrews and his raiders could change the course of the war. But the General's young conductor, William A. Fuller, chased the stolen train first on foot, then by handcar, and finally aboard another engine, the Texas. He pursued the General until, running out of wood and water, Andrews and his men abandoned the doomed locomotive, ending the adventure that would soon be famous as The Great Locomotive Chase, but not the ordeal of the soldiers involved. In the days that followed, the "engine thieves" were hunted down and captured. Eight were tried and executed as spies, including Andrews. Eight others made a daring escape to freedom, including two assisted by a network of slaves and Union sympathizers. For their actions, before a personal audience with President Abraham Lincoln, six of the raiders became the first men in American history to be awarded the Medal of Honor -- the nation's highest decoration for gallantry. Americans north and south, both at the time and ever since, have been astounded and fascinated by this daring raid. But until now, there has not been a complete history of the entire episode and the fates of all those involved. Based on eyewitness accounts, as well as correspondence, diaries, military records, newspaper reports, deposition testimony and other primary sources, Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor by Russell S. Bonds is a blend of meticulous research and compelling narrative that is destined to become the definitive history of "the boldest adventure of the war." 81764 15 10 2006 Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor total:18|5:4|4:9|3:5|2:0|1:0| 18 71 37 6 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 12 06:39:28 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 12 06:49:51 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 25 20:17:08 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 20:18:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 20 22:32:44 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 22:33:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 13 11:26:54 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 11:28:24 -0800 2009
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