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March 20, 2022 @ 4:00 pm

In-Person | Escape!: An Afternoon with Robert P. Watson

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Date:
March 20, 2022
Time:
4:00 pm

Venue

Books & Books
265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134 US
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Books & Books and Miami Book Fair present

An Evening with Robert P. Watson

Escape!: The Story of the Confederacy’s Infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War’s Largest Jail Break

(Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, $45)

Sunday, March 20, 4 PM ET

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About the Book:

Robert P. Watson provides the definitive account of the Confederacy’s infamous Libby Prison, site of the Civil War’s largest prison break. Libby Prison housed Union officers, high-profile foes of the Confederacy, and political prisoners. Watson captures the wretched conditions, cruel guards, and the story of the daring prison break, called “the most remarkable in American history.

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About the Author:

ROBERT P. WATSON: Distinguished Professor of American History at Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL, is the author of many books on American history and politics including The Nazi Titanic: The Untold Story of a Doomed Ship in World War II, The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn: The Untold Story of the American Revolution, and Affairs of State, The Untold Story of Presidential Love, Sex, and Scandal, 1789-1900.