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