{"product_id":"kentucky-confederates-secession-civil-war-and-the-jackson-purchase-hardcover","title":"Kentucky Confederates: Secession, Civil War, and the Jackson Purchase - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBerry Craig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the Civil War, the majority of Kentuckians supported the Union under the leadership of Henry Clay, but one part of the state presented a striking exception. The Jackson Purchase-bounded by the Mississippi River to the west, the Ohio River to the north, and the Tennessee River to the east-fought hard for separation and secession, and produced eight times more Confederates than Union soldiers. Supporting states' rights and slavery, these eight counties in the westernmost part of the commonw\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBerry Craig\u003c\/b\u003e, professor of history at West Kentucky Community and Technical College in Paducah, is the author of \u003ci\u003e Hidden History of Western Kentucky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Tales of Old-Time Kentucky Politics: Bombast, Bourbon, and Burgoo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHidden History of Kentucky in the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHidden History of Kentucky Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47486238589106,"sku":"9780813146928","price":76.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7bb854624d1eb06e172d62adb93915d2.webp?v=1779304425","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/kentucky-confederates-secession-civil-war-and-the-jackson-purchase-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}