{"product_id":"the-1862-plot-to-kidnap-jefferson-davis-paperback-3","title":"The 1862 Plot to Kidnap Jefferson Davis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictor Vifquain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeffrey H. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePhillip Thomas Tucker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictor Vifquain's memoir is an engaging, firsthand account of a bold attempt to kidnap the president of the Confederate States of America. Archived for nearly a century, the chronicle of this previously unknown and daring plot has been brought to light by historians Jeffrey H. Smith, Vifquain's great-great grandson, and Phillip Thomas Tucker in a meticulously edited and annotated volume. The plot to ride into Richmond and capture Jefferson Davis was concocted by three brash adventurers, who, using pseudonyms from \u003ci\u003eThe Three Musketeers\u003c\/i\u003e, were soon involved in escapades worthy of Dumas's trio. This stunning story provides a fresh perspective on Richmond during the Civil War and a personal account of a scheme devised to bring an early end to the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictor Vifquain (1836-1904) was born in Belgium. His family was among the first European settlers in the Nebraska Territory. Vifquain was awarded the nation's highest military honor for his valor in the Civil War. Jeffrey H. Smith is a professor of history at Bellevue University in Bellevue, Nebraska, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Frenchman Fights for the Union: Victor Vifquain and the 97th Illinois\u003c\/i\u003e. Phillip Thomas Tucker is a historian at the Air Force History Office in Washington DC. He is the author of several books on the Civil War, including \u003ci\u003eThe Confederacy's Fighting Chaplain\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Douglas Southall Freeman Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.04 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47292629451001,"sku":"9780803296305","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/G2Yl-xnBLG9780803296305_c728aef9-07ba-4f35-aad4-92eab45b9b82.webp?v=1769170769","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-1862-plot-to-kidnap-jefferson-davis-paperback-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}