{"product_id":"bullet-for-stonewall-a-book-benjamin-king-9780882897684","title":"Bullet For Stonewall, A","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the night of May 2, 1863, the\u003cbr\u003eSouth's most beloved general, Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson, was shot while\u003cbr\u003ereconnoitering the Union defenses near Chancellorsville, Virginia. On May 10, he\u003cbr\u003edied of pneumonia which he contracted as a result of his weakened condition. It\u003cbr\u003ehad always been assumed that he was accidentally shot by his own men, and the\u003cbr\u003eincident was dismissed as an act of capricious fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this novel, author Benjamin\u003cbr\u003eKing makes a startling, thought-provoking contribution to the genre of\u003cbr\u003especulative historical fiction. Was Jackson mistakenly shot by his own men as\u003cbr\u003ethe historians tell us or was he the victim of an elaborate assassination plot\u003cbr\u003edevised in the highest levels of the Union government?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the resounding\u003cbr\u003eConfederate victory at Fredericksburg, the government in Washington was thrown\u003cbr\u003einto a panic. Salmon Portland Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, realized that\u003cbr\u003ethe North must act quickly or the war would be lost. A plan began to\u003cbr\u003ematerialize, one which would permanently cripple the South by depriving it of\u003cbr\u003eits most capable, most irreplaceable corps commander, Stonewall Jackson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePainstakingly researched, A\u003cbr\u003eBullet for Stonewall traces the movements of a Union assassin as he\u003cbr\u003eoperates behind Southern lines, waiting for the one opportunity that will assure\u003cbr\u003ethe North of victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA native of New Haven, Connecticut, \u003cbr\u003eBenjamin King now resides in Newport News, Virginia. A graduate of the\u003cbr\u003eUniversity of Connecticut, he served in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division\u003cbr\u003eand was awarded the Bronze Star for heroism. King is former military historian\u003cbr\u003efor the Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe. Currently, he designs simulations for\u003cbr\u003ethe U.S. Army Transportation School.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51333897847057,"sku":"CIN0882897683VG","price":6.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52817515151633,"sku":"CIN0882897683G","price":5.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0882897683.jpg?v=1751202742","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/bullet-for-stonewall-a-book-benjamin-king-9780882897684","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}