{"product_id":"blue-gray-and-black-blood-a-novel-about-the-civil-war-in-the-bayou-country-of-louisiana","title":"Blue, Gray and Black Blood: A Novel about the Civil War in the Bayou Country of Louisiana","description":"When President Lincoln sent out the call for a voluntary army to defend the fragile\nUnion of States threatened by the secession of southern states, some who first\nanswered the call were farm boys from western Massachusetts. This is the story of the\nexperiences of one regiment, the 52nd Massachusetts Volunteers, who fought the\nRebels in the bayou country of South Louisiana. Every participant in their engagements,\nthe farm boys and their commanders, and the Rebels and theirs, considered south\nLouisiana a fascinating foreign country.\n\nBy chance, two northern soldiers spoke the Acadian French of their Quebec neighbors.\nA common language permitted them a rare opportunity to communicate with the enslaved\nwho followed the Union soldiers to freedom without being able to communicate with their\nliberators in French-speaking Acadiana.\nWithin the framework of known history, the author has told a compelling story of\nyoung men of the 52nd growing up in the crucible of war and older men and women\nof disparate cultures first clashing and ultimately recognizing the commonalities of\ntheir cultures. The reader is delighted to learn that an appreciation of humor and the\nbizarre are as universal qualities of fellow men as pride and cruelty.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 173468027X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.173468027X.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Simon, Anne L\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43332325736509,"sku":"BVV.173468027X.A","price":16.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/173468027X-0.jpg?v=1783579081","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/blue-gray-and-black-blood-a-novel-about-the-civil-war-in-the-bayou-country-of-louisiana","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}