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Recommended Audio Book of the Day ....
Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor
by Russell S. Bonds
"On April 12, 1862, twenty Union soldiers in disguise boarded a train in Georgia to execute a scheme that was meant to bring a quick end to the Civil War. The plan, devised by a quinine-smuggling Union scout and an astronomer turned general, was to steal a locomotive and drive it to Chattanooga, capturing a key railroad connection whose loss would cut the Confederacy in half. The raid might have succeeded if not for the train's conductor, who pursued the hijackers on foot "
My comment - Very well written, almost like a novel, yet it contains both facts and actual quotes from the people involved. A spotlight on an amazing moment in American history. The reader, Bronson Pinchot, does a great job, lending flavor but not over played.
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