{"product_id":"searcy-county-the-civil-wars-secret-heroes-9798394809057","title":"Searcy County: The Civil War's Secret Heroes","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's 1861 and Searcy County, Arkansas, is divided by the Civil War. One man, David Crockett Ruff, has some hard choices to make. The godson of David Crockett and cousin to the famous cattle driver Charles Goodnight, he wants to fight. But how can he? His state is on the side of slavery, yet joining the Union means fighting against neighbors, friends, and family. So he chooses peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen state officials discover he won't fight, they send out the militia to arrest him and his fellow Peace Society members. Suddenly, David's path is set: he will escape with a small group of friends to the north and fight to preserve his country even as his brother, Henry, heads south and joins the Confederacy. Others in the Peace Society are marched away in chains, forced to fight for a cause they don't believe in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot only can David and his friends fight, but they have experience hunting the forests and mountains of northern Arkansas, making them extremely useful. They are recruited as secret soldiers and placed under the supervision of the Union Army's chief spymaster. As they fight their way back to peace, they must face gangs of rogue soldiers and worse, their family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eSearcy County: The Civil War's Secret Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e tells the heartbreaking story of a brother-against-brother that so many families had to endure. This inspiring saga brings David Crockett Ruff's true story to life as he and his friends come in contact with some of the most famous and infamous individuals in U.S. history-\"Wild Bill\" Hickok, Bill Cody, Frank and Jesse James, \"Bloody Bill\" Anderson, Belle Starr, and Bass Reeves- while they navigate the hell that is the Civil War. And when a madman and his gang slaughter a bunch of unarmed soldiers, can David Crockett Ruff and his crew, with the help of some famous friends, bring them to justice? Or will that vile act stop the construction of one of our national treasures and expose the beginnings of a national scandal?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake a journey into the past with \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eSearcy County: The Civil War's Secret Heroes, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e when our country's fate rested on the sacrifice, bravery, and often life-or-death choices of ordinary people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16681788\"\u003eDede Samuelson\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16681791\"\u003eTodd Samuelson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798394809057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8394809057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036050\"\u003eUnited States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44711979221229,"sku":"9798394809057","price":18.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c62c62f6-2b9e-465f-b6f0-e02dfec36fe5.jpg?v=1704060008","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/searcy-county-the-civil-wars-secret-heroes-9798394809057","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}