{"product_id":"the-devils-own-purgatory-the-united-states-mississippi-river-squadron-in-the-civil-war-hardcover","title":"The Devil's Own Purgatory: The United States Mississippi River Squadron in the Civil War - Hardcover","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\u003eRobert H. Gudmestad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eT. Michael Parrish\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Own Purgatory\u003c\/i\u003e is the first complete history of the Union navy's Mississippi Squadron, a fleet that prowled the Mississippi River and its tributaries during the American Civil War. The squadron battered Confederate forts, participated in combined operations with the army, obliterated the Confederate fleet, protected Union supply lines, fought a river-based counterinsurgency war, raided plantations, and facilitated the freedom of thousands of enslaved people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Gudmestad\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history at Colorado State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Troublesome Commerce: The Transformation of the Interstate Slave Trade\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSteamboats and the Rise of the Cotton Kingdom.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.6 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978177216813,"sku":"9780807184912","price":69.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/TLpjdaF8iT9780807184912.webp?v=1775800851","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-devils-own-purgatory-the-united-states-mississippi-river-squadron-in-the-civil-war-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}