For fans of the hit movieHarriet, from the author of theNew York TimesbestsellerThe Hamilton Affair, a novel of Harriet Tubman and her Civil War raid that freed more than 750 enslaved men, women, and children.

It's May 1863. Outgeneraled and outgunned, a demoralized Union Army has pulled back with massive losses at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Fort Sumter, hated symbol of the Rebellion, taunts the American navy with its artillery and underwater mines.

In Beaufort, South Carolina, one very special woman, code named Moses, is hatching a spectacular plan. Hunted by Confederates, revered by slaves, Harriet Tubman plots an expedition behind enemy lines to liberate hundreds of bondsmen and recruit them as soldiers. A bounty on her head, she has given up husband and home for the noblest cause: a nation of, by, and for the people.

The Tubman Command tells the story of Tubman at the height of her powers, when she devises the largest plantation raid of the Civil War. General David Hunter places her in charge of a team of black scouts even though skeptical of what one woman can accomplish. For her gamble to succeed, "Moses" must outwit alligators, overseers, slave catchers, sharpshooters, and even hostile Union soldiers to lead gunships up the Combahee River. Men stand in her way at every turn--though one reminds her that love shouldn't have to be the price of freedom.

About the Author

An award-winning novelist, historian, and documentary filmmaker, Elizabeth Cobbsis the author of eight books, including theNew York Timesbestselling novel,The Hamilton Affair,andThe Hello Girls: America's First Women Soldiers,which has been made into a musical. Elizabeth earned her Ph.D. in American history at Stanford University. She holds the Melbern Glasscock Chair at Texas A&M University and is a Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.She lives in La Mesa, California.

Book Information
ISBN 9781950691685
Author Elizabeth Cobbs
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Arcade Publishing
Publisher Skyhorse Publishing
Weight(grams) 385g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 22mm