On this episode we welcome back author Robert Hilliard to talk about his new book "In Freedoms Shadow". This book is a based on a true story spy thriller set during the Civil War. The book features escaped slave turned spy John Scobell who agrees to work with the Pinkerton Detective agency to spy for the Union.

Civil War Spies and Slaves. With Robert Hilliard.

History is all around us, The events of the past no matter how big or small have shaped the path of the lives of our ancestors and so have shaped our own lives. History from the Homestead is here to tell the story of those historic events that you probably have not read in any books. So join us as we take a look at the stories that played out in the small towns and big cities from across the U.S.A.

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