Between february 1864 and april 1865, 41,000 union prisoners of war were taken to the stockade at anderson station, georgia, where nearly,000 onethird of them died. All brands must be renewed in 2021, regardless of when they were obtained or transferred. The project gutenberg ebook of andersonville, volume 3, by john mcelroy this. The sentinels of andersonville by groot, tracy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. They used to descant loudly on the chaste elegance of the design, the richness of the tracing, etc. Its easy to see why it won the pulitzer prize 60 years ago. If you are unable to visit the park, you may order online or by calling the parks bookstore.
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Andersonville by mackinlay kantor, 1955, world pub. Kantors andersonville is a fictionalized account of life in the confederate states of america prison camp in georgia for union soldiers captured during the civil war. An explosive novel of the civil war about one mans escape from a notorious confederate prison camp. Andersonville book won the pulitzer prize for fiction. Buy andersonville reprint by kantor, mackinlay isbn.
This entry was originally published by the society of independent southern historians. Mackinlay kantor knew he must put into book form the. Andersonville is a novel by mackinlay kantor concerning the confederate prisoner of war camp, andersonville prison, during the american civil war 18611865. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Click here to update your brand address or counties of range.
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It took a closeup view of buchenwald when it was opened to war correspondents to bring home the horrors he had read about in andersonville. Andersonville is a novel by mackinlay kantor concerning the confederate prisoner of war camp, andersonville prison, during the american civil war. The greatest of our civil war novels new york times reissued for a new generation as the united states prepares to commemorate the civil wars 150th anniversary, plume reissues the pulitzer prize. Instantly search and view photos of all homes for sale in andersonville, chicago, il now. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Commonly known as andersonville the confederate military. Based on the author s extensive research and nearly twentyfive years in the making, mackinlay kantor s bestselling. They were given no shelter and the food was a half a loaf of corn bread per day, but not real corn bread. The books pages are symthsewn for strength and durability. Andersonville, aka camp sumter, was used as a confederate prisonerofwar camp between february 1864 and the end. The book has a satin ribbon sewnin page marker and orange moire silk endpapers. Andersonville by mackinlay kantor that night they were marched into the andersonville stockade. But what savory meals we used to concoct around the campfires, out of the rich materials collected during. I actually first encountered this book from an unusual source. The project gutenberg ebook of andersonville, volume 1, by john mcelroy this.
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