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OverviewThis book is an extraordinary day-to-day documentary of the Civil War's most infamous Confederate prison, Camp Sumter, better known as Andersonville. Here thirteen thousand wretched Union prisoners died within barely fourteen months, from starvation, scurvy, and other diseases that spread through the camp. There was little shelter but makeshift tents; little in the way of blankets, warm clothing, or even shoes; and a scarcity of food and fresh water. Often they were forced to sleep on the muddy ground in very crowded conditions. While the deplorable conditions bear witness to man's inhumanity to man, they also are witness to one man's undaunted spirit to survive to tell the dreadful tale-and tell it he did. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Ransom , David Thorn , Alcazar AudioworksPublisher: Alcazar Audioworks Imprint: Alcazar Audioworks Edition: Library Edition Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 16.40cm Weight: 0.290kg ISBN: 9780786183418ISBN 10: 0786183411 Publication Date: 01 October 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsDavid Thorn reads with a genteel calmness, even when recounting the most horrible experiences...Thorn's consistency helps tie together an account that...amply preserves a record of war's inhumanity. -- AudioFile A great adventure...observant, eloquent, and moving. -- Publishers Weekly Author InformationJohn Ransom, a Union soldier captured by the Confederate Army, ended up in the Andersonville prison. He had been a printer from Michigan, and he returned there after the war. Little else is known about his life except through his diary of his prison experience. David Thorn spent his childhood in the Channel Islands off the coast of France, was schooled in England, and then immigrated to the United States at the age of twenty-three. He is retired from international commerce and currently resides in California. Alcazar AudioWorks is an audiobook producer and publisher for all ages. Founded in 1999, they specialize in classical stories, many of which are specially commissioned for home school curricula. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |