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So many reasons to read this book...
This book was well written, informative, and heart-breaking. A very realistic and gritty look into was was the most notorious prison of the civil war. There are many reasons to read this book: for research, for civil war history, for a glimpse into what an individual can endure to survive, and last but not least, as a reminder of mankind's inhumanity to mankind. There is much that can be learned from this book.
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Anonymous
Posted June 17, 2000
Andersonville
The greatest book of civil war prisons I have ever read. The author does an outstanding job in depicting the horrors of the way life was as a prisoner of war.
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Anonymous
Posted May 21, 2011
Informative and interesting, but drags a little
Andersonville is an interesting and informative book that is worth reading if you are a Civil War history buff. I give Andersonville three stars because the books drags and can be verbose at times. While Andersonville was an incredible travesty, the author uses the book as a platform to vent about and criticize his tormentors. While everything he said is justified 10X, it can still be a little draining at times. By the end I found myself saying okay already, wrap it up. If you like Civil War history then it worth reading, otherwise I might pass as it is long and overly written.
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Anonymous
Posted November 17, 2011
A Must-Read For History Buffs
This book gives a different view of the civil war than books that are written by non-era authors. I found it a well written and fascinating first-hand account of the horrors of war in the 19th century. I've read many books about the civil war but no one has done as thorough a job of describing the conditions that our troops endured and how they felt about each other during those terrible days.
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Anonymous
Posted May 30, 2012
I would
I would love to read this. I have a great great grandpa buried there. He was a ptisoner of war. Prisoner
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Anonymous
Posted April 11, 2012
Truly worth the read
A real eyeopener. Well written view of an under-reported facet of The Civil War.
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Anonymous
Posted April 21, 2013
A must read for Civil War buffs
I found this first hand account of Andersonville fascinating. The author describes his experiences with detailed authenticy. Highly recommended.
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GleanerJoe
Posted September 24, 2012
Highly Recommended
This is a great book for learning more about that side of the Civil War that was happening apart from all the fighting--American citizens killing one another. The prison camps like Andersonville were the worst kind of concentration camp where human life had no value to the other side that ran them. MacKinlay Kantor used this book as one of the references for his novel "Andersonville"--another great read if you come across it.
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Anonymous
Posted February 5, 2012
excellant
Great and very sad book about the Civil war.
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