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The Horrors of Andersonville: Life and Death Inside a Civil War Prison
This is the true and compelling story of Andersonville, a notorious Confederate prisoner-of-war camp in Georgia during the American Civil War (1861-1865). The book describes the camp, its history, its 40,000 inmates (13,000 of whom died from starvation and disease), its wretched conditions, and its leaders.
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published
April 1st 2010
by Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
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Andersonville prison is one element of the Civil War history that slipped through the cracks of my formal education. I hadn't heard of it until a high school student needed help finding books about it for a history project. At first I was confused, thinking that it was somehow connected to the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. Actually, it was a prison in Georgia where Union captives were held by the Confederacy from February 1864 to the end of the Civil War.
By all accounts, Andersonville w...more
By all accounts, Andersonville w...more
Gourley has compiled the facts and seperated them from the fiction in this wonderful book about the horrors of prison camps during the Civil War. Many know of the battles that took place, but one rarely hears of the the POW prisons during this difficult and chaotic period in history. Gourley does a fantastic job of recreating Andersonville and what the conditions were like at the prison. She has taken the time to research the various accounts from officers, prisoners, doctors, and townfolk of th...more
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Reading this book makes me sad that there are not more young adult nonfiction history books out there. Catherine Gourley has created an intriguing piece in The Horrors of Andersonville that is not only terrific for individual reading but also as a group discussion.
Informing her readers about the atrocities and acts of humanity that happened in Anderson, Gourley delves into the world of a Civil War Prison, where the conditions of the camps can be blamed on both sides of the war. She introduces i...more
Informing her readers about the atrocities and acts of humanity that happened in Anderson, Gourley delves into the world of a Civil War Prison, where the conditions of the camps can be blamed on both sides of the war. She introduces i...more
Although some of the reviews recommended this book for those as young as 5th grade, I think it is more appropriate for 8th grade and above. It is a little too text heavy for our younger readers today. The book would be a great addition to a Civil War unit, however, even if only using some of the primary sources quoted in the book. The story of Andersonville is a sad, sad story. The book illustrates the terrible conditions found in the prison: men living in squalor, with not enough food to surviv...more
In need of a place to house Union prisoners during the Civil War, the Confederacy built Andersonville, a prison camp designed to hold 10,000 prisoners. However, over 30,000 prisoners were sent there and subjected to little food, squalid conditions, and completely inefficient medical care. As a result, 13,000 prisoners died, and following the war, Henry Wirz, the camp's commander, stood trial for war crimes.
Gourley provides readers with an inside view of an interesting piece of American history....more
Gourley provides readers with an inside view of an interesting piece of American history....more
Great book--covers the topic thoroughly and fairly. Good photos/illustrations. I like how it lists the main "characters" at the beginning and tells what happens later in their lives at the end. Definitely satisfies the curious mind. Great list of primary resource and related materials. For young adults + . . . contains 2 curse words, both used in quotations.
This well documented book tells what the captured Northern soldiers had to endure after they were captured by the Confederacy. Many photos bring home the realities for these poor men. Excellent book for anyone interested in Civil War History.
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I'd really offer a 3.5 in rating, as it was very informative & easy to understand for those just beginning their education about this place in our history.
Non fiction at its best. A somber overview of the horrific conditions in a Civil War concentration camp.
This book described the horrors that Union prisoners of war were forced to endure during the Civil War.
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As a nonfiction author speciailizing in social history, Cathy spends a great deal of time researching the past. Her research has taken her into the belly of a whaleship on an icy January morning in Mystic, Connecticut, deep into a coal mine in Northeastern Pennsylvania, to tenement buildings on New York City's Lower East Side, and even into the Secret Annexe in Amsterdam where Anne Frank and her f...more
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