"Andersonville" by MacKinlay Kantor, published by World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York, 1955, First Edition, stated "Fourth Printing Before Publication," printing code on the copyright page 4KW1055.

Provenance:
From the library ofFrederick B. Wiggins, the blind stamp is on the page # 7.

Hard boards, original publisher's cloth [shelf and spine ends wear, soiling, fading- especially spine: see photos]; 6" x 9.1/2", very good condition.

"Andersonville" is a novel by MacKinlay Kantor concerning the Confederate prisoner of war camp, Andersonville prison, during the American Civil War. The novel, published in 1955, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction the following year.

"Acclaimed as the greatest novel ever written about the War Between the States, this searing Pulitzer Prize-winning book captures all the glory and shame of America's most tragic conflict in the vivid, crowded world of Andersonville, and the people who lived outside its barricades. Based on the author's extensive research and nearly 25 years in the making, MacKinlay Kantor's bestselling masterwork tells the heartbreaking story of the notorious Georgia prison where 50,000 Northern soldiers suffered-and 14,000 died- and of the people whose lives were changed by the grim camp where the best and the worst of the Civil War came together. Here is the savagery of the camp commandant, the deep compassion of a nearby planter and his gentle daughter, the merging of valor and viciousness within the stockade itself, and the day-to-day fight for survival among the cowards, cutthroats, innocents, and idealists thrown together by the brutal struggle between North and South. A moving portrait of the bravery of people faced with hopeless tragedy, this is the inspiring American classic of an unforgettable period in American history." [from a review]

"No, this is not an easy book to read. It's not that it's difficult to understand or it's boring. It's hard to read because of the subject matter. What those prisoner's went through was just horrific. It was a terrible time in our country's history and Andersonville is a place that needs to be addressed in order to get a fuller picture of what really happened to the Northern prisoners. Sure, we all want to gloss over this part and talk about the military strategy, the generals and Lincoln, but there was the grim reality that the prisoners at Andersonville went through that every student in this country should be aware of." [a private review]

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