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Synopsis
A fictionalized account of the escape of 109 Union officers from Libby Prison during the American Civil War
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From the Back Cover
Mere words could never grasp completely the prison's conditions, the mental states of the prisoners, or what they went through to make their escape. We can only imagine the despair the unfortunate ones felt who were recaptured, knowing that not only were they going back into the prison they had worked so hard to escape, but that they also would probably be treated worse than before for having fled. Of the 109 who escaped from Libby Prison on February 9, 1864, 48 were successful in reaching Union lines. Few of those who made their way out through the tunnel did so without being bitten by the rats in Rat Hell. The prisoners who were unable to get out through the tunnel would report that they were told the next day by several guards that the guards had seen the men exiting through the gate but didn't bother them. They assumed it was their own men sneaking out after stealing items from the prisoners' packages!
About the Author
James Gindlesperger is a Chemical Engineer for Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
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- PublisherWhite Mane Pub
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0942597915
- ISBN 13 9780942597912
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages254
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dust jacket. West, Harry A. (cover design) (illustrator). First Edition. Shippensburg, Pennsylvania: Burd Street Press, 1996. Civil War novel. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Dust Jacket not price clipped (24.95). No chips. No tears. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. Sharp corners. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Pages are fresh and crisp. Illustrated with frontispiece map. Bound in the original dark blue leatherette, lettered in gold on the spine. Novelized Civil War history. Appendix has short biographies for 107 of the escapees. Bibliography. From the Dust Jacket: "On February 9, 1864, 109 Union officers escaped from the notorious Libby Prison in Richmond by means of a tunnel, dug with only minimal tools. This escape was one of the most dramatic in military history and hastened the transfer of Union prisoners to facilities deeper in the South [Andersonville] Mere words could never grasp completely the prison's conditions, the mental states of the prisoners, or what they went through to make their escape. We can only imagine the despair the unfortunate ones felt who were recaptured, knowing that not only were they going back into the prison they had worked so hard to escape, but that they also would probably be treated worse than before for having fled. Of the 109 who escaped from Libby Prison on February 9, 1864, 48 were successful in reaching Union lines.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by West, Harry A. (cover design). 8vo. xviii, 254pp. Seller Inventory # 003522
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