ANDERSONVILLE: The Southern Perspective

orange & b/w photo illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vo. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. spine a little sunfaded. edges clean. contents free of markings. first edition. first printing (nap). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~. 191p.+ ads. b&w photos, maps & illustrations. american history. american civil war. miliatry history. POW. history of georgia. CSA. ~ Among the most disturbing scenes found in American history are the stark images of Union soldiers newly released from Andersonville. Those gaunt, malnourished prisoners of war~now displayed for posterity as if they were living skeletons in a carnival sideshow~ continue to evoke feelings of utter shock, profound sadness, and bitter regret. Remembrances of this part of American history are painful. And though the story of Andersonville is greatly diminished by the passage of time, questions still remain: How could this national tragedy have happened? And who was to blame? The very name of Andersonville brings to mind a place of infamy where thousands of emaciated captives lived and died in pitiful, inhuman conditions.…