The Capture, The Prison Pen, and the Escape, Giving a Complete History of Prison Life in the South, First Edition, Illustrated

Willard W. Glazier

Published by Us publishing, New york, 1868

About this Item

Offered here is a rare opportunity to acquire resource materials from the private library of the late David L. Hack, a nationally recognized authority on Civil War history. His meticulously curated collection has been featured in The New York Times and acquired in part by the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia. Selections from his collections have traveled in major exhibitions around the world and have been cited extensively in scholarly works, books, and academic papers.

Each item reflects Hack?s lifelong dedication to historical accuracy, preservation, and scholarship. This collection has been carefully maintained over decades and represents an invaluable resource for historians, collectors, and Civil War enthusiasts alike.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Title continues "Principally at Richmond, Danville, Macon, Savannah, Charleston, Columbia, Belle Isle, Millin, Salisbury, and Andersonville; describing the arrival of prisoners, plans of escape, with anecdotes of prison life; embracing, also, the adventures of the author's escape from Columbia, S.C., recapture, subsequent escape, recapture, trial as spy, and final escape from Sylvania, Georgia. With illustrations." Binding is in fair condition being worn and faded, the 400 pages of text are in very good condition save a bit of age-toning, inked name on free endpaper. Book.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1760901061106

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Capture, The Prison Pen, and the Escape, Giving a Complete History of Prison Life in the South, First Edition, Illustrated
• Publisher: Us publishing, New york
• Publication Date: 1868
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good