Best Andersonville diary I ever read
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John Ransom holds back any unnecessary fancy writing and gets to the point. Unfortunately for the 20th century reader, it was published in the 19th century, when censorship in print was at an all time high, so we don't get to read about every vulgarity that he saw while in that deathcamp, and he admits to the reader that some of what he is seeing is undescribable. Even so, I highly recommend it. I even cried at the end (I'm a girl).
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Outstanding personal history
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This is simply the best Civil War personal history I have ever read. It is at the same time depressing and uplifting. The struggle, humor, and horror of the situation is amply described. John Ransom lived an entire lifetime in a little over a year spent as a prisoner. It is history presented as it should be.
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A gripping account of one of America's most shameful events.
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One of the best books I have read. The account Mr. Ransom provides is detailed in the suffering incurred by the prisoners. I was amazed by the dedication to the cause by men facing such extreme circumstances. Such integrity and discipline is a credit to all American's as much as the conditions were a shame.
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Eyewitness account of Civil War autrocities
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Ransoms account of daily life in Andersonville prison is without a doubt one of the best I've read. His eloquent description of the pain, torture and horror, so common in Civil War POW encampments, makes the reader feel as if they are actually there with Ransom. A very quick read. Although more than 250 pages of text, I read it in one evening......Great book
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