| Unlikely Allies: Fort Delaware's Prison Community in the Civil War Contributor(s): Fetzer, Dale (Author), Mowday, Bruce (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811732703 ISBN-13: 9780811732703 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: During the Civil War, more than 30,000 Southern prisoners passed through the gates of Fort Delaware over the course of three years. As with all Civil War prison camps, Fort Delaware gained a reputation for wretched living conditions and is still called the Andersonville of the North by some historians. Undoubtedly, there were suffering and death at the prison, but a thorough examination reveals a markedly different picture: that of a group of men and women determined not only to survive, but to thrive as well, despite harsh circumstances. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 973.772 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.26" W x 8.94" (0.69 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Geographic Orientation - Delaware - Topical - Civil War - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: - Moving narrative of the harrowing ordeal of Civil War prisoners - Based on newly discovered primary sources During the Civil War, more than 30,000 Southern prisoners passed through the gates of Fort Delaware over the course of three years. As with all Civil War prison camps, Fort Delaware gained a reputation for wretched living conditions and is still called the "Andersonville of the North" by some historians. Undoubtedly, there were suffering and death at the prison, but a thorough examination reveals a markedly different picture: that of a group of men and women determined not only to survive, but to thrive as well, despite harsh circumstances. |