Kantor won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1956 for his novel, andersonville. Mackinlay kantor february 4, 1904 october 11, 1977, born benjamin mckinlay kantor, was an american journalist, novelist and screenwriter. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint. Kantors andersonville is a fictionalized account of life in the confederate states of america prison camp in georgia for union soldiers captured during the civil war. If you are unable to visit the park, you may order online or by calling the parks bookstore at 2299240343 ext.
The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. I also greatly appreciate my fathers example of one who read great literature. This new edition will be widely read and talked about by civil war buffs and readers of gripping historical fiction. Andersonville is mackinlay kantors mammoth novel about this notorious prison.
He also wrote the novel gettysburg, set during the civil war. Includes pictures to help collectors identify the original book. Andersonville is a novel by mackinlay kantor concerning the confederate prisoner of war camp, andersonville prison, during the american civil war 1861 1865. Buy a cheap copy of andersonville book by mackinlay kantor. Harry is so dumb at this chapter so typical 15 year old boy. Mackinlay kantors andersonville tells the story of the notorious confederate prisoner of war camp, where fifty thousand union soldiers were held captiveand fourteen thousand diedunder inhumane conditions. Benjamin mckinlay kantor, was an american journalist, novelist and screenwriter. As the united states prepares to commemorate the civil wars 150th anniversary, plume reissues the pulitzer prizewinning novel widely. Having visited the andersonville prisoner of war camp in south georgia years ago, i already knoew a little about the horrors the union soldiers suffered there. Mackinlay kantor books list of books by author mackinlay. Mackinlay kantor knew he must put into book form the research hed been doing for 25 years.
Andersonville by mackinlay kantor 1956 september 5, 2014 april 29. Kantor writes it with such savagery, and with such an eye for detail, youll be haunted let yourself be haunted by some of the imagery. The book examines the life of shroders grandfather, mackinlay kantor, pulitzer prizewinning author of andersonville. See all books authored by mackinlay kantor, including andersonville, and gettysburg, and more on. Andersonville by mackinlay kantor andersonville is a novel by mackinlay kantor concerning the confederate prisoner of war camp, andersonville prison, during the american civil war 18611865. Andersonville, by mackinlay kantor world the pulitzer. Awarded the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1956, the book is a detailed and horrifying depiction of the prison, seen through the eyes its neighbors, of the officers running it, the old men and young boys guarding it, and the unfortunates held there. It took a closeup view of buchenwald when it was opened to war correspondents to bring home the horrors he had read about in andersonville. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers.
He wrote more than 30 novels, several set during the american civil war, and was awarded the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1956 for his 1955 novel andersonville kantor was born in webster city, iowa, in 1904. The 1956 pulitzer prizewinning story of the andersonville fortress and its use as a concentration camplike prison by the south during the civil war. Andersonville by mackinlay kantor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Andersonville by mackinlay kantor, 1955, world pub. Frank and virginia williams collection of lincolniana mississippi state university. Based on the authors extensive research and nearly twentyfive years in the making, mackinlay. For andersonville was a project predating his long remember the nowclassic novel of gettysburg. Andersonville is a book i remember my father, herbert isakson, reading in the 1950s, soon after it was published. An interesting fact is that the prison at andersonville was the reason that the geneva convention was created in 1864. Andersonville by mackinlay kantor 1993, paperback for. Based on the author s extensive research and nearly twentyfive years in the making, mackinlay kantor s bestselling masterwork tells the heartbreaking story of the. Andersonville is the result of 25 years of research by author mackinlay kantor. I bought andersonville back when i was researching civil war atrocities for a book, and holy cow. Andersonville novel andersonville is a novel by mackinlay kantor concerning the confederate prisoner of war camp, andersonville prison, during the american civil war 18611865.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Some publications about andersonville national historic site are available at the eastern national eparks online store. I have been interested in it ever since i saw dad reading the book but it has taken me a while to get around to it. Andersonville by kantor abebooks passion for books. Acclaimed as the greatest novel ever written about the war between the states, this searing pulitzer prizewinning book captures. Andersonville by mackinlay kantor 15th printing 1955. This is an interesting novel that takes place in the midst of the civil war. Based on the author s extensive research and nearly twentyfive years in the making, mackinlay. Pdf andersonville book by mackinlay kantor free download. The novel was originally published in 1955, and won the pulitzer prize for fiction the following year. Mackinlay kantors most popular book is andersonville. Andersonville by mackinlay kantor the 550th greatest. Andersonville book by mackinlay kantor 9 available. The reader puts the book down at its end feeling that kantor s message is that we must look at the philosophy of history in order to learn from it.
Mackinlay kantor has 66 books on goodreads with 25580 ratings. Coming from multiple viewpoints throughout the prison and on the outside, the book is centered on andersonville prison, a confederate camp for. Andersonville, the pultizer prize winning work of historical fiction written by mackinlay kantor, seemed a natural choice for my new interest in that period of american history. Free download or read online andersonville pdf epub book. What most of us dont know about our own families could fill a book. The man who wrote andersonville the pulitzer prizes. Mackinlay kantor s andersonville tells the story of the notorious confederate prisoner of war camp, where fifty thousand union soldiers were held captiveand fourteen thousand diedunder inhumane conditions.
Mackinlay kantors andersonville tells the story of the notorious confederate. One he mentioned was mackinlay kantors andersonville. Andersonville was the subject of a novel published sixty years ago that won the pulitzer prize for fiction. Andersonville book by mackinlay kantor thriftbooks. The first edition of the novel was published in 1955, and was written by mackinlay kantor. He wrote more than 30 novels, several set during the american civil war, and was awarded the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1956 for his 1955 novel, andersonville. Kantor playing the guitar mackinlay kantor february 4, 1904 october 11, 1977, born benjamin mckinlay kantor, was an american journalist, novelist and screenwriter. The 1955 pulitzer prizewinning story of the andersonville fortress and its use as a concentration. Mackinlay kantors andersonville, an epic novel about the notorious confederate prisoner of war camp in georgia, won the pulitzer prize in. Unfollow andersonville by mackinlay kantor to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Specific points of issue for the first edition of pulitzer prize winner andersonville by mackinlay kantor. Andersonville is a novel by mackinlay kantor concerning the confederate prisoner of war camp, andersonville prison, during the american civil war. Andersonville by mackinlay kantor hardback 1955 mackinlay kantor on.
Buy andersonville by mackinley kantor online at alibris. Libraries acclaimed as the greatest novel ever written about the war between the states, this searing pulitzer prizewinning book captures all the glory and shame of americas most tragic conflict in the. Andersonville book greenwich library bibliocommons. Acclaimed as the greatest novel ever written about the war between the states, this searing pulitzer prizewinning book captures all the glory and shame of americas most tragic conflict in the vivid, crowded world of andersonville, and the people who lived outside its barricades. Simply titled andersonville, this controversial book which won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1956was immediately declared one of the most important books ever written about the american civil war. Mackinlay kantor won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1955 for his novel andersonville, an epic account of the notorious prison camp in southwest georgia which operated from february 1864 till the end of the civil war.
By investigating diaries, letters, and eye witness accounts written down after the american civil war, mackinlay constructs a fictional story of the horrors of the andersonville fortress through the multiple viewpoints of the guards, prisoners, and civilians who. The greatest of our civil war novels new york times reissued for a new generation as the united states prepares to commemorate the civil wars 150th anniversary, plume reissues the pulitzer prizewinning novel widely regarded as the most powerful ever written about our nations bloodiest conflict. If andersonville wasnt a horrorshow, a blight during an unholy time, i dont know what was. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 766 pages and is available in paperback format. Mackinlay kantors andersonville 1955 was the fruit of years of research and a longstanding interest kantor had in the prison. Shroders journalism career included investigative reporting, human interest writing and the editorship of the washington post magazine. The 1956 pulitzer prizewinning story of the andersonville fortress. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read andersonville.
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