Andersonville is a novel by mackinlay kantor concerning the confederate prisoner of war camp, andersonville prison, during the american civil war 18611865. Kantor was born and grew up in webster city, the second child and only son in his family. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Andersonville is a novel by mackinlay kantor concerning the confederate prisoner of war camp, andersonville prison.
Mackinlay kantor february 4, 1904 october 11, 1977, born benjamin mckinlay kantor, was an american journalist, novelist and screenwriter. Free download or read online andersonville pdf epub book. Mackinlay kantor books list of books by author mackinlay. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mackinlay kantors andersonville tells the story of the notorious confederate prisoner of war camp, where fifty thousand union soldiers were held captive and. Benjamin mckinlay kantor, was an american journalist, novelist and screenwriter. In 2015, mackinlay kantors pulitzer prizewinning civil war novel andersonville was reprinted for the first time. The first edition of the novel was published in 1955, and was written by mackinlay kantor. After three bloody days of fighting, the union finally won the battle. Mackinlay kantor, born benjamin mckinlay kantor, was an american journalist and screenwriter. A man who had no eyes by mackinlay kantor 1 a beggar was coming down the avenue just as mr.
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. 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. Download andersonville by mackinlay kantor hardback 1955 and read andersonville by mackinlay kantor hardback 1955 online books in format pdf. Inspired by the valor of the many thousands of soldiers who died there, president lincoln visited gettysburg to give a brief but moving tribute. Mackinlay kantor was born in webster city, iowa, in 1904. Mackinlay kantor primary author only author division. Mackinlay kantor has 66 books on goodreads with 25580 ratings. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 766 pages and is available in paperback format. Uploaded by christine wagner on september 30, 2009.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. When troops entered gettysburg, pennsylvania, the south seemed to be winning the civil war. Complete summary of mackinlay kantors andersonville. Arouse and beware a novel of escape during the civil war by mackinlay kantor pulitzer prizewinning author of andersonvillethis is the story of three strange companions who attain what seldom has been won by any escaping prisoners. An interesting fact is that the prison at andersonville was the reason that the geneva convention was created in 1864. Buy a cheap copy of if the south had won the civil war book by mackinlay kantor. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. God and my country mackinlay kantor snippet view 1954.
Andersonville is a novel by mackinlay kantor concerning the confederate prisoner of war camp, andersonville prison, during the american civil war 1861 1865. The night of the huntergod and my countrynot as a strangerthe best cartoons from francethe young elizabeth readers digest condensed books, volume 2. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Andersonville by mackinlay kantor, 1955, world pub. He began to write seriously at sixteen, became a newspaper reporter at seventeen, and published his first book at twentythree. Pdf andersonville book by mackinlay kantor free download. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this mackinlay kantor study guide and get.
The reader puts the book down at its end feeling that kantors message is that we must look at the philosophy of history in order to learn from it. Mackinlay kantor mackinlay kantor biography poem hunter. Buy andersonville by mackinlay kantor online at alibris. Pdf andersonville by mackinlay kantor download pdf free. 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. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading andersonville. Born in webster city, ia, he was the son of effie mckinlay, the editor of a local daily newspaper, and he began his career as a journalist at the age of 17. Andersonville by mackinlay kantor hardback 1955 mackinlay kantor on.
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. Mackinlay kantors most popular book is andersonville. Mackinlay kantor, pulitzer prizewinning author, master storyteller, shows us how the south could have won the civil war. Andersonville, a 700page novel by novelist mackinlay kantor, was published in 1955 and would win the pulitzer prize for fiction the next year. Kantor, mackinlay 1904 kantor, an american author, is best known for his historical novels, especially andersonville, for which he won a pulitzer prize. 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, about the confederate prisoner of war camp. This new edition will be widely read and talked about by civil war buffs and readers of gripping historical fiction. Warwhoop by kantor, mackinlay and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Asmundson bandage boy scouts butter and egg camp course creamy joyce doctor joyce downeys eagle scout eyes father klepper flag folks fox creek friday night girl going grandpa grocery guess hand heard hickory hike iowa jackie janet johnny kermit joyce kids. Andersonville by mackinlay kantor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet. Mackinlay kantor is currently considered a single author. He was an early resident of free acres, a social experimental community. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. 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. If the south had won the civil war book by mackinlay kantor. Immediately download the mackinlay kantor summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching mackinlay kantor. The 1956 pulitzer prizewinning story of the andersonville fortress. Join audible and get andersonville free from the audible online audio book store. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The novel interweaves the stories of real and fictional characters.
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