Andersonville is a novel by mackinlay kantor concerning the confederate prisoner of war camp, andersonville prison, during the american civil war 18611865. Mackinlay kantor 19041977 was the distinguished author of more than 30 books and numerous screenplays. Im reading andersonville, mackinlay kantor s novel about the confederate prison during the civil war. Simply titled andersonville, this controversial bookwhich won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1956was immediately declared one of the most important books ever written about the american. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Mackinlay kantor the 1956 pulitzer prizewinning story of the andersonville fortress and its use as a concentration camplike prison by the south during the civil war. Mackinlay kantor project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Mackinlay kantor february 4, 1904 october 11, 1977, born benjamin mckinlay kantor, was an american journalist, novelist and screenwriter. Sep 05, 2014 decades later, author mackinlay kantor put together about 25 years of research in order to write the most complete novel he could about the prison. Author mackinlay kantors complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. Coming from multiple viewpoints throughout the prison and on the outside, the book is centered on andersonville prison, a confederate camp for. Aug 12, 2012 andersonville by mackinlay kantor, 1955, won pulitzer prize in 1956 andersonville is a book i remember my father, herbert isakson, reading in the 1950s, soon after it was published. Mackinlay kantor books list of books by author mackinlay kantor. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. The novel was originally published in 1955, and won the pulitzer prize for fiction the following year. Buy a cheap copy of andersonville book by mackinlay kantor. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. He began his career writing mystery and crime stories for pulp fiction more about mackinlay kantor. 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. The first edition of the novel was published in 1955, and was written by mackinlay kantor. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read andersonville. Mackinlay kantors andersonville tells the story of the notorious confederate. Andersonville by mackinlay kantor 15th printing 1955. Spirit lake by mackinlay kantor nook book ebook barnes. Andersonville is a novel by mackinlay kantor concerning the confederate prisoner of war camp, andersonville prison, during the american civil war. Mackinlay kantors andersonville, an epic novel about the notorious confederate prisoner of war camp in georgia, won the pulitzer prize in. See all books authored by mackinlay kantor, including andersonville, and gettysburg, and more on.
He began to write seriously at sixteen, became a newspaper reporter at seventeen, and published his first book at twentythree. Andersonville by mackinlay kantor, 1955, world pub. The killer angels andersonville the red badge of courage by michael shaara, mackinlay kantor, stephen crane. Intrigued, i purchased a copy and have to say i am not disappointed. What most of us dont know about our own families could fill a book.
Andersonville by mackinlay kantor hardback 1955 hardcover 1955 by mackinlay kantor author. Producing a lot of powerful and important work over the course of his career, he was also an extremely entertaining and engaging novelist. Mackinlay kantor knew he must put into book form the research hed been doing for 25 years. Based on the authors extensive research and nearly 25 years in the making, mackinlay kantor s bestselling masterwork tells the heartbreaking story of the notorious georgia prison where 50,000 northern soldiers suffered and 14,000 died and of the people whose lives were changed by the grim camp where the best and the worst of the civil war. Apr 14, 2015 andersonville ebook written by mackinlay kantor. Free download or read online andersonville pdf epub book. Mackinlay kantor february 4, 1904 october 11, 1977, 1 born benjamin mckinlay kantor, was an american journalist, novelist and screenwriter. Kantor s 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. Over the next halfcentury, he went on to produce more than forty works including novels, short story collections, novels in verse, novellas, histories and.
Based on the authors extensive research and nearly 25 years in the making, mackinlay kantors bestselling masterwork tells the heartbreaking story of the notorious georgia prison where 50,000 northern soldiers suffered and 14,000 died and of the people whose lives were changed by the grim camp where the best and the worst of the civil war. Mackinlay kantors andersonville 1955 was the fruit of years of research and a longstanding interest kantor had in the prison. An interesting fact is that the prison at andersonville was the reason that the geneva convention was created in 1864. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Mckinley kantors andersonville was a hit in the wake of its publication in 1955. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. 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. He also wrote the novel gettysburg, set during the civil war. 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. Andersonville franklin library mackinlay kantor first. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 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. For andersonville was a project predating his long remember the nowclassic novel of gettysburg.
In one scene, two yankee prisoners are talking, and one of them asks the other who his hero is. 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. One he mentioned was mackinlay kantors andersonville. 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. Buy andersonville by kantor, mackinlay from amazons fiction books store. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Andersonville is the result of 25 years of research by author mackinlay kantor. 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. The 1956 pulitzer prizewinning story of the andersonville fortress. Mar 26, 2020 mackinlay kantor, in full benjamin mckinlay kantor, born feb. Mackinlay kantor, born benjamin mckinlay kantor, was an american journalist, novelist and screenwriter. Based on the author s extensive research and nearly twentyfive years in the making, mackinlay.
Andersonville is mackinlay kantor s mammoth novel about this notorious prison. Kantor, mackinlay 1904 kantor, an american author, is best known for his historical novels, especially andersonville, for which he won a pulitzer prize. Sep 02, 2015 andersonville was the subject of a novel published sixty years ago that won the pulitzer prize for fiction. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading andersonville. Kantor won the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1956 for his novel, andersonville. Grandson remembers andersonville author kantor usa today. The american novelist mackinlay kantor was definitely a strong and powerful voice during his time as an author. This is an interesting novel that takes place in the midst 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. 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. He began his career writing mystery and crime stories for pulp fiction. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 766 pages and is available in paperback format.
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