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John Ransom's Diary
- Author
- John Ransom
- Narrator
- David Thorn
- Publish Date
- 27 June 2005
- Run Time
- 8 hours 47 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
This book is an extraordinary day-to-day documentary of the Civil War's most infamous Confederate prison, Camp Sumter, better known as Andersonville. Here thirteen thousand wretched Union prisoners died within barely fourteen months, from starvation, scurvy, and other diseases that spread through the camp. There was little shelter but makeshift tents; little in the way of blankets, warm clothing, or even shoes; and a scarcity of food and fresh water. Often they were forced to sleep on the muddy ground in very crowded conditions.
While the deplorable conditions bear witness to man's inhumanity to man, they also are witness to one man's undaunted spirit to survive to tell the dreadful tale—and tell it he did.
Critics Review
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“A great adventure…observant, eloquent, and moving.”
Publishers Weekly
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“David Thorn reads with a genteel calmness, even when recounting the most horrible experiences…Thorn’s consistency helps tie together an account that…amply preserves a record of war’s inhumanity.”
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Details
- Author
- John Ransom
- Narrator
- David Thorn
- Duration
- 8 hours 47 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 June 2005
- ISBN
- 9781483081748
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Military history, Biography: general
Synopsis
This book is an extraordinary day-to-day documentary of the Civil War's most infamous Confederate prison, Camp Sumter, better known as Andersonville. Here thirteen thousand wretched Union prisoners died within barely fourteen months, from starvation, scurvy, and other diseases that spread through the camp. There was little shelter but makeshift tents; little in the way of blankets, warm clothing, or even shoes; and a scarcity of food and fresh water. Often they were forced to sleep on the muddy ground in very crowded conditions.While the deplorable conditions bear witness to man's inhumanity to man, they also are witness to one man's undaunted spirit to survive to tell the dreadful tale—and tell it he did.
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