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PublisherCornell University Press

ISBN-100875802672

ISBN-139780875802671

eBay Product ID (ePID)1792627

Product Key Features

Book TitleRebels at Rock Island : the Story of a Civil War Prison

Number of Pages274 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

TopicMilitary / General, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Criminology

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorBenton Mcadams

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight32.1 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN00-037226

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"The best treatment of any Northern camp.... Sweeps away many of the myths and exaggerations regarding Rock Island."--Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia "A meticulously researched and extraordinarily detailed account of the prison.... A tale of drama, suspense, and turmoil."--Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society "Captivating.... The author has dug deeply into every aspect of life at Rock Island."--Civil War Book Review, ""The best treatment of any Northern camp.... Sweeps away many of the myths and exaggerations regarding Rock Island."--Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia "A meticulously researched and extraordinarily detailed account of the prison.... A tale of drama, suspense, and turmoil."--Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society "Captivating.... The author has dug deeply into every aspect of life at Rock Island."--Civil War Book Review", "The best treatment of any Northern camp.... Sweeps away many of the myths and exaggerations regarding Rock Island."-Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia "A meticulously researched and extraordinarily detailed account of the prison.... A tale of drama, suspense, and turmoil."- Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society "Captivating.... The author has dug deeply into every aspect of life at Rock Island."- Civil War Book Review, "The best treatment of any Northern camp.... Sweeps away many of the myths and exaggerations regarding Rock Island."--Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia "A meticulously researched and extraordinarily detailed account of the prison.... A tale of drama, suspense, and turmoil."-- Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society "Captivating.... The author has dug deeply into every aspect of life at Rock Island."-- Civil War Book Review

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal973.7/72

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Introduction One: "That is the Way You Do Here, is It?" Two: "They are Dying Off Very Fast" Three: "A Disagreeable Place to Be" Four: "Such Reckless Conduct" Five: "The Glare of Wolfish Hunger" Six: "Had I the Power" Seven: "All of the Prisoners Have Left This Island" Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisAshley Wilkes of Gone with the Wind helped to seal Rock Island's reputation as the "Andersonville of the North." McAdams separates truth from fiction about the Rock Island Barracks, the prison that held tens of thousands of Confederate soldiers. Revealing that Rock Island was not without its problems--ignominious punishments, inadequate facilities, malnutrition, and lack of basic supplies--McAdams shows how Union officers sought to maintain humane conditions in the face of a war that raged on longer than anyone anticipated. Two dozen rare photographs round out the unflinching descriptions of prison life.

LC Classification NumberE616.R6M38 2000