{"product_id":"9780486818764","title":"John Ransom's Civil War Diary: Notes from Inside Andersonville, the Civil War's Most Notorious Prison","description":"\"The Civil War produced many diaries, but few as appealing and readable as this one.\" — \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"An altogether exciting and unique, almost priceless documentary.\" — \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A tale of adventure, of suspense from beginning to end, of fierce hate and great love, of the incredible callousness of man and the incredible warmth of man — with the added knowledge that 'it really happened.'\" — Bruce Catton\u003cbr\u003eJohn L. Ransom joined the Union Army in 1862, serving as brigade quartermaster of the Ninth Michigan Volunteer Cavalry. A year later, the 20-year-old soldier was captured in Tennessee and interned at the notorious Georgia prison camp, Andersonville. Ransom's harrowing firsthand account of Civil War prison life constitutes a valuable historical record — a true story not only of cruelty, death, and deprivations but also of acts of courage and kindness that ensured the young soldier's survival and preserved his faith in humanity.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082950197488,"sku":"9780486818764","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486818764_p0.jpg?v=1763709013","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486818764","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}