1862 RARE 1ed Civil War Prison Life in Tobacco Warehouse Richmond Virginia CSA

1862 RARE 1^ed Civil War Prison Life in Tobacco Warehouse Richmond Virginia CSA

 

“Prison-Life in the Tobacco Warehouse at Richmond” is a rare Civil War-era book of sketches and reports on prison life during the American Civil War. Author William Harris was a prisoner at the Richmond Tobacco Warehouse – while there, Harris kept a journal which was later published.

 

Nevins says of this work:

“Reflects lax, fairly comfortable conditions in early officers’ prison; good descriptions of Winder, Wirz, and other officials”.

 

Item number: #17444

Price: $499

 

HARRIS, William C

 

Prison-life in the tobacco warehouse at Richmond

 

Philadelphia, G.W. Childs, 1862. First edition.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 175, [1]
• References: not in Eicher; Nevins I, 193
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Brown cloth
• Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 13cm)

 

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