Junius and Albert's Adventures in the Confederacy : A Civil War Odyssey (Paperback)

from Alphawoman

Anson Mount challenged us to read this book by June 1st for a semi book club. Excellent read about the Confederacy prison.

from bezoar44

A short, fun (!) history of two Northern journalists captured outside of Vicksburg in 1863 and trapped in the Confederate prisoner-of-war system until they escaped in December 1864. The most interesting part of the book is the last third, the escape and flight across the mountains of North Caroli...

from sleahey

This well-written picaresque of the Civil War combines the best of storytelling and research, tracing the saga of two Northern reporters who are captured while trying to reach the South in order to provide coverage of an upcoming battle. Their imprisonment takes them to several different prisons ...

from melydia

Two newspaper reporters go to cover a Civil War battle and find themselves arrested and thrown into a Confederate prison. And then transferred to a few more. The conditions were terrible but what really makes this so readable is the buoyant spirits of Albert and Junius. They had a real sense of h...

from Glenajo

Very, Very Interesting Do not buy this book if you are looking for suspense, but it is such an excellently written slice of history that even if you aren't a history buff, you will enjoy this book. The true story of these two reporters reveals a side of the confederacy that most of us Southerners...