Ghosts and Shadows of Andersonville: Essays on the Secret Social Histories of America'S Deadliest PR

Davis (family and regional history, Wallace State Community College, Alabama) explores some of the most controversial questions that have emerged from earlier studies of Camp Sumter, the infamous Confederate Civil War prison that has become known as Andersonville. The military plays a minor role as he discusses such topics as barbed wire disease, the hangman, the Trojan women, the devil's advocate, and the last man to get away. Annotation 2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)