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Description edit
Andersonville is a novel by MacKinlay Kantor concerning the Confederate prisoner of war camp, Andersonville prison, during the American Civil War (1861–1865). The novel was originally published in 1955 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction the following year.
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Characters/People edit
- Nathan Dreyfoos: One of the prisoners in Andersonville, from a wealthy Jewish merchant family, Insulates himself from the horrors of prison life by remembering his travels.
- Ira Claffey: A plantation owner who lives near Andersonville. His three sons all perish in the service of the Confederacy.
- Lucy Claffey: Daughter of Ira and Veronica.
- Harrell Elkins aka. Cousin Harry: War friend of Sutherland, the eldest Claffey son. Becomes a surgeon in the Andersonville hospital after being wounded in battle.
- Willie Collins: Add a description of this character.
- Henry Wirz
- Chickamauga
- Cousin Harry
- Veronica Claffey: Wife of Ira, mother of Lucy.
- Jonas
- Judah
- Eric
- Laurel
- Willie Mann
- Irby
- Davis
- Naomi
- John Winder
- Eben
- Mastah
- Tomas
- Mr. Adams
- Sherman
- Peter Whelan
- Naz Stricker
- Tite
- Mrs. Dillard
- Chandler
- Pepe
- Ira Claffey
- Noyes
- Johnny
- Sarsfield
- Mackey
- Annie
- Curtis
- Jim
Setting & Locations edit
- Georgia
- Richmond
- Macon
- Savannah
- New York
- Atlanta
- Andersonville
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- North Gate
- Flory
- Island
- Nazareth
- Alabama
- Little Sweetwater
- Florence
- Milledgeville
- Charleston
- Albany
- Iowa
- Heaven
- Zoral
- Ohio
- South Gate
- Belle Isle
- South Street
- Chicago
- Missouri
- Gettysburg
- Cobb
- Mississippi
- Boston
- Paris
- Mac Bean
- Augusta
- Philadelphia
- Rambo
- Bern
- Spain
- Indiana
- France
- Egypt
- Malaga
- Main Street
- Illinois
First Sentence edit
Sometimes there was a compulsion which drew Ira Claffey from his plantation and sent him to walk the forest.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels in 1955. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Auntie Mame, and followed by Bonjour Tristesse.
This is book 6 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels in 1956. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Eloise, and followed by A Certain Smile.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 1956 of 83 in Pulitzer Prize Winners - Fiction. (authoritative list)
Preceded by A Fable.
Authors & Contributors edit
- MacKinlay Kantor (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
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Country: United States
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Country: United States
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Awards edit
- Pulitzer Prize (1956: Fiction)
- National Book Award (Finalist, 1956: Fiction)
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- Dewey: 813.52
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