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George W. Alexander and Castle Thunder: A Confederate Prison and Its Commandant Frances H. Casstevens Illustrated edition
George W. Alexander and Castle Thunder: A Confederate Prison and Its Commandant
Frances H. Casstevens
Captain George W Alexander was a controversial figure in Richmond during the Civil War, honored as a hero and condemned as a cruel prison superintendent. This biography traces his life from the US Navy voyage with Commodore Perry to Japan, hiding in Canada after Lee's surrender, editorship of Washington DC's ""Sunday Gazette"" to his death in 1895.
279 pages, photos, chronology, notes, bibliography, index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 15, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780786437306 |
| Publishers | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Pages | 279 |
| Dimensions | 178 × 254 × 14 mm · 490 g |
| Language | English |