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Santa Cruz, California: Sentinel Pub. Co, 1910. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. Approx. 8" x 5." [2], 99 pages, [1], [3] pages 'Contents'. Andersonville Prison illustration on the front cover. Soft cover includes 2 frontispieces - a portrait of Ralph Bates and an illustration of his 7 gold medals pinned on him by General Garfield in 1868. Illustrations in text plus a 1905 photograph portrait of Rozella E. Bates in back. Small chip to paper spine bottom edge. Light shelf wear to paper covers. Previous owner's name in pen on verso of front cover. Nevins Vol. 1 page 186 "Bad fiction masquerading as fact; author claimed Wirz shot him three time.

Santa Cruz, CA: Sentinel Pub. Co.. Good. 1910. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with illustrated cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book is in Good only condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The front cover of the book has torn at the spine and is hanging on by a thread. The spine, spine joints and edges of the book covers have noticeable toning. There are two chips missing from the spine of the book. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and town on the front endpaper. "Bates claims he served in the Ninth Ohio Cavalry, and after his capture was imprisoned by the Confederacy in seven different jails, including Macon, Danville, and Andersonville. After his escape from Andersonville in 1864, he was supposedly taken to the White House, where he met Lincoln. Bates was later awarded seven medals (an illustration is provided) , one for every prison in… Read More

Santa Cruz, CA.: Press Sentinel Publishing., 1910. Blue cloth, black cover title. . Good plus, spine worn, contents very good, tight and unmarked.. 19.5x14 cm.. Uncommon in hardcover. weight: 0.6 lb.

Santa Cruz, California, 1910. 99,[3]pp. plus plates. 12mo. Original printed wrappers. Spine chipped and faded. Internally clean. Very good. 99,[3]pp. plus plates. 12mo. Bates claims he served in the Ninth Ohio Cavalry, and after his capture was imprisoned by the Confederacy in seven different jails, including Macon, Danville, and Andersonville. After his escape from Andersonville in 1864, he was supposedly taken to the White House, where he met Lincoln. Bates was later awarded seven medals (an illustration is provided), one for every prison in which he was kept. "Bad fiction masquerading as fact" - Nevins. Read it and decide for yourself. NEVINS I, p.186. EBERSTADT 134:184