Escape from Andersonville, Gene Hackman
Escape from Andersonville, Gene Hackman
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Escape from Andersonville
A Novel of the Civil War

Author: Gene Hackman, Daniel Lenihan

Narrator: Christopher Lane

Unabridged: 10 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/13/2008

Synopsis

July 1864. Union officer Nathan Parker has been imprisoned at nightmarish Andersonville prison camp in Georgia along with his soldiers. As others die around them, Nathan and his men hatch a daring plan to allow him to escape through a tunnel and make his way to Vicksburg, where he intends to alert his superiors to the imprisonment and push for military action. His efforts are blocked by higher-ups in the military, so Parker takes matters into his own hands. Together with a shady, dangerous ex-soldier and smuggler named Marcel Lafarge and a fascinating collection of cutthroats, soldiers, and castoffs, a desperate Parker organizes a private rescue mission to free his men before it’s too late. Exciting, thoroughly researched, and dramatic, Escape from Andersonville is a Civil War novel filled with action, memorable characters, and vividly realized descriptions of the war’s final year.

About Gene Hackman

Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman is the coauthor of two previous novels, Justice for None and Wake of the Perdido Star, with Daniel Lenihan, a leading underwater archaeologist who writes frequently for Natural History magazine and is the author of Submerged. Hackman and Lenihan have been friends and neighbors for over a decade and live with their families in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

About Daniel Lenihan

Daniel Lenihan is a leading underwater archaeologist. He writes frequently for Natural History magazine, and is the author of Submerged: Adventures of America's Most Elite Underwater Archaeology Team (Feb. 2002).

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nick on May 23, 2012

George Witte and Marc Resnick, editors. Sarah Lumnah, assistant editor. Rafal Gibek, production editor. Charles Haecker and Art Gomez, historian advisors. These people have much to answer for. While Escape from Andersonville had an interesting premise, the actual execution failed in ways that could h......more

Goodreads review by Anup on June 05, 2019

This is a Civil War tale that does a good job putting you in the time and making you live and breathe from the fringes of the War Between the States. If you’re looking for character development or great prose, you will be disappointed. And while there was some mystery and anticipation, there wasn’t......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on April 24, 2020

Despite being just a tad on the grisly side....because it's about the worst war we've ever had....this is a great read because it's about history with enough romance and humor to make the grisly stuff tolerable.......more

Goodreads review by Greg on February 03, 2016

Not bad, slow in some parts, rushed in others, but a good story. A union captain escapes from Andersonville and puts together a gang to get the rest of his men out. They do a really good job of explaining just how horrific Andersonville was.......more

Goodreads review by Jeri on December 16, 2021

An excellent historical fiction novel about the Civil War and moments of hope during a terrible time. The hero, Captain Parker, is a likeable man whom we cheer on throughout the story. Not much of the story takes place in Andersonville, which makes it easier to read, since the atrocities of how pris......more

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