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Title: Treasure of American History
Review: I read Sneden's account while at the same time studying a history from the Confederacy viewpoint - an excellent way to absorb his story. Overall, I appreciated the detail to which this survivalist wrote and am inspired by his illustrations to tour the Virginia countryside and read every historical marker available.Sneden maintains a predominantly factual tone with little mention of personal thoughts. He vividly describes the hardships that his fellow inmates endured but he does not extend mention to the toll that those hardships must have taken on him. Sneden seemed unfeeling, intelligent and quite arrogant, which undoubtedly enabled him to witness first-hand so many crucial historical moments and to ultimately survive.From an historical perspective, Sneden's insights on Union decisions that resulted in battle losses were right on target. He apparently had a strong 'war-sense' making this read informative from a tactical view as well.
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