MARSHALL, John A.

American Bastille; A History of the Illegal Arrests and Imprisonment of American Citizens During the Late Civil War

Philadelphia: Thomas W. Hartley, 1877. Octavo, brown cloth cover, gilt titling on cover and spine, 728 pp. A post–Civil War critical review accusing the Lincoln administration of violating civil liberties by arresting and imprisoning civilians without due process, using this narrative as evidence that wartime military and political authorities created an American equivalent to France’s Bastille prison. Mild toning, small smudges to front endpages and title page, owner inscriptions to endpapers, foxing to text block edges, wear to corners, edges and spine ends. A very good copy. Item #14055

Price: $100.00