Project Gutenberg 2010-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 220 Swiggett, S. A. (Samuel A.) 1834 Swiggett, Samuel A. ltf91011502 The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "The Bright Side of Prison Life" by S. A. Swiggett is a memoir written in the late 19th century. This work recounts the author's personal experiences during his involuntary imprisonment as a Union soldier in the Confederate South. Through his narrative, Swiggett shares a series of incidents that paint a picture of life in captivity and the attempts to maintain a positive outlook despite the dire circumstances. The opening of the memoir details Swiggett’s life before the war, his enlistment, and eventual capture by Confederate forces. He provides a glimpse of his early life, including his marriage and military experiences leading to the war. The writing captures a sense of camaraderie among the soldiers, the chaos during battle, and an ironic humor that survives even amidst hardship. Swiggett's determination to find levity in grim situations begins to set the tone for the rest of the narrative, which will likely explore themes of resilience, survival, and the human spirit's ability to cope with adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33035/33035-h/images/icover.jpg Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives Swiggett, S. A. (Samuel A.), 1834- United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 36th (1862-1865) E456 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 383725 2025-10-13T11:03:18.984261 text/html 385292 2021-01-06T20:36:23 text/html 481657 2025-10-13T11:03:24.748216 application/epub+zip 484238 2025-10-13T11:03:20.043300 application/epub+zip 181701 2025-10-13T11:03:19.488259 application/epub+zip 608721 2025-10-13T11:03:28.517251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559459 2025-10-13T11:03:24.016286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258498 2022-09-15T07:37:13.081055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346629 2025-10-13T11:03:18.354298 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 346601 2021-01-06T20:36:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19074 2025-10-13T11:03:28.656188 application/rdf+xml 6844 2025-10-13T11:03:19.583239 image/jpeg 1311 2025-10-13T11:03:19.532252 image/jpeg 472506 2021-01-06T20:36:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 126875 2021-01-06T20:36:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 504599 2025-10-13T11:03:19.036351 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog