A Laurel book publisher is making a book last printed by the Delaware General Assembly in 1863 available once more.
“Military Interference With the Election in Delaware, November 4, 1862,” is a 500-page account of alleged harassment, assaults, election tampering, illegal arrests and imprisonments.
Bald Cypress Books founder Chris Slavens said the book offers “a glimpse of Delaware as a bitterly divided border state during the Civil War.”
“This might be the most explosive book ever published in Delaware, yet it is almost completely unknown today,” he said.
The Delaware General Assembly originally printed 3,000 copies, which are very hard to find today, according to Slavens. He transcribed the text from a scanned copy.
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