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Bezig met laden... William Clarke Quantrill: His Life and Timesdoor Albert E. Castel
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A classic account from the estimable Albert Castel. Very balanced, he establishes Quantrill as a great guerrilla leader while at the same time acknowledging he was a cold blooded killer. But there were many far more murderous men in his gang. Castel provides blow by blow accounts of Quantrill’s raids with exciting detail... if exclamation marks in history books bothers you, consider yourself forewarned! There is also great context, with a prequel describing the Kansas-Missouri prewar violence which is essential to understanding why the civil war in Missouri and Kansas was so bloody and merciless, and a concluding sequel describing the post-Quantrill gang, especially the legendary but actually rather pathetic James-Younger gang. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The Quantrill legend is rooted in acts of savage violence throughout Kansas and Missouri during the Civil War--deeds both romanticized and vilified. In William Clarke Quantrill, Albert Castel?s classic biography, the story of Quantrill and his men comes alive through facts verified from firsthand, original sources. Castel traces Quantrill?s rise to power, from Kansas border ruffian and Confederate Army captain to lawless leader of "the most formidable band of revolver fighters the West ever knew." During the Civil War Quantrill and his men descended on Lawrence, Kansas, and carried out a frightful massacre of the civilian population. Some of Quantrill?s bushwhackers made names for themselves at Lawrence or after the war, as outlaws: "Bloody Bill" Anderson, Cole Younger, George Todd, "Little Archie" Clement, and Frank and Jesse James. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)973.7History and Geography North America United States Administration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 Civil WarLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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