William Clarke Quantrill: His Life and Times - Softcover

Castel, Albert E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806130814 ISBN 13: 9780806130811

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, 1999

Synopsis

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.

 

About this title

About the Author:

Albert Castel (1928–2014), was a Civil War historian and author of Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0806130814
• ISBN 13: 9780806130811
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272