Two Terrible Days in May: The Rader Farm Massacre - Hardcover

Skelley, Billie Holladay

 
9781947847026: Two Terrible Days in May: The Rader Farm Massacre
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1947847023 ISBN 13: 9781947847026
Publisher: Billie Holladay Skelley, 2019

Synopsis



Join Grandpa and Ringtail on a visit to a special field in Jasper County, Missouri for the story of the Rader Farm Massacre and discover how recent research has changed the long-held historical account of this tragic Civil War incident.

In May of 1863, Rebel guerrillas ambushed Union troops at the Rader Farm (near Joplin, MO). Several African American soldiers with the 1st Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment were killed during this attack and their corpses desecrated. Many of these recruits had been slaves, and their presence as Union soldiers generated great resentment among Southern sympathizers. 

Two Terrible Days in May: The Rader Farm Massacre relates the story of this attack for young students and commemorates the lives lost.

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About the Author

Billie Holladay Skelley received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Now retired from working as a cardiovascular and thoracic surgery clinical nurse specialist and nursing educator, she enjoys focusing on her writing. Her work has appeared in various journals, magazines, and anthologies in print and online. She also has written eight books for children and teens.

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Publisher
Billie Holladay Skelley
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1947847023
ISBN 13 
9781947847026
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
Skelley James Paul
Number of pages
34

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ISBN 10:  194784704X ISBN 13:  9781947847040
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