![]() | Black Flag : Guerrilla Warfare on the Western Border, 1861-1865 "[A] thorough and comprehensive study of this tragic, almost forgotten episode of American history." --History "What Sherman did in Georgia and Sheridan in the Valley pales in comparison. This study truly shows the horrible cost inherent in any civil war." --Civil War Courier "[A] well written and compelling account of an aspect of the Civil War which has not received sufficient attention." --Southern Historian "Compelling . . ." --Publishers Weekly "[A] fast-paced . . .absorbing discourse . . . Black Flag is a highly recommended book that transports the reader to the towns and dusty highways of Kansas and Missouri during the Civil War." --Kansas History From 1861 to 1865, the region along the Missouri-Kansas border was the scene of unbelievable death and destruction. Thousands died, millions of dollars of property was lost, entire populations were violently uprooted. It was here also that some of the greatest atrocities in American history occurred. Yet in the great national tragedy of the Civil War, this savage warfare has seemed a minor episode. Veteran Civil War author Thomas Goodrich and his wife, Debra, a freelance journalist, divide their time between their native states of Kansas and Virginia, and speak throughout the country while researching new projects. (Bowker Author Biography) |
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