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Black Flag: Guerrilla Warfare on the Western Border, 1861-1865: A Riveting Account of a Bloody Chapter in Civil War History
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780253213037
ISBN: 0253213037
Label: Indiana University Press
Manufacturer: Indiana University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 196
Publication Date: February 01, 1999
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Studio: Indiana University Press
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Editorial Review:
" . . . compelling, dramatic, and well-written . . . " --Journal of Southern History
". . . compelling narrative of four years of virtually unmitigated savagery." --Blue & Gray Magazine
"[A] thorough and comprehensive study of this tragic, almost forgotten episode of American history." --History
A riveting eyewitness account of the bloody guerrilla fighting that raged along the Missouri-Kansas border during the Civil War. Drawing from a wide array of contemporary documents--including diaries, letters, and first-hand newspaper accounts--Thomas Goodrich presents a hair-raising report of life in this merciless guerrilla war.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Guerrilla Warfare
Goodrich exposes a violent period on the Kansas-Missouri border during the War For Southern Independence in "Black Flag." This tumultuous time and region is vividly portrayed through the author's use of eye-witness accountings of the many atrocities committed by Jayhawkers, Bushwackers, as well as Federal troops. All too often these eye-witnesses were town citizens, family members, or members of the gangs themselves. One may question the roles of these killers since they are in such contrast ... Read More
Rating: - War At Its Worst
Every time I read about the guerrilla warfare in Kansas and Missouri I'm amazed that they were ever able to settle the region again. Both sides had their share of psychopaths who used the war to justify robbery, rape and murder.
Each side committed attrocities, which were used as justification for the attrocities committed by the other side.
The book is well-researched, and filled with first-hand accounts of what went on there. Anybody who thinks of war as a glorious ... Read More
Rating:  - Much more brutal than The Civil War that was fought in the East
Well written account of the border wars between Missouri and Kansas. In a place and time without laws or remorse, this book can be shocking at times but the truth can be shocking as we all know. This book comes well recomended for anyone wanting to know more about this violent and bloody time in American history.
Rating:  - Lacking depth and narrative
The guerilla warfare along the Kansas-Missouri boarder brought forth some of the bloodiest incidents of the Civil War. Unlike many of the larger battles between Union and Confederate forces (where armies were pitted against armies) the conflict between Northern Jayhawkers and pro-South Bushwhackers moved beyond military actions and brought the war to innumerable civilians. Both sides burned and pillaged the region, causing massive financial loss and an untold loss of life.
Goodrich ... Read More
Rating: - No One Was a Hero
As the title states, this is indeed a riveting acccount of this era and place. Although a slim volume, this book is definitely a page-turner that is very well written and balanced with anecdotes, eyewitness accounts, and newspaper articles from the time.
With most histories it is easy to take sides in hindsight, or to proclaim who was right or wrong. Not so with the border war, where there were no heroes, no shining hour of courage, no happy ending to years of suffering. Both sides ... Read More
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