Quantrill at Lawrence: The Untold Story

"This very well documented narrative by Mr. Petersen is the best account of what led up to, and what occurred, at the Lawrence, Kansas, raid that I've ever encountered."-Duncan Hansen, author, A Reunion in Death

"Petersen's well-documented accounting of the times . . . sheds an enlightened view of what happened and why for the first time."-James C. Sterling, professor and Missouri Community Newspaper Management chair, Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri

When William Clarke Quantrill raided Lawrence, Kansas, on August 21, 1863, a bloody massacre ensued. No account has given an objective viewpoint of the often misunderstood and incorrectly reported Raid on Lawrence until now. Seven chapters explore the details of the raid and its causes. Though Quantrill's troops were accused of murder and robbery, Petersen proves that the men directed their operations on militiamen. He also argues that Lawrence was a viable military target, because it was a station for Jayhawkers and a supply house.

Quantrill at Lawrence: The Untold Story brings the culmination of events into focus, offering firsthand accounts from those embroiled in the border conflict, and identifies the contribution of certain individuals. Such warriors as James Lane, Charles Jennison, and George Hoyt are brought to life through powerful portraits. With maps and more than sixty photographs, this book covers every aspect of the much-debated Civil War campaign.

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Quantrill at Lawrence: The Untold Story

"This very well documented narrative by Mr. Petersen is the best account of what led up to, and what occurred, at the Lawrence, Kansas, raid that I've ever encountered."-Duncan Hansen, author, A Reunion in Death

"Petersen's well-documented accounting of the times . . . sheds an enlightened view of what happened and why for the first time."-James C. Sterling, professor and Missouri Community Newspaper Management chair, Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri

When William Clarke Quantrill raided Lawrence, Kansas, on August 21, 1863, a bloody massacre ensued. No account has given an objective viewpoint of the often misunderstood and incorrectly reported Raid on Lawrence until now. Seven chapters explore the details of the raid and its causes. Though Quantrill's troops were accused of murder and robbery, Petersen proves that the men directed their operations on militiamen. He also argues that Lawrence was a viable military target, because it was a station for Jayhawkers and a supply house.

Quantrill at Lawrence: The Untold Story brings the culmination of events into focus, offering firsthand accounts from those embroiled in the border conflict, and identifies the contribution of certain individuals. Such warriors as James Lane, Charles Jennison, and George Hoyt are brought to life through powerful portraits. With maps and more than sixty photographs, this book covers every aspect of the much-debated Civil War campaign.

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Quantrill at Lawrence: The Untold Story

Quantrill at Lawrence: The Untold Story

by Paul Petersen
Quantrill at Lawrence: The Untold Story

Quantrill at Lawrence: The Untold Story

by Paul Petersen

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"This very well documented narrative by Mr. Petersen is the best account of what led up to, and what occurred, at the Lawrence, Kansas, raid that I've ever encountered."-Duncan Hansen, author, A Reunion in Death

"Petersen's well-documented accounting of the times . . . sheds an enlightened view of what happened and why for the first time."-James C. Sterling, professor and Missouri Community Newspaper Management chair, Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri

When William Clarke Quantrill raided Lawrence, Kansas, on August 21, 1863, a bloody massacre ensued. No account has given an objective viewpoint of the often misunderstood and incorrectly reported Raid on Lawrence until now. Seven chapters explore the details of the raid and its causes. Though Quantrill's troops were accused of murder and robbery, Petersen proves that the men directed their operations on militiamen. He also argues that Lawrence was a viable military target, because it was a station for Jayhawkers and a supply house.

Quantrill at Lawrence: The Untold Story brings the culmination of events into focus, offering firsthand accounts from those embroiled in the border conflict, and identifies the contribution of certain individuals. Such warriors as James Lane, Charles Jennison, and George Hoyt are brought to life through powerful portraits. With maps and more than sixty photographs, this book covers every aspect of the much-debated Civil War campaign.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781455616534
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 04/26/2011
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 368
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Award-winning author Paul R. Petersen is an expert on Confederate guerilla leader William Quantrill. He has written extensively on the subject and regularly presents on the Border War between Kansas and Missouri. His Quantrill of Missouri: The Making of a Guerrilla Warrior and Quantrill in Texas: The Forgotten Campaign have both received Milton F. Perry Awards. Petersen is a retired U.S. Marine Corps master sergeant and a highly decorated infantry combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is a member of the William Clarke Quantrill Society, the James-Younger Gang Association, the Sons of the American Revolution, and the Jackson County and Missouri State Historical Societies. He received his A.B.A. from Longview Community College and attends Ottawa University. Petersen lives in Raytown, Missouri.

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