The Kansas-Missouri border and further south were the scene of intense guerilla activity by the Civil War’s Confederate units. The name that stands above all others in this theater is that of Confederate Captain William C. Quantrill. Schultz’s excellent bio-graphy gives us the man and the times in which he lived. He was a thug, a liar and a sadist, yet he was intelligent, charismatic and one of the greatest guerilla leaders ever produced in this country. Davidson’s reading of this work is superb. His dramatic in-terpretation of this text displays his great skill in using his deep, rich baritone. One can hear the cockiness of Quantrill and the hatred of his lieutenant, “Bloody Bill” Anderson. The account of the Lawrence (Kansas) Massacre keeps one literally on the edge of one’s seat. M.T.F. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine
Quantrill's War: The Life and Times of William Clarke Quantrill
Award-winning novelist and historian, Duane Schultz, dramatically recreates the treachery of Civil War "Colonel" William Clarke Quantrill's life and the riveting climax of his infamous raid on Lawrence, Kansas. From letters and diaries, Schultz skillfully weaves together this exciting, dark side of Quantrill-a man who was part warrior, part villain. At first, William Clarke Quantrill conveniently sided with whomever was the strongest at the time-abolitionists or slavery supporters-but eventually, he settled on backing the Confederacy. With his charismatic personality, he attracted a motley band of idealists and renegades for his guerilla army. Quantrill longed to be an officer, but when the Confederacy refused to commission him because of his tactics of murdering for pleasure and looting for gain, he simply took the title of colonel and later, captain. Narrator Richard M. Davidson takes the listener to the battlefields, bringing to life the people, sights, and sounds of the Civil War. The combination of Schultz's masterful descriptions and Davidson's sense of timing makes Quantrill's history as exciting as today's headlines.
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Quantrill's War: The Life and Times of William Clarke Quantrill
Award-winning novelist and historian, Duane Schultz, dramatically recreates the treachery of Civil War "Colonel" William Clarke Quantrill's life and the riveting climax of his infamous raid on Lawrence, Kansas. From letters and diaries, Schultz skillfully weaves together this exciting, dark side of Quantrill-a man who was part warrior, part villain. At first, William Clarke Quantrill conveniently sided with whomever was the strongest at the time-abolitionists or slavery supporters-but eventually, he settled on backing the Confederacy. With his charismatic personality, he attracted a motley band of idealists and renegades for his guerilla army. Quantrill longed to be an officer, but when the Confederacy refused to commission him because of his tactics of murdering for pleasure and looting for gain, he simply took the title of colonel and later, captain. Narrator Richard M. Davidson takes the listener to the battlefields, bringing to life the people, sights, and sounds of the Civil War. The combination of Schultz's masterful descriptions and Davidson's sense of timing makes Quantrill's history as exciting as today's headlines.
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| BN ID: | 2940170759842 |
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| Publisher: | Recorded Books, LLC |
| Publication date: | 06/06/2008 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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