Quantrill's War: The Life & Times Of William Clarke Quantrill, 1837-1865Macmillan, 1997 M11 15 - 352 páginas For career criminal William Clarke Quantrill, the American Civil War was an opportunity to practice legitimately what he loved most: theft, destruction, and murder. He rampaged freely as a military hero, slaughtering hundreds, fighting under the flag of the Confederate Army. This definitive biography presents a richly drawn study of this most unlikely "hero". of photos. |
Contenido
HE BORE MALICE | 1 |
I ALONE AM MISERABLE | 6 |
A RIFLE IN ONE HAND AND A BIBLE IN THE OTHER | 21 |
I DONT EXPECT TO SEE ANY OF YOU ALIVE AGAIN | 47 |
IN THE NAME OF GOD AND DEVIL | 67 |
WE DRAW THE FIRST BLOOD | 86 |
THEY COULD NOT STAND OUR ONSLAUGHT | 103 |
I SAY SACK THE TOWN | 129 |
LET US FOLLOW THEM BOYS | 214 |
THE HEATHEN ARE COME INTO THINE INHERITANCE | 231 |
IT WAS A FEARFUL SIGHT | 253 |
DEATH IS COMING | 275 |
IM TIRED OF RUNNING | 301 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 311 |
NOTES | 315 |
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KILL EVERY MAN BIG ENOUGH TO CARRY A GUN | 147 |
A TEMPEST OF FIRE AND DEATH | 169 |
OH GOD SAVE US | 191 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Quantrill's War: The Life and Times of William Clarke Quantrill, 1837-1865 Duane P. Schultz Sin vista previa disponible - 1996 |
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