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Summary: Meticulously researched???
Review: I bought this book hoping for a new look at Quantrill to supplement Castel's classic biography. The errors were so rampant that I returned it! Many readers wouldn't recognize them, but someone who has read some of the true scholarship on the border war will immediately notice them and be quickly disgusted. If this author did his research, he left the notes at the library. Read Castel's version; it truly stands the test of time.
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Summary: Fantastic Border Ruffian Biography
Review: I grew up in Lawrence, KS, where 140 years after Quantrill's raid his name and legacy still carry some weight. I recommend ignoring the negative reviews on this page. These critics wrongly accuse Shultz of writing a book filled with inaccuracies. Personally, I think this would make a great high school history text for all KS and MO students. It is gripping and emotional, with some humor and a captivating narrator voice.
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Summary: A Stomach Turner.
Review: War is, among other things, uncontrolled chaos. Once a battle or an action starts, it takes on a life of its own. Hatreds, which exist during peace, ride unchecked during war. Both sides, North and South have much to be ashamed of during the entire extent of the Civil War. But no matter how horrific the ugliest portions of this conflict were, nothing really approached the Confederate's Lawrence, Kansas or Ft. Pillow massacres.This is the story of the butchery which occurred at Lawrence, Kansas. Unlike Ft. Pillow, there were just too many civilian witnesses to effectively suppress or deny it. This is a capably researched and toughly written work that offers vivid evidence that barbarity and treachery are qualities that can characterize all groups and nations. It is what we consistently see occur throughout history when thugs rise to power. You will not like what you read here. It is graphic. Civil War buffs are more that able to sanitize this war given the 140 years that have passed since it ended. We become one of three groups: pro North, pro South or just glad we did not split into two nations. This work desanitizes the conflict. It was an awful war and this was a Confederate war crime.
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