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Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand: The Renowned Missouri Bushwhacker (The Civil War in the West)
. Ed(S): Ross, Kirby; Sutherland, Daniel E.
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Description for Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand: The Renowned Missouri Bushwhacker (The Civil War in the West)
paperback. Editor(s): Ross, Kirby; Sutherland, Daniel E. Series: The Civil War in the West. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBWJ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Most Civil War historians now agree that the guerrilla conflict shaped the entire war in significant ways. Some of these bushwhackers”Nathan Bedford Forrest, William Clarke Quantrill, John Singleton Mosbyhave become quite infamous. Illiterate Sam Hildebrand, one of Missouri’s most notorious guerrillasoften compared to Rob Roy,” and the subject of dime novelswas one of the few to survive the war and have his story taken down and published. Shortly after this he was killed in a barroom brawl. I make no apology to mankind for my acts of retaliation; I make no whining appeal to the world for ... Read more
Most Civil War historians now agree that the guerrilla conflict shaped the entire war in significant ways. Some of these bushwhackers”Nathan Bedford Forrest, William Clarke Quantrill, John Singleton Mosbyhave become quite infamous. Illiterate Sam Hildebrand, one of Missouri’s most notorious guerrillasoften compared to Rob Roy,” and the subject of dime novelswas one of the few to survive the war and have his story taken down and published. Shortly after this he was killed in a barroom brawl. I make no apology to mankind for my acts of retaliation; I make no whining appeal to the world for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
The Civil War in the West
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557288776
SKU
V9781557288776
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About . Ed(S): Ross, Kirby; Sutherland, Daniel E.
Author/historian Kirby Ross is the recipient of a Kansas Governor’s Proclamation for his first book, The True Life Wild West Memoir of a Bush-popping Cow Waddy. He is a feature writer for the online magazine CivilWarStLouis.com and lives in Kirwin, Kansas.
Reviews for Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand: The Renowned Missouri Bushwhacker (The Civil War in the West)
A superb modern edition of a rare 1870 imprint . . . a vivid impression of a boastfully murderous mentality unique in Civil War historiography.” Michael Fellman, author of The Making of Robert E. Lee and Inside War: The Guerrilla Conflict in Missouri During the American Civil War This is a must book for ... Read more