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Civil War in the West Ser.: History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas : Being an Account of the Early Settlements, the Civil War, the Ku-Klux, and Times of Peace by William Monks (2006, Perfect)

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A HISTORY OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS: BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY SETTLEMENTS, THE CIVIL WAR, THE KU-KLUX, AND TIMES OF PEACE (THE CIVIL WAR IN THE WEST) By William Monks & Bradbury John F. Jr & Lou Wehmer **BRAND NEW**.

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PublisherUniversity of Arkansas Press

ISBN-101557288321

ISBN-139781557288325

eBay Product ID (ePID)127437718

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Number of Pages262 Pages

Publication NameHistory of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas : Being an Account of the Early Settlements, the Civil War, the Ku-Klux, and Times of Peace

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

SubjectUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)

TypeTextbook

AuthorWilliam Monks

Subject AreaHistory

SeriesCivil War in the West Ser.

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight14.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

ReviewsThe book begins with a sentimental description of pioneering days of milk and honey in the 1840s and 1850s, but these saccharine remembrances are soon displaced by vignettes of violence ... whiskey-fueled brawls ... [and the] horrors of guerrilla warfare., "Monks had been involved in so many blood-curdling controversies and adventures that he felt obliged to reminisce for those yet unborn. In reissuing this gripping account . . . the editors deserve gratitude and praise for their efforts and foresight." --Missouri Historical Review "The book begins with a sentimental description of pioneering days of milk and honey in the 1840s and 1850s, but these saccharine remembrances are soon displaced by vignettes of violence . . . whiskey-fueled brawls . . . [and the] horrors of guerrilla warfare." --Journal of the West "A riveting story and a valuable research tool." --Daniel Sutherland, Civil War in the West series editor "William Monks's compelling memoir of the Civil War and its aftermath in Missouri and Arkansas contains little about marching armies and set-piece battles, but it presents a fascinating account of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary times. Here is a glimpse of the real war in the Trans-Mississippi where arson and ambuscades were commonplace events and everyone had a score to settle." --William Shea, co-author of Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West (North Carolina, 1992), Monks had been involved in so many blood-curdling controversies and adventures that he felt obliged to reminisce for those yet unborn. In reissuing this gripping account . . . the editors deserve gratitude and praise for their efforts and foresight." -Missouri Historical Review The book begins with a sentimental description of pioneering days of milk and honey in the 1840s and 1850s, but these saccharine remembrances are soon displaced by vignettes of violence . . . whiskey-fueled brawls . . . [and the] horrors of guerrilla warfare." -Journal of the West A riveting story and a valuable research tool." -Daniel Sutherland, Civil War in the West series editor William Monks's compelling memoir of the Civil War and its aftermath in Missouri and Arkansas contains little about marching armies and set-piece battles, but it presents a fascinating account of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary times. Here is a glimpse of the real war in the Trans-Mississippi where arson and ambuscades were commonplace events and everyone had a score to settle." -William Shea, co-author of Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West (North Carolina, 1992), Monks had been involved in so many blood-curdling controversies and adventures that he felt obliged to reminisce for those yet unborn. In reissuing this gripping account...the editors deserve gratitude and praise for their efforts and foresight., "The book begins with a sentimental description of pioneering days of milk and honey in the 1840s and 1850s, but these saccharine remembrances are soon displaced by vignettes of violence . . . whiskey-fueled brawls . . . [and the] horrors of guerrilla warfare." -- Journal of the West, "A riveting story and a valuable research tool." --Daniel Sutherland, Civil War in the West series editor

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingA

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal973.709

SynopsisOriginally published in 1907, this is the only account published by a Union guerrilla in the border region of the central Ozarks, where political and civil violence lasted from the Civil War well into the 1880s. This memoir was Billy Monks' last salvo at his old foes., Originally published in 1907 and now reprinted for the first time, this is the only account published by a Union guerrilla in the border region of the central Ozarks, where political and civil violence lasted from the Civil War well into the 1880s. There were probably many people who wanted to shoot Billy Monks. He was a Union patriot and skilled guerrilla fighter to some, but others called him a bushwhacker, a murderer, and a thief. His was a very personal combat: he commanded, rallied, arrested, killed, quarreled with, and sued people he knew. His life provides a striking example of the clich that the war did not end in 1865, but continued fiercely on several fronts for another decade as partisan factions settled old scores and battled for local political control. This memoir was Monks's last salvo at his old foes, by turns self-defense and an uncompromising affirmation of the Radical Union cause in the Ozarks. The editors include a new biographical sketch of the author, fill in gaps in his narrative, identify all the people and places to which he refers, and offer a detailed index. Monks himself illustrated the volume with staged photographs of key events re-created by aged comrades who appear to have been just barely able to hoist the muskets they hold as props., Originally published in 1907 and now reprinted for the first time, this is the only account published by a Union guerrilla in the border region of the central Ozarks, where political and civil violence lasted from the Civil War well into the 1880s. There were probably many people who wanted to shoot Billy Monks. He was a Union patriot and skilled guerrilla fighter to some, but others called him a bushwhacker, a murderer, and a thief. His was a very personal combat: he commanded, rallied, arrested, killed, quarreled with, and sued people he knew. His life provides a striking example of the cliche that the war did not end in 1865, but continued fiercely on several fronts for another decade as partisan factions settled old scores and battled for local political control. This memoir was Monks' last salvo at his old foes, by turns self-defense and an uncompromising affirmation of the Radical Union cause in the Ozarks. The editors include a new biographical sketch of the author, fill in gaps in his narrative, identify all the people and places to which he refers, and offer a detailed index. Monks himself illustrated the volume with staged photographs of key events re-created by aged comrades who appear to have been just barely able to hoist the muskets they hold as props.