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Title: Bloody Bill Anderson: The Short, Savage Life of a Civil War Guerrilla by Albert E. Castel, Thomas Goodrich ISBN: 0-8117-1506-X Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: October, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Must read for Students of the War of Secession
Comment: I would have to rate this book 5 stars if only becuase it was not a revisionist history foisted on an unsuspecting public by vengeful victor sympathizers.
The first time I ever heard about Bill Anderson was in the movie, "The Outlaw Josey Wales". Needless to say, the two minute portrayal was enough to give me a completely wrong impression of who Bill Anderson was. Several years later, this book was recommended to me by several participants on a internet Confederate discussion board.
Real information about William Anderson is scarce. The authors of this book have done an outstanding job of piecing together what little there is to give us a semblance of a picture of a very effective guerilla fighter during the War of Southern Secession. There are still many holes in the story, but you will not be disappointed by this book. The authors show no bias, which is very rare in books about this historical period, and they present their research like a documentary.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Missouri Menace: Bill Anderson and company!
Comment: Guerrilla warfare is seldom spoken in Civil War circles or written about. Probably one of the more popular characters in this topic from that period is Bill Anderson. Authors Albert Castel and Thomas Goodrich have assembled quite a bit of useful information in regards to Anderson's ambitions, motivations, movements and operations throughout Kansas and Missouri. This dangerous, callous and revengeful individual is brought forth to show how rough and chaotic war can be, especially for a divided state such as Missouri. Anderson leads his small band of raiders throughout these states living like desperate pirates to plunder towns and more importantly hunt down enemies to the extreme.
Anderson's life is never short of violence as he is the ultimate and sadistic leader of a dangerous group of bandits that have borderline allegiances to the Confederate cause. Portraying to be Union Cavalry, Anderson and his band of murderers steal, burn, kill and ravage towns of Union sympathizers. Union Militia throughout the state of Missouri is quickly and badly organized to hunt down Anderson and his company that seems to constantly grow larger in membership. Anderson raids towns such as Fayette and Centralia leaving deadly results by killing many former Union soldiers, burning depots and various other buildings while looting stores. Anderson and his gang are always drinking and whiskey seems to elevate their need for murder and money that never ends.
Is he ever stopped?
Like many, I couldn't resist this book and wished for more though there is quite a bit of useful information for a short book of roughly 144 pages. It was descriptively well-written, concise, maps and pictures were included which gave the book a great rhythmic flow as far as content. 5 STARS!!
Rating: 5
Summary: Short and sweet.
Comment: This is a very interesting and well written book about the atrocities that Bill Anderson and his bushwhackers committed, within the background of the Civil War. The authors have done a tremendous amount of research and it pays off.
The only problem I has with it is that at 150 pages, it was a bit too short. Then again, the subtitle does say Short and Savage life.
Well recommended for Civil War or military history buffs.
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Title: The Devil Knows How to Ride: The True Story of William Clarke Quantrill and His Confederate Raiders by Edward E. Leslie ISBN: 030680865X Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Three Years With Quantrill: A True Story Told by His Scout John McCorkle (Western Frontier Library, Vol 60) by O. S. Barton, John McCorkle, Herman Hattaway ISBN: 0806130563 Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: February, 1998 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: Black Flag: Guerrilla Warfare on the Western Border, 1861-1865 by Thomas Goodrich, Thomas Goodrich ISBN: 0253213037 Publisher: Indiana University Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Civil War on the Western Border, 1854-1865 by Jay Monaghan ISBN: 0803281269 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: March, 1985 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Josey Wales: Two Westerns: Gone to Texas/the Vengeance Trail of Josey Wales by Forrest Carter, Lawrence Clayton ISBN: 0826311687 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Pub. Date: November, 1989 List Price(USD): $14.35 |
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