Bloody dawn : the story of the Lawrence massacre / Thomas Goodrich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodrich, Th.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865.

Quantrill, William Clarke.

Massacres--Kansas--Lawrence--History--19th century.

Massacres.

Lawrence (Kan.)--History.

Lawrence (Kan.).

Kansas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Kansas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On August 21, 1863, William Quantrill led 400 Confederate irregulars to a rise on the outskirts of Lawrence, Kansas. For two years, the 3,000 inhabitants of this prosperous frontier community had managed to escape the Civil War which raged in the East. At Quantrill's command, the horrors of that war were brought directly into their homes. The attack began at dawn. When it was over, more than 150 townsmen were dead and most of the settlement burned to the ground. In Bloody Dawn, Thomas Goodrich considers why this remote settlement was signaled out to receive such brutal treatment. He also describes the retribution that soon followed, which in many ways surpassed the significance of the Lawrence Massacre itself. The story that unfolds reveals an event unlike anything our nation has experienced before or since.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents ""; ""1 Old Scores ""; ""2 The Dead Men ""; ""3 The ""Live"" Man ""; ""4 The Darkest Hour ""; ""5 The Fairest City ""; ""6 Vengeance in My Heart ""; ""7 Death in My Hand ""; ""8 The Heathen are Come ""; ""9 The Chase ""; ""10 This Savage War ""; ""11 When Paths Join ""; ""Notes ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-202) and index.

ISBN:

1-61277-073-8

0-585-26172-5