The Quantrill legend is rooted in acts of savage violence throughout Kansas and Missouri during the Civil War--deeds both romanticized and vilified. In William Clarke Quantrill, Albert Castel's classic biography, the story of Quantrill and his men comes alive through facts verified from firsthand, original sources. Castel traces Quantrill's rise to power, from Kansas border ruffian and Confederate Army captain to lawless leader of ""the most formidable band of revolver fighters the West ever knew."" During the Civil War Quantrill and his men descended on Lawrence, Kansas, and carried out a frightful massacre of the civilian population. Some of Quantrill's bushwhackers made names for themselves at Lawrence or after the war, as outlaws: ""Bloody Bill"" Anderson, Cole Younger, George Todd, ""Little Archie"" Clement, and Frank and Jesse James.
- ISBN10 0585145253
- ISBN13 9780585145259
- Publish Date 13 May 2014 (first published 30 March 1999)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Oklahoma Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 271
- Language English