*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the massacre by a former raider *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Kansas should be laid waste at once." - William Clarke Quantrill "No more terrifying object ever came down a street than a mounted guerrilla wild for blood, the bridle-reins between his teeth or over the saddle-horn, the horse running recklessly, the rider yelling like a Comanche, his long unkempt hair flying wildly beyond the brim of his broad hat, and firing both to the right and left with deadly accuracy. When a town was filled with such men bent on death, terror ensued, reason and judgment fled, and hell yawned." - William Elsey Connelley, author of Quantrill and the Border Wars The Civil War is best remembered for the big battles and the legendary generals who fought on both sides, like Robert E. Lee facing off against Ulysses S. Grant in 1864. In kind, the Eastern theater has always drawn more interest and attention than the West. However, while massive armies marched around the country fighting each other, there were other small guerrilla groups that engaged in irregular warfare on the margins, and among these partisan bushwhackers, none are as infamous as William Quantrill and Quantrill's Raiders. Quantrill's Raiders operated along the border between Missouri and Kansas, which had been the scene of partisan fighting over a decade earlier during the debate over whether Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as free states or slave states. In "Bleeding Kansas", zealous pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces fought each other, most notably John Brown, and the region became a breeding ground for individuals like Quantrill who shifted right back into similar fighting once the Civil War started. Rather than target military infrastructure or enemy soldiers, the bushwhackers rode in smaller numbers and targeted civilians on the other side of the conflict, making legends out of men like Bloody Bill Anderson and John Mosby. The reason Quantrill's Raiders remain so notorious today is for the raid on Lawrence, Kansas in August 1863, during which they slaughtered nearly 200 boys and men between the ages of 14-90 under the pretext that they were capable of holding a gun and thus helping the Union cause. After that massacre, Union forces in the area retaliated in similar fashion, forcing Southern sympathizers out of several counties in the area and burning the property. Union forces also detained those accused of assisting Quantrill's Raiders, including their relatives. After raiding Lawrence, Quantrill's Raiders headed south, and they eventually split off into several groups. Quantrill himself was killed while fighting in June 1865, nearly two months after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, but his name was kept alive by the notorious deeds of his Raiders during the war and the criminal exploits of former Raiders like Jesse James and his brother, as well as the Younger brothers. These men, who had fought with Quantrill, became some of America's most famous outlaws, and they used guerrilla tactics to rob banks and trains while eluding capture. The Lawrence Massacre: The History of the Civil War's Most Notorious Guerrilla Attack chronicles the events that led up to the raid and its aftermath. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Lawrence Massacre like never before, in no time at all.
“He was a poet of the first order, a humorist, a philosopher, a man of affairs. He achieved fame as an English-Indian dialect writer and journalist. He was the leading man of the Creeks and the one great man produced by the Confederacy known as the Five Civilized Tribes.” Published posthumously in 1910, The Poems of Lawrence Alexander Posey is both a collection of poetry and a short memoir by one of the late nineteenth century’s leading Native American voices, Alexander Posey. Born near Eufaula, Posey was the eldest of twelve children who were raised within the Creek Nation but incorporated into European culture. Being fluent in the Muscogee language, Posey would be encouraged by his father to learn English, ultimately leading to his love of the written word and his exposure to the Indian Journal where he would go on to submit his poetry. Professionally typeset with a beautifully designed cover, this edition of The Poems of Alexander Lawrence Posey is a classic of Native American literature reimagined for the modern reader.
The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence is a classic Peninsular War/Napoleonic wars biography which tells the life story of William Lawrence of the British army, a hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo campaigns.
Our Health and Wellness is our most precious possession. Protecting yourself against heart attacks and strokes is one extremely important way you can protect and preserve your life and your overall well-being. If you have: a personal history of Heart Attack or Stroke, High Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure, if you are Over-Weight or Obese, if you have a family history of Heart Disease and/or Stroke, a family history of Premature Cardiovascular Deaths or even if you just want to Protect Yourself from the 2nd and 3rd Most Common Causes of Death in the US, then the Lawrence Metamorphosis Mediterranean Diet, Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention Program and Healthy Mediterranean Diet Cookbook is for you. It can save your life The Lawrence Metamorphosis Mediterranean Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention Program(c) is designed to Safely, Sanely and Easily help you reduce and even eliminate your risk for heart disease and stroke, as well as certain types of arthritis. It help you manage and reduce your risk of non-insulin requiring diabetes as well as a host of other illnesses and medical problems. It is a great healthy diet that allows you to go back to eating they way we are supposed to be eating healthy foods and plenty of them. As an added bonus Dr. Lawrence offers over 100 recipes for fine Mediterranean meal selections. Find out how you can enjoy and thrive on a healthy Mediterranean Diet. Don't wait, take advantage of it and learn how you can live longer, be healthier and feel life times better.
The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence is a classic Peninsular War/Napoleonic wars biography which tells the life story of William Lawrence of the British army, a hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo campaigns.
If you or someone you know has been sick, you need to read this book. Some of your questions about your sickness may finally be answered. There are people still sick to this day, that do not realize that their illness was caused from the BP oil spill. In this book, you will read what I witnessed firsthand as an oil spill worker and resident on the Gulf Coast during the largest environmental disaster that ever happened in U.S. history; the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill that occurred on April 20, 2010. I will tell you what I know about all the cover-ups, wrong doings, and the misrepresentation of the entire clean-up process by BP and Government agencies.The information in this book is hard to believe and accept. There are a lot of pieces to this puzzle that you have to look at in order to see the big picture. You will learn about the long term damages that have occurred and will continue for generations. Why would our own Government allow its people to be exposed and sprayed with an untested chemical that we now know is extremely toxic and harmful? The people along the Gulf Coast were sprayed like roaches. You all know that we are witnessing a Government in our country's history like we have never seen before. Why is the truth still not being told? I will tell you what they don't want you to know. You will finally hear the truth. I will warn you of the dangers that still exist on Gulf Coast beaches. You will be shocked when you find out about the dangerous chemicals that the Gulf of Mexico and Southeastern United States were sprayed with for months during and after the BP oil spill. Have you ever thought about what happened to all of the oil that you saw gushing out of that pipe at the bottom of the gulf for months? This book was written by a BP oil spill clean-up worker, and undercover reporter. You will laugh and cry when you sit down and embrace this book.
Founded in 1854 as an abolitionist outpost, Lawrence is a seemingly unassuming college town with a long history of hauntings. A ghostly guest never checked out of the Eldridge Hotel's mysterious room 506. Sigma Nu's fraternity house, the former home of Kansas's eighteenth governor, is still haunted by the specter of a young woman. Learn the tragic stories of Pete Vinegar, George Albach and Lizzie Madden and uncover the devilish truth behind the "legend" of Stull Cemetery. Author Paul Thomas reveals the ghoulish history behind these stories and many more.
An off-season adventure, driving his expensive, new car from L.A. to New York, got Jake Lawrence's motor running. Free from his snooty, Park Avenue girlfriend, the third baseman hit the highway, ready for anything. Or so he thought.Kate MacKenzie, aspiring musical theater star, sneaked out of her motel room after her mother had gambled away all the young woman's money. In the middle of nowhere with less than four dollars to her name, the plucky actress planned to waitress her way to New York for a Broadway audition. All she needed was a job that paid enough for bus fare. Saving the beauty from a beating by the motel manager, Jake offers Kate a ride all the way to Manhattan. Leery of offers from men, Kate had no choice but to accept. She vowed to preserve her dignity and keep the sexy slugger at arm's length. Mutual attraction couldn't derail the pair from their goals. Kate's dream of making it on Broadway collided with Jake's of making it to the World Series. Will their road trip lead to love? Or to a lonely existence of separation, and insecurity?
This meticulously researched biography of No l Coward's friend and fellow show business star Gertrude Lawrence details all her many stage and screen performances, while at the same time providing an insight into her private life and her marriage to the theatre producer Richard Aldrich
