History - Missouri from Blue & Grey Book Shoppe

From back cover: "Based on real characters and events, Saddle the Pale Horse weaves together the stories of a land where treachery ruled and blood ran and cruelty had no bounds. This was Missouri in 1864: Teenaged bushwhackers rode and killed with Jesse James and Quantrill and Bloody Bill, and a uniform was no guarantee of a soldier's allegiance. Book -… Read more about this item

From the Preface: "...I ran across the name of a man from my home state who had served in South Africa in the Boer War: John Fillmore Blake of Bolivar, Missouri. Although a native-born American, West Point graduate, and U.S. Army veteran, he is remembered from the Boer War as a commander in the famed Irish Brigade of the Boer Army.… Read more about this item

From back cover: "Nowhere was the Civil War as savage as it was in Missouri - and nowhere did it produce a killer more savage than William Anderson. For a brief but dramatic period, "Bloody Bill" played the leading role in the most violent arena of the entire war - and did so with a vicious abandon that spread fear… Read more about this item

From the front DJ flap: "A former Mexican War general and governor of Missouri, Price fought in nearly every battle in the Trans-Mississippi theatre and at one time was considered a likely successor to Jefferson Davis." "When the Union part in Missouri resorted to military force, he [Price] joined the secessionists and became commander of the Missouri state guard." Book - Very… Read more about this item

This book by famed Civil War historian Ed Bearss starts with Union general Nathaniel Lyon's capture of Springfield, Missouri, and the concentration of Confederate forces and the Missouri State Guard in southwestern Missouri. Six maps, several engravings, and an order of battle are included. Good condition. Back cover appears to have some uneven discoloration. Text is clean. Binding is tight. No… Read more about this item

This story of the Battle of Lone Jack is told whenever any action of the war is recounted in Jackson County, Missouri. It was the culmination of a raid, and thus foreshadowed Gettysburg and Westport. Fine condition. White paperback with green print on cover front and back. Spine has two small dents. Clean and tight. No spine creases 308 pages including index. Please… Read more about this item

The documents collected in Missouri's War reveal what factors motivated Missourians to remain loyal to the Union or to fight for the Confederacy, how they coped with their internal divisions and conflicts, and how they experienced the end of slavery in the state. Private letters, diary entries, song lyrics, official Union and Confederate army reports, newspaper editorials, and sermons illuminate… Read more about this item

Guerrila warfare, border fights, and unorganized skirmishes are all too often the only battles associated with Missouri during the Civil War. Combined with the states's distance from both sides' capitals, this misguided impression paints Missouri as an insignificant player in the nation's struggle to define itself. Such notions, however, are far from an accurate picture of the Midwest state's contributions… Read more about this item

From page v.: "Daniel has been one of the most misunderstood Great Men of all great men!" "People know that he played a part in the advancement of civilization during the early pioneer days, but, in reality, they know little of the type of man he really was or the great part he played in the Western expansion..." "Daniel Boone was a… Read more about this item

From front DJ flap: "It is not commonly known that during several periods in his life President Harry S. Truman took pen in hand to record reminiscences of his childhood, military service and early political career. These reminiscences...as well a other shorter accounts have been thoughtfully pieced together into one continuous narrative by historian Robert H. Ferrell." "This is a warm,… Read more about this item

From the Preface: "There is nothing new in Tom's Boy Harry. All of the facts contained in this book have been published before. But this is the first time, as far as can be learned, that the facts and stories have been presented in one continuous and connected story. Most of the incidents related in this book when taken by… Read more about this item

From the front cover: "The definitive history of the attempted murder of Harry S. Truman....Truman's near-killing is a good subject for many reasons, including its disappearance into the black hole of our amnesia....Hooked, the reader begins a journey that weaves...across the lives of all protagonists, pulled by fate toward the bloody confrontation." - Ted Widmer, The Washington Post Good condition. Front… Read more about this item

From the front DJ flap: "Walt Bodine reveals to the reader his enthusiasm for his city, his curiosity about why people do the things they do, and he shares many of the personal experiences that have molded him into a local treasure. Just like the man himself, this book will entertain you and challenge you." Book - Near Fine condition. Only… Read more about this item

From the DJ flap: "For more than 150 years, Independence, Missouri, has been making history. It was a starting point for pioneers headed west, a Civil War battleground, a significant religious site to followers of Mormon prophet Joseph Smith and best known as the hometown of that plain-speaking president, Harry Truman." "But the Community is something more than its past. This… Read more about this item

From the "Introductory" page: "In the hills of life there are two trails. One lies along the higher sunlit fields where whose who journey see afar, and the light lingers even when the sun is down; and one leads to the lower ground, where those who travel, as they go, look always over their shoulders with eyes of dread, and… Read more about this item

From back cover: "This was Kansas City's greatest disaster, when vast areas were overrun by the waters of an untamed river, when thousands lost their homes and jobs, when the stockyards and packinghouses and rail yards and other mighty industries ground to a halt. And it was the city's greatest story of hope and recovery, as it determinedly cleaned up… Read more about this item

From the front DJ flap: "Nicholas Roosevelt, the great-granduncle of Teddy, braved floods and earthquakes to make the first trip on the Mississippi in a steam-driven boat in 1811 - and introduced a mode of travel that has never been matched in color, flamboyance, elegance and danger." "The steamboat turned the awesome 4,000-mile stretch of the Missouri-Mississippi into America's main… Read more about this item

From back cover: "This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. ... As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc." This book is the author's recollections about the family's journey west. The journey starts in 1839. The author… Read more about this item

From back cover: "This was Kansas City's greatest disaster, when vast areas were overrun by the waters of an untamed river, when thousands lost their homes and jobs, when the stockyards and packinghouses and rail yards and other mighty industries ground to a halt. And it was the city's greatest story of hope and recovery, as it determinedly cleaned up… Read more about this item

From the Introduction: "The State of Missouri was admitted to the Union in 1821. Six years later, Independence was designated as the County Seat when Jackson County was formed on December 15, 1826." The 1859 Jail, Marshal's Home, and Museum - you don't see these other buildings from the street until you tour the site. "Discover real-life stories about early-day… Read more about this item