Quantrill of Missouri: The Making of a Guerilla Warrior

by Paul R. Petersen

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One will not find the name of William Clarke Quantrill in the pantheon of noble Civil War personalities but rather listed near the top of the list of its notorious scoundrels. He has been demonized as the devil incarnate, and most historical accounts portray him as a sadistic, pitiless, bloodthirsty killer. That image, however, did not ring true to Paul R. Petersen when he weighed it against the man's wartime accomplishments. When he began researching Quantrill of Missouri, he found that much of the lore that has been accepted as fact had been recorded by those who fought against Quantrill. In short, the victors wrote the history.

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Book details

Author: Paul R. Petersen
Imprint: Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
Published: September 1, 2003
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback
Subjects: Biography & Autobiography › Military
History › United States › Civil War Period (1850-1877)
History › Military › United States
Topics: Civil War · guerrilla warfare · William Quantrill · military biography · Confederate guerrillas · historical revisionism
ISBN-13: 9781581823592 (Hardcover)9781630269869 (Paperback)

About the author

PAUL R. PETERSEN is a retired U.S. Marine Corps master sergeant and lifelong resident of Jackson County, Missouri, the same area where William C. Quantrill’s partisan rangers operated. His recent books include Quantrill at Lawrence, Quantrill in Texas: The Forgotten Campaign, and Quantrill of Missouri: The Making of a Guerrilla Warrior.

Petersen is a recipient of the Perry Award for Best Book and the Milton F. Perry Best Non-Fiction Award.

When not writing, Petersen is a member of the William Clarke Quantrill Society, the James-Younger Gang Association, the Sons of the American Revolution, and the Jackson County and Missouri State Historical Societies. His work as a decorated infantry combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom informs his deep engagement with military and regional history.

Paul lives in Raytown, Missouri.

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