Three Years with Quantrill
A True Story Told by His Scout

In Three Years of Quantrill, John McCorkle recounts riding as an irregular with William Quantrill and how they fought against the Federals in Missouri and Kansas during the American Civil War. It is a sobering look at how war is hell. McCorkle never knew who he could trust and who he couldn't. During......more

John McCorkle, who dictated this book to author O.S. Barton, states at the end that the book was “…written in the spirit expressed in the language of Abraham Lincoln, ‘with malice toward none and with charity to all.’ “ Throughout the reading, this spirit seemed to have been embraced, with the excep......more

Short book which I happened to have the hardback AND found the audiobook in my members inventory and thus started it on my walk this morning and finished it up reading /listening at the same time which I find is my favorite / most interesting efficient method since it keeps Me focused on the text and......more

This book played out a little different than the Redleg book I read earlier. These boys simply seemed to be protecting my fellow Missourians from the thieving, raping, murdering Redlegs and Union flunkies not fit for real combat back east. I am always a little skeptical of the watered down history w......more

First hand is best This was a very interesting first hand account of Quantrill's actions during the American Civil War. It is told without frills and continuously. More a narrative than a book, it was still very interesting. It offers an alternative view of Quantrill's actions and their justification......more