

Wreaths of Glory
A Western Story
Author: Johnny D. Boggs
Narrator: Chris Abell
Unabridged: 6 hr 14 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Western
Published: 04/01/2017
Author: Johnny D. Boggs
Narrator: Chris Abell
Unabridged: 6 hr 14 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Western
Published: 04/01/2017
Johnny D. Boggs has worked cattle, been bucked off horses, shot rapids in a canoe, hiked across mountains and deserts, traipsed around ghost towns, and spent hours poring over microfilm in library archives—all in the name of finding a good story. He has won nine Spur Awards, making him the all-time leader in Western Writers of America’s history.
Many historians, many recollections, deem the Civil War conflict between the guerrilla the forces in Missouri (known as bushwhackers) and Kansas (the jayhawkers) as the worst violence of the worst, somewhat akin to a blood feud. Filled with looting, burning, and killing, Boggs depicts the wanton, no......more
It was alright - had some pacing problems, and had surprisingly little action for a book about a war - but it was a light, quick read. I wouldn't say I learned anything from reading it (and I doubt anyone with a base understanding of Missouri and Kansas in the Civil War would either, because that's......more
“The prolific Boggs chronicles one of the more painful episodes of the Civil War: the border violence between Southern-sympathizing Missouri bushwhackers and Union-sympathizing Kansas jayhawkers.” Booklist (starred review)