Wreaths of Glory, Johnny D. Boggs
Wreaths of Glory, Johnny D. Boggs
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Wreaths of Glory
A Western Story

Author: Johnny D. Boggs

Narrator: Chris Abell

Unabridged: 6 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2017

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

William Clarke Quantrill was a hated name during the War between the States by the Federals of the Union Army as well as by many non-combatants. Even the high command of the Confederacy distrusted him. But there were others who were passionate sympathizers. He was both friend and mentor‚ but also manipulator and opportunist.Alistair Durant was someone who came to know him in all these guises. Durant was a young Confederate soldier‚ captured by the Yankees‚ and released when he took an oath never again to bear arms against the Union. He had a long walk back to his home in Clay County, Missouri. It is on this trek that Alistair meets another youngster‚ Beans Kimbrough.The two become companions and then friends on the way to Clay County, and it is there that Beans will introduce Alistair to a man calling himself Charley Hart. Hart has a fantastic plan—to organize a militia to fight against the Federals.

About Johnny D. Boggs

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Joe

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

Goodreads review by Jason

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

Goodreads review by Eric

This was an interesting book about the battles that were going on between Missouri and Kansas during the civil war. Just something different to read that killed a few hours over the weekend.......more


Quotes

“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)