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Informationen zum Autor Author/historian Kirby Ross is the recipient of a Kansas Governor's Proclamation for his first book, The True Life Wild West Memoir of a Bush-popping Cow Waddy. He is a feature writer for the online magazine CivilWarStLouis.com and lives in Kirwin, Kansas. Klappentext "One of the most controversial aspects of the American Civil War is the guerrilla conflict that raged in Missouri and Arkansas. While historians have recently given this struggle more scholarly attention, research is often hampered by a lack of sources. Fortunately, the most notorious Confederate guerrilla in southeast Missouri, Samuel S. Hildebrand, published an autobiography shortly before his death in 1871. . . . Out of print for decades, Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand: The Renowned Missouri Bushwhacker has been republished. . . . Kirby Ross has done an outstanding job of preparing Hildebrand's autobiography for republication." -- Arkansas Historical Quarterly "A valuable scholarly addition to the growing legacy in Civil War literature on the nature of guerilla warfare and its regional impact." -- H-CivWar "Historians have long questioned the veracity of Hildebrand's tale. Ross's editing of the controversial work is superb. His meticulous, exhaustive research provides a fascinating counterpoint, revealing Hildebrand's errors, exaggerations, and outright lies." -- Journal of Southern History "This is a must book for all interested in separating the fact from fiction regarding Civil War guerrilla warfare and those who waged it." --Albert Castel, author of William Clarke Quantrill: His Life and Times "A superb modern edition . . . a vivid impression of a boastfully murderous mentality unique in Civil War historiography." --Michael Fellman, author of Inside War: The Guerrilla Conflict in Missouri during the American Civil War
