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Autore |
Sinisi Kyle S. <1962-> |
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Titolo |
The last hurrah : Sterling Price's Missouri Expedition of 1864 / / Kyle S. Sinisi |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (470 p.) |
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Collana |
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The American crisis series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Price's Missouri Expedition, 1864 |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Cavalry operations |
Missouri History Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Kansas History Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Sterling Price is the state of Missouri -- We suspect Missouri is the objective -- To the Arcadia Valley -- General my brigade never flickered -- For god's sake give me authority to do something -- D--n the state, I wish I had never seen it -- You are home boys, and I do not want to hurt you -- Men of Kansas, rally! -- A beautiful and exciting scene -- I can stop price at this crossing -- A desperate stand at Brush Creek -- Rebels, rebels, fire, fire -- Lost opportunity at Hart Grove Creek -- Musketry like swarms of lightning bugs -- I don't give no quarters nor will I ask anny -- We all experienced tribulation this day -- There is not an enemy in a hundred miles -- A land of starvation -- Aftermath. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<span><span>In the late summer of 1864, Confederate General Sterling Price led a last ditch attempt to liberate Missouri from Union occupation and brutal guerrilla warfare. Price's invading army was like few others seen during the Civil War. </span><span>This is the story of his invasion from its politically charged planning to its starving retreat.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span> |
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