Lawrence : Survivors of Quantrills Raid

English

Series: Images of America Ser.

ISBN: 0738577995

EAN: 9780738577999

Category: Travel / United States / Midwest / West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)/Education / Higher/

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Release Date: 09/01/2010

Synopsis: Stunned and grieving survivors stared into their burned-out town on the western frontier in the midst of the Civil War. William C. Quantrills Missouri guerillas raided Lawrence, Kansas, on August 21, 1863, and killed 180 men and boys. Women lost husbands, children lost fathers, and fathers lost sons. Every one of the 2,500 residents lost either a loved one, a neighbor, or acquaintance. A few left town but most survivors were determined to remain and remember; not to wink out. Newcomers brought industry and innovation. The University of Kansas, 1866, and Haskell Institute, 1884 (now Haskell Indian Nations University), grew into major institutions.

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Lawrence : Survivors of Quantrills Raid

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.31 inches

Width: 6.5 inches

Length: 9.25 inches

Weight: 10.51 oz

Pages: 128