| Fields of Blood: The Prairie Grove Campaign Contributor(s): Shea, William L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1469609894 ISBN-13: 9781469609898 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 973.732 |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Series: Civil War America (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.03" W x 9.21" (1.17 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Geographic Orientation - Arkansas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: William Shea offers a gripping narrative of the events surrounding Prairie Grove, Arkansas, one of the great unsung battles of the Civil War that effectively ended Confederate offensive operations west of the Mississippi River. Shea provides a colorful account of a grueling campaign that lasted five months and covered hundreds of miles of rugged Ozark terrain. In a fascinating analysis of the personal, geographical, and strategic elements that led to the fateful clash in northwest Arkansas, he describes a campaign notable for rapid marching, bold movements, hard fighting, and the most remarkable raid of the Civil War. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shea, William L.: - William L. Shea is professor of history at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. He is coauthor of several books, including Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West (UNC Press) and Vicksburg Is the Key: The Struggle for the Mississippi River. |