Civil War in Kansas

By Roy Bird

Paperback ~ $10.95 ~ Book #801644

Fighting between pro- and antislavery factions began in the Kansas territory even before the official start of the Civil War in 1861. With conflict beginning upon the territory’s bid for statehood and continuing until the end of the Civil War, "Bleeding Kansas" was the battleground for local militias and guerrilla fighters. Kansas historian Roy Bird explores the history of Kansas in the Civil War and describes the war’s effects on the state and its residents. Civil War in Kansas also examines the roles played by William Clarke Quantrill, Jim Lane, "Red Leg" Charles Jennison, and Gen. James Blunt.

In His Brother's Shadow

The Life of Thomas Ward Custer

Hardcover ~ $21.95 ~ Book #118181

Had Tom Custer not been overshadowed by his more famous brother, he might well have become one of the more notable characters and military officers in the American West. Despite winning two Medals of Honor, his legendary feud with Rain-In-The-Face, the shooting scrape with James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok in Hays City and many other exciting incidents, Tom has taken a back seat to George in the minds of readers and has held but marginal interest for historians~until now! The author takes us inside a life-long journey of an impassioned love-hate relationship of two brothers whose intense rivalry in hunting, military skills, business and even romance would span from their boyhood farm to their heroic end at the Little Bighorn, where they were, as always, together. "...To prove to you how much I value and admire my brother as a soldier, I think that he should be the general and I the captain." ~General George Armstrong Custer