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Coffins, Kits and More! by Lee Ward Embalming began during the Civil War because parents wanted their boys brought home. Parents would go to the battlefields, search for their loved ones, dig them up, and bring them home for burial. While the focus in this book is on the growth of embalming, there is also information on 19th century funeral customs and includes the funerals of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. 168 pages. 6 x 9 Softcover, $17.95
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Finding
Civil War Campsites In Rural Areas by Poche Associates This easy to read manual represents the combined 40-year experience of three avid Civil War relic hunters. The tried-and-proven methods presented in the book are effective and easy to apply. Whether you are a novice or seasoned relic hunter this book will help improve your search abilities in locating Civil War camps 48 pages, softcover, $12.95.
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Interpreting
History From Relics Found in Rural Civil War Campsites by Poche Associates (From the authors of "Finding Civil War Campsites in Rural Areas") This is the second of a series of "how to" manuals on relic hunting of rural Civil War campsites. Methods and examples are provided throughout the manual and several Civil War vintage photographs are interpreted in light of the principles presented in the manual. Approximately 60 pages, softcover, $13.95.
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The
Civil War Story of Bloody Bill Anderson by Larry Wood A new look at one of the most recognized Missouri Guerrillas. 184 pages, softcover, $22.95.
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Quantrill's
Thieves by Joseph K. Houts, Jr. The author inherited a roster taken from a dead guerrilla in 1862. He adds biographical and historical research on each of the "original 93" men of Quantrill's command. 293 pages, softcover, $19.95
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Shelby's
Expedition to Mexico: An Unwritten Leaf of the War by John N. Edwards Edited and with an introduction by Conger Beasley, Jr. Rather than surrender, John Shelby and his men plus many other Confederates escaped to Mexico. Their activities comprise one of the great adventure stories of all times. 231 pages, hardcover, $29.95.
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The
Northfield Tragedy by John Jay Lemon An early account of the failed bank robbery at Northfield Minnesota now reprinted. An appendix includes an almost unknown article by Cole Younger who gives has previously unpublished comments on the affair. 89 pages, softcover, $15.00
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Jesse
James and the First Missouri Train Robbery by Ronald H. Beights The James-Younger gang invented train robbery at gad's Hill and set off a chain of events that included the shootout at Roscoe and the bombing of "Castle James" by the Pinkertons. 206 pages, softcover, $14.95
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Reunion
In Death: Gravesites of Quantrill's Men and the James Gang by Duncan E. Hansen Photographs of the gravesites of many of Quantrill's men is accompanied by biographical information, a list of Quantrill's engagements and newspaper obituaries. 315 pages, softcover, $24.95, hardcover $45.00.
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As Rebels Volume Two by Donald R. Hale Includes profiles of some little-known Bushwhackers, Guerrillas, Partisan Rangers, Confederates and Southern Sympathizers from Missouri Hundreds of Names and New Information ! ! ! $35.00 plus shipping.
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816-252-9909
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