Ebook {Epub PDF} War in the West: Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove by William L. Shea

The battle of Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas was one of the largest Civil War engagements fought on the western frontier, and it dramatically altered the balance of power in the www.doorway.ru by: 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/5(19). Of interest to Civil War scholars and general readers alike, Baxter’s compelling social history is rendered even more comprehensive by William Shea’s introduction. Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove is a valuable personal account of the Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi West which enables us to better comprehend the conflict as a whole and its devastating effect on the general populace of the war-torn portions of Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins.

Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West William L. Shea and Earl J. Hess and Prairie Grove: A Battlefield Guide, with a Section on Wire Road Earl J. Hess, William J. Shea, William G. Piston and Richard W. Hatcher cover only. The Battle of Pea Ridge: The Civil War Fight for the Ozarks James R. Knight cover only. War in the West. Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, and Prairie Grove - Christopher Lawrence Brest - A useful guidebook for the significant Civil War battles of Wilson's Creek, Pear Ridge, and Prairie Grove. Fields of Blood - William L. Shea - Presents the events of the Battle of Prairie Grove of , which took place in Arkansas and ended the efforts. Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, and Prairie Grove: A Battlefield Guide, with a Section on Wire Road. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, Josephy Jr., Alvin M. The Civil War in the American West. New York: Alfred Knopf, Knight, James R. The Battle of Pea Ridge: The Civil War Fight for the Ozarks. Charleston, SC: The History Press,

William L. Shea holds a Ph.D. from Rice University and is Professor of History at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. He is co-author, with Earl Hess, of Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West, an alternate selection of the History Book Club and the Book-of-the-Month Club. Of interest to Civil War scholars and general readers alike, Baxter’s compelling social history is rendered even more comprehensive by William Shea’s introduction. Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove is a valuable personal account of the Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi West which enables us to better comprehend the conflict as a whole and its devastating effect on the general populace of the war-torn portions of the country. Short, quick overview of the Civil War in Arkansas in and the two main battles there (Pea Ridge in February and Prairie Grove in December). A useful appendix gives the order of battle for both sides in both battles. Not counting the appendix, the book is barely over pages long with wide outer margins.