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by Albert E. Castel (Author)
Indeed, the story of General Price -- as this account by Albert Castle shows -- is the story, in large part, of the Confederacy's struggle in the West. The author draws a fascinating portrait of Price the man -- vain, courageous, addicted to secrecy -- and produces insightful interpretations and much pertinent information about the Civil War in the West.
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Indeed, the story of General Price--as this account by Albert Castle shows--is the story, in large part, of the Confederacy's struggle in the West. The author draws a fascinating portrait of Price the man-vain, courageous, addicted to secrecy--and produces insightful interpretations and much pertinent information about the Civil War in the West.
Author Biography
Albert Castel, professor of history at Western Michigan University, is author of William Clarke Quantrill: His Life and Times and A Frontier State at War: Kansas, 1861-1865. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Castel received his B.A. and M.A. degrees at Wichita University and his Ph.D. degree at the University of Chicago.
