When the Missouri Ran Red: A Novel of the Civil War (Jim Woodward -F) Section-Civil War History The book traces this progression

The book traces this progression from a simple farm boy to a president who changed the world

and vivid historical details

and images of uniforms worn at the battle

Author: Jon Meacham

and landscapes on foot

When the Missouri Ran Red: A Novel of the Civil War (Jim Woodward -F) Section-Civil War History The book traces this progressionAutumn, 1864. Rebel bushwhackers have seized and looted a small town in Missouri. Wounded and left for dead by his half brother, seventeen year old Owen Wainwright is captured and conscripted by the Confederate Army. As the troops blacksmith, he witnesses the horrors of war firsthand: the savagery of General Selbys Iron Brigade, the massacres of Union troops, the bloody battles at Lexington, Westport, and Mine Creek. Against all odds, Owen survives