Bushwhacker Belles

The award-winning author provides “a look at the women who supported the male border raiders . . . includes heartrending stories from a savage war” ( HistoryNet ). In this fascinating look at an often overlooked subject, historian Larry Wood delves into the hidden lives of the brave belles of Missouri. Sometimes connected by blood but always united in purpose, these wives, sisters, daughters, lovers, friends, and mothers risked their lives and their freedom to give aid and comfort to their menfo