Hope Never to See It: A Graphic History of Guerrilla Violence During the American Civil War

Hope Never to See It: A Graphic History of Guerrilla Violence During the American Civil War - Paperback

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Hope Never to See It: A Graphic History of Guerrilla Violence During the American Civil War
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Hope Never to See It: A Graphic History of Guerrilla Violence During the American Civil War - Paperback

Hope Never to See It: A Graphic History of Guerrilla Violence During the American Civil War - Paperback

by Andrew Fialka
$21.55
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Book Overview

Hope Never to See It illustrates two exceptional incidents of occupational and guerrilla violence in Missouri during the American Civil War. The first is a Union spy's two-week-long murder spree targeting civilians, and the second is a pro-Confederate guerrillas' mutilation of almost 150 U.S. troops.

The men leading the atrocities (Jacob Terman, alias Harry Truman, and "Bloody" Bill Anderson) weren't so different. Both the Union spy and the infamous Confederate guerrilla claimed to be avenging the deaths of their families, operated under orders from military officials, and were hard drinkers. Their acts outline the terror inflicted on both sides of the struggle.

This book's use of sequential art displays these grisly realities to mute the war's glorification and to help prompt a modern, meaningful reconciliation with the war. The moral ambiguities contained within this story call into question our understanding of the laws of war and the ways in which wars end.
ISBN9780820369556
Author Andrew Fialka
PublisherUniversity of Georgia Press
GenreHistory and Comics & graphic novels
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages216
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Hope Never to See It: A Graphic History of Guerrilla Violence During the American Civil War

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Hope Never to See It: A Graphic History of Guerrilla Violence During the American Civil War - Paperback

By Andrew Fialka

About Andrew Fialka

ANDREW FIALKA is associate professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University. He has co-directed multiple digital history projects at UGA's Center for Virtual History (eHistory.org). He lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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