When the Missouri Ran Red

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From two-time Spur Award-winning author Jim R. Woolard comes a visceral Civil War epic rich in historical detail and raw human drama. Set in the final months of the American Civil War, this powerful novel follows seventeen-year-old Owen Wainwright on his harrowing journey from Confederate captive to Union prisoner to a force of vengeance. In Autumn 1864, after Rebel bushwhackers loot a small Missouri town, Owen is wounded and abandoned by his half-brother, only to be captured and conscripted by the Confederate Army. As the troops' blacksmith, he witnesses the brutal realities of war, including the savagery of General Selby's Iron Brigade and the bloody battles at Lexington, Westport, and Mine Creek. With the help of an unlikely ally, Owen survives the horrors of conflict. However, fate turns cruel when he is caught in a deadly ambush and imprisoned by Union forces. Brutalized and losing hope, he receives an unexpected offer from a U.S. Marshal: help capture his traitorous half-brother, wanted for murder, and he will gain his freedom and revenge. The stakes are high, and the consequences of failure could be deadly. Filled with gripping adventure and blistering battle scenes, this novel is destined to be a classic for Civil War enthusiasts.