Monte Akers: 2 books
Flames after Midnight
Murder, Vengeance, and the Desolation of a Texas Community, Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2011
What happened in Kirven, Texas, in May 1922, has been forgotten by the outside world. It was a coworker's whispered words, "Kirven is where they burned the [Negroes]," that set Monte Akers to work at discovering the true story behind a young white woman's brutal murder and the burning alive...
Year of Desperate Struggle
Jeb Stuart and His Cavalry, from Gettysburg to Yellow Tavern, 1863-1864
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
By the summer of 1863, following Chancellorsville, it was clear to everyone on both sides of the Civil War that the Army of Northern Virginia was the most formidable force Americans had ever put in the field. It could only be “tied” in battle, if against great odds, but would more usually vanquish...