This post is a continuation of the “Battle of Independence, Part 1. I recommend that read that post first before reading this one. At 4:30 am the morning of August 11, a group of rebels made up mostly of Quantrill’s men quietly rode into town and hitched their horses on the square. Quantrill’s job was […]
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This tour stop takes us back to Independence, where the First Battle of Independence occurred on August 11, 1862. There is a single informational sign on the south side of the courthouse and don’t forget to visit the 1859 jail and museum which was the topic of the last Border War Tour Stop. One other note
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I was honored to be on the Timeline Radio show and podcast with Clenece Hill last Monday, August 16th. The show was live on KLWN in Lawrence and you can listen to the podcast via this link: 樂威壯 “_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener”>https://www.klwn.com/timeline-radio-w-clenece/. Take a listen and let me know what you think! Click on image to read
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Pick up a copy of the August 13th edition of the Johnson County Gazette and read my latest article about the Battle of Blowhard. You can also read the column by clicking on this link: Battle of Blowhard, August 13th The Battle of Blowhard is the account of one of the first conflicts on the
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I am pleased to announce that Moonlit Mayhem was reviewed by Civil War Books and Authors. Check out their review via the link to their site. Civil War Books and Authors is a site dedicated to the review and discussion of Civil War Books. I’m very happy that they decided to review my book on
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The Lane Trail is a route from the east and north into Kansas that allowed settlers from those regions to avoid Missouri and the ruffians who might accost them on their way to Kansas. Established in 1856, the trail was named after James H Lane, who from the mid-1850s through the end of the Civil
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Well, it’s not a New York Times bestseller yet, but it’s doing okay. Four months into the sales of Moonlit Mayhem I have sold 227 copies. One hundred and fifty of those have been sold through my website, www.jonathanjonesauthor.com , or in person, with the rest being a combination of E-versions (Kindle or eBook) or
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Check out my latest article in the June 11 edition of the Johnson County Gazette about Olathe’s historic Ott’s Mill building on East Cedar Street. If you have been following my column, you know that I am a direct descendent of C.M. Ott, who built the mill in 1868, making it the second oldest building
I promised when I started this journey that I would keep this audience updated as to my progress and how things were going with this crazy idea of publishing a book. Those of you just here for the history may want to tune out as this post is about the process of writing and selling
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Check out the latest edition of the Johnson County Gazette to read my latest article about Olathe’s first Mayor, William “Billy” Pellett. Pellett was held prisoner during the Raid of Olathe by William Quantrill in 1862. Of course, you can read more about that event by purchasing my new book, “Moonlit Mayhem: Quantrill’s Raid of Olathe, Kansas” available
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