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This comic book features "Quantrell's Raiders" from the movie "Red Mountain." It has a glossy yellow cover and twenty-five newsprint pages with color illustrations. The comic book is a fictional interpretation of the notorious Confederate guerrilla, William Clarke Quantrill and his men. Quantrill led over 300 men in a raid against the city of Lawrence, Kansas on August 21, 1863. Quantrill's Raiders killed over 150 men and destroyed some 200 homes and businesses. Only the cover has been scanned due to copyright restrictions.
Creator: Avon Periodicals, Inc.
Date: 1952
Item Number: 222102
Call Number: 2007.7.32
KSHS Identifier: 2007.7.32
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Movies & Theater - Movies
Date - 1950s - 1952
Home and Family - Daily life - Leisure - Play
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Book - Comic
People - Notable People - Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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