Wildwood Boys - by James Carlos Blake (Paperback)

About the Book

"The ... story of free-spirit William Anderson, who is pulled into a savage conflict of state against state in the years leading up to the Civil War. When Bill suffers a catastrophic loss, a fury is unleashed in his anguished soul. He becomes the most fearsome guerrilla captain and earns a name that becomes whispered with reverence and terror: 'Bloody Bill.'"--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

From the raw clay of historical fact, James Carlos Blake has sculpted a powerful novel of both a man and an America at war with themselves. Here is the brutally honest story of free-spirit William Anderson, who is pulled into a savage conflict of state against state in the years leading up to the Civil War. When Bill suffers a catastrophic loss, a fury is unleashed in his anguished soul. He becomes the most fearsome guerrilla captain and earns a name that becomes whispered with reverence and terror: "Bloody Bill."

Review Quotes

"One of the best and most original writers in America today."--"Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"Blake is a unique chronicler of hard lives in harder times."--"Rocky Mountain News"Ladies and gentlemen, the next Cormac McCarthy."-- "Texas Monthly""No one writes about blood and guts better than James Carlos Blake. He knows in his bones that violence is at the heart of our American history."-- "Washington Post Book World"