underground movements

Chronicles the life of Jesse James, debunking his mythological identity as a Robin Hood figure and showing that his exploits had a clear political purpose: to use violent tactics and the news media to fight for the Confederate cause long after the Civil War ended.

Describes how Colonel John Mosby and his partisan soldiers conducted successful guerrilla warfare on Northern troops during the Civil War.

Contains stories of men and women who became spies for the Union or Confederacy including Elizabeth Van Lew, Belle Boyd, and Rose O'Neal Greenhow.

Presents first-hand accounts by men and women who risked their lives in underground activities for the North and the South. A history of the Civil War's secret missions.

A biography of the outlaw, focusing on his involvement in the Civil War and the formation of the James Gang.

Describes the activities of famous spies of the Civil War.

Two fifteen-year-old boys in Missouri in 1863 find friendship and family loyalty tested by Quantrell's raiders, a Rebel guerrilla band who roamed under the black flag of "no quarter to be given by Union troops.".

Recounts episodes of clandestine activites during the Civil War centered in Virginia, Kansas, and Missouri.