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The itensity of the hard fought Red River campaign comes alive in McGowen's well-turned words. Based upon meticulous research in Confederate Army records, letters, diaries, published memoirs, and relevant secondary materials, Horse Sweat and Powder Smoke sheds valuable light on a long-neglected aspect of the Civil War in the West, and it will be a welcome addition to the shelves of scholars and other Civil War enthusiasts. - Journal of Southern History Horse Sweat and Powder Smoke is a fascinating history of one of the Civil War's most interesting and colorful regiments. - Library Booknotes Readers will find McGowen's book engrossing and thought-provoking, a stimulating study of large questions in microcosm. - Southwestern Historical Quarterly McGowen's style is clear . . . a fine book. - The Civil War News

The itensity of the hard fought Red River campaign comes alive in McGowen's well-turned words. Based upon meticulous research in Confederate Army records, letters, diaries, published memoirs, and relevant secondary materials, Horse Sweat and Powder Smoke sheds valuable light on a long-neglected aspect of the Civil War in the West, and it will be a welcome addition to the shelves of scholars and other Civil War enthusiasts. - Journal of Southern History Horse Sweat and Powder Smoke is a fascinating history of one of the Civil War's most interesting and colorful regiments. - Library Booknotes Readers will find McGowen's book engrossing and thought-provoking, a stimulating study of large questions in microcosm. - Southwestern Historical Quarterly McGowen's style is clear ... a fine book. - The Civil War News

"The itensity of the hard fought Red River campaign comes alive in McGowen’s well-turned words. Based upon meticulous research in Confederate Army records, letters, diaries, published memoirs, and relevant secondary materials, Horse Sweat and Powder Smoke sheds valuable light on a long-neglected aspect of the Civil War in the West, and it will be a welcome addition to the shelves of scholars and other Civil War enthusiasts."""" - Journal of Southern History """"Horse Sweat and Powder Smoke is a fascinating history of one of the Civil War’s most interesting and colorful regiments."""" - Library Booknotes """"Readers will find McGowen’s book engrossing and thought-provoking, a stimulating study of large questions in microcosm."""" - Southwestern Historical Quarterly """"McGowen’s style is clear . . . a fine book."""" - The Civil War News"

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Stanley S. McGowen received his PhD in history from Texas Christian University. He has written more than twenty articles and papers on various topics on military history.

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