James G. Hollandsworth, Jr., was the author of The Louisiana Native Guards: The Black Military Experience during the Civil War and Pretense of Glory: The Life of Nathaniel P. Banks.

"Hollandsworth weaves a narrative of events shocking in themselves... almost wholly a police-perpetuated murder of dozens of blacks and pro-Union whites." - Booklist; "In sublime detail, and with a novelist's flair, Hollandsworth takes the reader through the [riot], almost by the hour, describing both the fear and the fury." - Register of the Kentucky Historical Society; "Riveting firsthand testimony and dramatic recreation of key events offer chilling insight into the deadly assault." - Journal of Southern History; "A superb narrative that brings to life the riot and its participants as never before." - North and South"

James G. Hollandsworth, Jr., was the author of The Louisiana Native Guards: The Black Military Experience during the Civil War and Pretense of Glory: The Life of Nathaniel P. Banks.

"Hollandsworth weaves a narrative of events shocking in themselves... almost wholly a police-perpetuated murder of dozens of blacks and pro-Union whites." - Booklist; "In sublime detail, and with a novelist's flair, Hollandsworth takes the reader through the [riot], almost by the hour, describing both the fear and the fury." - Register of the Kentucky Historical Society; "Riveting firsthand testimony and dramatic recreation of key events offer chilling insight into the deadly assault." - Journal of Southern History; "A superb narrative that brings to life the riot and its participants as never before." - North and South"

James G. Hollandsworth, Jr., was the author of The Louisiana Native Guards: The Black Military Experience during the Civil War and Pretense of Glory: The Life of Nathaniel P. Banks.

"Hollandsworth weaves a narrative of events shocking in themselves... almost wholly a police-perpetuated murder of dozens of blacks and pro-Union whites." - Booklist; "In sublime detail, and with a novelist's flair, Hollandsworth takes the reader through the [riot], almost by the hour, describing both the fear and the fury." - Register of the Kentucky Historical Society; "Riveting firsthand testimony and dramatic recreation of key events offer chilling insight into the deadly assault." - Journal of Southern History; "A superb narrative that brings to life the riot and its participants as never before." - North and South"