Watkins Museum Book Launch: “The Jayhawker Cleveland: Phantom Horseman of the Prairie” by David Hann
Watkins Museum 1047 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, KSA legend in his own time, Marshall Cleveland rode into Leavenworth alone in June, 1861 to view his own “Wanted Dead or Alive” poster. No one in that town of 12,000 inhabitants, nor any soldiers from Fort Leavenworth, attempted to collect the reward, and Cleveland rode slowly out of town.
The Free State of Kansas and the slave state of Missouri are the backdrop of this tale of heroic deeds and fatal mistakes. David Hann takes the reader on a trail ride through a gritty time in the American West when people were pitted against each other and some had to choose sides in a life-and-death battle of ideas.
Not all of the settlers in Kansas and Missouri had an opinion on the slavery question, but having no opinion was not an option. Residents were caught in the middle of two conflicting ideas, and a wrong answer given to strangers could result in loss of property and sometimes loss of life.
The Jayhawker Cleveland is a story of a man and his times. Culled from 1860s newspaper articles and published reports of a tumultuous and violent era in American history, Hann describes how this liberator of slaves and horses found brief but deadly fame during the Kansas Missouri Border War.
Intended for the Young Adult audience, older folks will surely enjoy the bravado and adventure portrayed so adeptly in Hann’s The Jayhawker Cleveland.
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Author Leonard Krishtalka at Watkins Museum
Watkins Museum 1047 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, KSMary Fanning finds the body on the bed in the house next door, poisoned. Smart, tough and inquisitive, she covers the murder trial as the first woman reporter for the Kansas Daily Tribune. Amid the upheaval of post-Civil War Lawrence, she unravels the diabolical plots and desperate lives that led to three dead bodies and a shocking last act.
Author David Hann at Barnes & Noble Kansas City
Barnes & Noble Kansas City 8625 Northwest Prairie View Rd, Kansas City, KansasThe Free State of Kansas and the slave state of Missouri are the backdrop of this tale of heroic deeds and fatal mistakes. David Hann takes the reader on a trail ride through a gritty time in the American West when people were pitted against each other and some had to choose sides in a life-and-death battle of ideas.
“Clawed from the dust and given breath, The Jayhawker Cleveland presents an historic figure now largely forgotten who grew from a naive youth to a man of ruthless courage fit to a violent age. Fast paced and gripping, the story takes you to the bloody border of Kansas and Missouri at the outbreak of the Civil War. No doubt our hero, Marshall Cleveland, would be pleased by his dramatic portrayal herein.” —Melvin Litton, author of Caspion, I Joaquin, Geminga, The Kansas Murder Trilogy
Author Reading & Discussion Panel
Lawrence Public LibraryThe Body on the Bed by Leonard Krishtalka: Reporter Mary Fanning finds the body on the bed, poisoned. Mary finds the body on the bed in the house next door. Smart, tough and inquisitive, she covers the murder trial as the first woman reporter for the Kansas Daily Tribune. Amid the upheaval of post-Civil War Lawrence, she unravels the diabolical plots and desperate lives that led to three dead bodies and a shocking last act.
Posts of a Mid-Century Kid by Ann Vigola Anderson: Anderson takes us on a journey to 1950s and 60s Kansas and treats the reader to hometown cooking in her tasty memoir Posts of a Mid-Century Kid. With humor and richly crafted details, she chronicles her mid-century childhood, offering a sampling of another era. This delightful and mischievous memoir advocates coloring vividly outside of the lines!
The Bug Diary by Amber Fraley: When Freshman Kymer Charvat indulges in recreational drugs with her new friends, an on-campus ghost hands her a mystery to solve. When another on-campus ghost, naturalist and professor Lewis Lynsey Dyche, gives Kymer a second clue to aid in her quest to identify the mystery bee in Flora’s bug diary, classifying the mystery bee becomes Kymer’s main drive.
Murder at the Galvez by Kathleen Kaska: Eighteen years after discovering the murdered body of her grandfather in the foyer of the historic Galvez Hotel, reporter Sydney Lockhart returns to Galveston, Texas to cover a story. Instead, she finds herself embroiled in a murder mystery.
The Jayhawker Cleveland by David Hann: A legend in his own time, Marshall Cleveland rode into Leavenworth alone in June, 1861 to view his own “Wanted Dead or Alive” poster. No one in that town of 12,000 inhabitants, nor any soldiers from Fort Leavenworth, attempted to collect the reward, and Cleveland rode slowly out of town.
Author Amber Fraley at Barnes & Noble Zona Rosa
Barnes & Noble Kansas City 8625 Northwest Prairie View Rd, Kansas City, KansasAuthor book signing
Author David Hann @ Prospero’s Bookstore KCMO
Prospero's 1800 W 39th St, Kansas City, United StatesJoin author David Hann as he discusses his research for The Jayhawker Cleveland.
Author David Hann @ The Green Door Book Store OPKS
Green Door Book Store 7713 W 151st St, Overland Park, KS, United StatesCome along on a trail ride through a gritty time in the American West when people were pitted against each other and some had to choose sides in a life-and-death battle of ideas.
Author, Ann Vigola Anderson @ The Volland Store
The Volland Store 24098 Volland Rd, Alma, KS, United StatesPOSTS OF A MID-CENTURY KID Doing My Best. Having Fun. “Anderson takes us on a journey to 1950s and 60s Kansas and treats the reader to hometown cooking in her […]
Author, Ann Vigola Anderson @ The St. Marys Library
Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library 306 N 5th St, St. Marys, KSPOSTS OF A MID-CENTURY KID Doing My Best. Having Fun. “Anderson takes us on a journey to 1950s and 60s Kansas and treats the reader to hometown cooking in her […]
