In Bloody Ozarks , G.W. Johnson digs down to the roots of Arkansas history and unearths a journal of heartrending images and tales of pioneer families who settled the land and spent the Civil War defending it. The Johnsons, Sizemores, Casselmans, and McChristians-all Union sympathizers-dominate the book's landscape, but the author also keeps a watchful eye on the bloody conflict's global aspects, reminding the reader that both sides met their share...