From 1891 to 1922; Texans burned an average of one person of color at the stake a year for three decades. These burnings typically featured carnival atmospheres with thousands in attendance; including men; women and children who later described the spectacles as jovial "barbecues" or "roasts;" and commemorated the events with "lynching" postcards. It was a period when many white Texans-previously enraged by Reconstruction-reasserted white primacy and terrorized black Texans with impunity. Join author E. R. Bills in this recounting of an African American holocaust. E. R. Bills is a Texas author and historian who also wrote "The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas" and "Texas Obscurities:: Stories of the Peculiar; Exceptional and Nefarious."
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good times rememberedBy Ned MerrittThis book brought back some fond memories. In 1955 i joined the Marine Corps and after I.T.R. was sent to the Third Marine Division; Third Tank Battalion.South Camp Fuji; Japan. There i joined up with HS company; Flame Platoon. I stayed with the flames until the end of 1956; when they were retired and turned in for survey. We had the first and third section of tanks; the second section was in Okinawa. I was gunner on F-32. Our tanks had a few more modifications from those in Korea. They were M4A3E8H6models. We had three co2 bottles next to the bow gunner and the napalm tanks(4 tanks) were set in a clover leaf pattern under the deck. The co2 would go to a Grove regulator under the deck; just beneath the gunner; from there it went to the right exhaust manifold and was heated to push the napalm out. You never forget the sound of a rod of napalm being fired. I am 78 now but i can still remember a few names from the past. My T.C. was Cpl. Storm; my plt/sgt was SSgt. Flornoy. I went to an M47 (Y42)as gunner and later became T.C. of an M48A1.8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. A great read on a very unknown topicBy Guy DeyoungThis is a great book in terms of the material it presents and the story it tells. If Korea is the "forgotten war" then it is even rarer to find a book that recounts the experiences of Marine Corps tank crewmen on flamethrower tanks in that war; yet that's exactly what this book does. The author's were both members of the flame platoon in Korea and they describe their experiences during that war. They also do a good job describing the actions of the flame platoon prior to their arrival in Korea. The authors do a great job describing the technical aspects of their M4A3E8 Sherman tanks which were equipped with a 105mm howitzer; a flame gun capable of shooting napalm; as well as three machine guns. They also clearly tie together what the tank was capable of with how it was used. As they describe the various actions they were involved in you can almost visualize the crew members going about their tasks inside the tank as they work together to take out the enemy while at the same times surviving themselves. It's a great story and well told.The only downside to the book is that it can be a bit repetitive. The authors were expert tankers; not professional writers. My own sense was that this material might have originally been put together for family members; or fellow veterans; and only later was collated for publication as a book. There are frequent summary paragraphs at the beggining and end of each chapter that almost read like a tv or movie trailer kind of a "Previously on Flame Dragons...." Or "Next time on Flame Dragons....." . The material in the book is so unique and valuable that this stylistic quirk shouldn't put you off. Read the book; it's worth it.It might also be important to potential buyers to note that this is a re-release of a book that was originally entitled Flame Dragons. I'd also note that the captions to the pictures are very difficult to read; but I believe that to be a limitation the current generation of Kindles rather than the fault of the authors.Finally; I've been on my own personal odyssey reading Korean War books this year. As an Army veteran it really bothers me to read some of the tragedies that befell Army units due to the poor state of training and readiness among the first Army units committed to Korea. Not so the Marines. This book drives home once again how the training; toughness; and esprit of the Marine Corps pay dividends in time of war. God love the Marines!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy GRUNT55FINE PRODUCT.
