"In 1864, General Sterling Price with an army of 12,000 ragtag Confederates invaded Missouri in an effort to wrest it from the United States Army's Department of Missouri. This book chronicles the Confederacy's desperate, final, ill-fated attempt to win a decisive victory"-- Provided by publisher.

"It looks very much like war ..." -- A passion for Missouri: the rebel invaders -- A team of outcasts: the yankees -- "A blow that had destiny in it" -- Crossing the river -- "Thermopylae" -- Lost opportunities -- The "picnic period" -- Westport -- "This has been a disastrous day!" -- This unfortunate campaign -- Epilogue.