tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202315403501002565.post137824651373986845..comments2022-01-28T08:39:45.114-08:00Comments on Jayhawkers and Red Legs: "Hell and its Fury" Part IMatt M. Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676364812280459570noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202315403501002565.post-33807371959444023572010-12-24T06:50:02.794-08:002010-12-24T06:50:02.794-08:00I don't know if there would be enough primary ...I don't know if there would be enough primary material on Todd and Hoyt. I could be wrong. I don't know why they won't let you do a short Hoyt bio? I would love to see the stuff on Hoyt killing Todd. How about the Baxter Springs massacre? Short, lots of material that I can send your way, and right down the road. Also, the battle Mine Creek could be nice and short and right up the road from you. Drop me a line at grimchieftain@hotmail.com or feel free to call anytime 785-242-8423Matt M. Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676364812280459570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202315403501002565.post-26411405729585172662010-12-23T16:04:35.866-08:002010-12-23T16:04:35.866-08:00Just so you know, Matt, the GHHoyt thesis I had be...Just so you know, Matt, the GHHoyt thesis I had been long plotting - a 5-year bio from Brown's Trial to Second Newtonia - has been nixed by the powers that be. Not a problem, really, as I agree with them that as I had envisioned it, it was just too big for the 'rules.' But I don't like the alternatives they suggested, either. So it's kind of back to Square One, as it were.<br /><br />But this group or articles suggests another option: Hoyt vs. Todd as a subtheme for the Border War. We have this encounter, the link that I gave you earlier with the spy lady (whose name escapes me presently), and the fact that Hoyt eventually killed Todd during Price's Raid (references on request if you don't have them ;).<br /><br />In your professional historian opinion, do you think such an approach might have legs? If I dig enough am I going to be able to fill this thing out?<br /><br />But most importantly, could it be a work worth doing?El Borakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442800943924317604noreply@blogger.com