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Bluecoat and Pioneer: The Recollections of John Benton Hart
Sun, OCT 13, 2019, 02:00pm

John Hart, great-grandson, will discuss the book he has edited called Bluecoat and Pioneer: The Recollections of John Benton Hart, 1864-1868 and show some pictures.  John Benton Hart was a native Kansan and member of the 11th Kansas Cavalry which clashed with Confederate General Sterling Price at the Battle of Westport, was a bullwhacker carrying mail to the forts on the Bozeman Trail, and was a friend of scout Jim Bridger and Chief Blackfoot of the Mountain Crow.

RSVP to (816) 701-3407.

Parking in garage across the street on Baltimore.

Location Central Library, 14 W. 10th Street, Kansas City, MO