"An invaluable work . . . supports and importantly expands on recent studies of sundown towns and racial cleansing." --Journal of Southern History "Well-written and creatively researched . . . movingly documents 'a dark mark upon the land yet to be removed.'" --Journal of American History "Does crucial work in bringing attention to a long-neglected but important aspect of southern Ozarks and Missouri history." --Missouri Historical Review "Essential reading for anyone who lives in the southern Ozarks." --Arkansas Historical Quarterly "A cogent and illuminating contribution to the burgeoning scholarship on lynching." --American Historical Review "Required reading for researchers interested in how lynching and expulsion are indispensable for understanding an important but oftentimes unacknowledged phenomenon in U.S. History." --Choice