The Bald Nobbers

Nathaniel Kinney came to the Ozark Mountain area in Missouri directly after the Civil War. He was looking for a place he could farm the land and enjoy a peaceful life after serving the Union during the Civil War. He thought he had found a type of paradise overlooking the peaceful Cumberland River.

He could not know the peaceful life he longed to live could never be enjoyed in those sleepy backwoods hollows. Ancient feuds and modern criminals had destroyed the countryside peace and refused to change. Kinney, a man of grit and determination, decided he and his neighbors could make Taney County, MO, a place safe for women, children and honest men. The Bald Nobbers is deep look at their personal stories. 30,067 words