Search Results - "Arkansas"

Arkansas : a guide to the state /

“…Arkansas. n 79034503…”

Arkansas : a narrative history / by Whayne, Jeannie M., DeBlack, Thomas A., 1951-, Sabo, George, Arnold, Morris S.

Table of Contents: “…A land "inferior to none" -- Native American prehistory -- Spanish and French explorations in the Mississippi Valley -- New traditions for a new world: seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Native Americans in Arkansas -- Indians and colonists in the Arkansas country, 1686/1803 -- The turbulent path to statehood: Arkansas Territory, 1803/1836 -- "The rights and rank to which we are entitled": Arkansas in the early statehood period, 1836/1850 -- Prosperity and peril: Arkansas in the late antebellum period, 1850/1860 -- "Between the hawk & buzzard": the civil war in Arkansas, 1860/1865 -- "A harnessed revolution": reconstruction in Arkansas, 1865/1880 -- Arkansas in the New South, 1880/1900 -- A light in the darkness: limits of progressive reform, 1900/1920 -- Darker forces on the horizon: natural disasters and Great Depression, 1920/1940 -- From World War to New Era, 1940/1954 -- Stumbling toward a new Arkansas, 1954/1970 -- Arkansas in the sunbelt South, 1970/1992 -- The burden of Arkansas history, 1992/2012.…”
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Arkansas made : a survey of the decorative, mechanical, and fine arts produced in Arkansas, 1819-1870 / by Bennett, Swannee, 1949-

Subjects: “…Decorative arts Arkansas History 19th century. sh 85036316…”

Arkansas/Arkansaw : how bear hunters, hillbillies, and good ol' boys defined a state / by Blevins, Brooks, 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Creating the Bear State; First Interlude: Why Arkansas?; Chapter Two: Aboard the Arkansaw Train; Second Interlude: This Hillbilly State of Mine; Chapter Three: Heyday of the Hillbilly; Third Interlude: Getting Defensive; Chapter Four: All Roads Lead to Bubba; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography.…”
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Confederate Arkansas : the People and Policies of a Frontier State in Wartime. by Dougan, Michael B.

Table of Contents: “…State Politics on the Eve of the Sectional Crisis; 3. Arkansas in the Election of 1860; 4. Arkansas and the Union, Novermber, 1860 -- March, 1861; 5. …”
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Arkansas in ink : gunslingers, ghosts, and other graphic tales /

Table of Contents: “…About the Encyclopedia of Arkansas -- Politics -- Law and Outlaws -- Oddities -- Celebrities.…”
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Unvarnished Arkansas : the naked truth about nine famous Arkansans / by Teske, Steven

“…Arkansas Biography.…”
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Arkansas godfather : the story of Owney Madden and how he hijacked Middle America / by Nown, Graham

Subjects: “…Criminals Arkansas Hot Springs Biography.…”
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Arkansas travelers : geographies of exploration and perception, 1804-1834 / by Milson, Andrew J.

Table of Contents: “…Featherstonhaugh's Arkansas excursion, 1834 -- Deep mapping travelers' perceptions of the Arkansas past…”
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Exploring the Big Woods : a guide to the last great forest of the Arkansas Delta / by Moran, Matthew D.

Subjects: “…Forests and forestry Arkansas Arkansas Delta Guidebooks.…”
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Race and ethnicity in Arkansas : new perspectives /

Table of Contents: “…From slavery to freedom : new perspectives on the African American experience in Arkansas. Black and white on slavery's frontier : the slave experience in Arkansas / Kelly Houston Jones -- Race and the struggle for freedom : African American Arkansans after emancipation / Carl H. …”
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Arkansas, 1800-1860 : remote and restless / by Bolton, S. Charles

“…Histories of Arkansas.…”
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ARKANSAS w/Counties /

Subjects: “…Roads Arkansas Maps.…”
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Encyclopedia of Arkansas music /

Table of Contents: “…Table of Contents; About the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture; Preface; Musical Map of Arkansas; Introduction; Blues / R & B; Classical / Opera; Country; Folk; Gospel / Contemporary Christian; Jazz; Rock; Rockabilly; Allison, Luther; Altheimer, Joshua; Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame; Arkansas Folk Festival; Arkansas Symphony Orchestra; Ashley, Hugh; Bartlett, E.M.; Bazooka; Beatles-Stopover; Bell, Al; Bennett, Al; Black Oak Arkansas; Boston, Gretha; Britt, Elton; Brockwell Gospel Music School; Broonzy, "Big Bill"; Brown, Jim Ed; Browns, The; Brumley, Albert E.; Buchanan, Roy.…”
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Slavery and Secession in Arkansas : a Documentary History. by Gigantino, James J.

Subjects: “…Slavery Arkansas History.…”
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Civil War Arkansas : beyond battles and leaders /

Table of Contents: “…Henry McCulloch's Texans and the Defense of Arkansas in 1862; 2. Wartime Gristmill Destruction in Northwest Arkansas and Military Farm Colonies; 3. …”
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Lights! Camera! Arkansas! : from Broncho Billy to Billy Bob Thornton / by Cochran, Robert, McCray, Suzanne, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction; Take One: Hollywood, Arkansas; Take Two: Tough Guys, Early 3-D, and a Sharpshooter in Pigtails; Take Three: True Grit, Fake Monsters, and Many Explosions; Take Four: More Grit, Young Gun Directors, and Shelter Hard to Hold; Bonus Feature One: Documentary Film in Arkansas; Bonus Feature Two: Picks and Pans; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Champion trees of Arkansas : an artist's journey / by Palmer, Linda Williams

Table of Contents: “…Curatorial Essay -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Bur Oak -- The King of Keo: Disappearing Majesty -- Maidenhair Ginkgo -- Sentinel of the Delta -- Cherrybark Oak -- A Beautiful Survivor -- Eastern Cottonwood -- The Elephant Tree -- White Oak and Persimmon -- Dardanelle's Council Oak: Site of Black Fox's Treaty -- Tuliptree -- Beauty and the Beasties -- Weeping Willow -- Weep for the Weeping Willow -- American Holly -- The Holly Bears the Crown -- Flowering Dogwood -- Legend of the Dogwood Tree -- Chinkapin Oak -- An Anonymous Champion -- White Ash -- The Working Tree -- Sweet Pecan -- Back When Cotton Was King -- Southern Magnolia -- Belle of the South -- Loblolly Pine -- Chivalry Is Not Dead -- Northern Catalpa -- Three Giant Trees and One Giant Bull -- Sugar Maple -- Seven in One Day -- Hackberry -- The Unappreciated Tree -- Bald Cypress -- Arkansas's Biggest Tree: Worth the Wait -- Post Oak -- A Family Tree -- Shortleaf Pine -- Another Champion Gone with the Wind -- Water Tupelo -- Lost in the Woods -- Water Oak -- A Welcoming Community -- Southern Red Oak -- A Christmas Surprise -- Epilogue -- The Journey Continues -- Resources -- Index of Drawings.…”
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Anti-catholicism in Arkansas : how politicians, the press, the klan, and religious leaders imagined an enemy, 1910-1960 / by Barnes, Kenneth C., 1956-

Subjects: “…Anti-Catholicism Arkansas History 20th century.…”
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The Arkansas post of Louisiana / by Arnold, Morris A.

Table of Contents: “…The Arkansas Post of Louisiana -- Postscript.…”
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