Arkansas History
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 416
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Author: Guy Lancaster
Publisher: Butler Center Books
Published: 2014-09-01
Total Pages: 199
ISBN-13: 1935106740
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1837 Representative Joseph J. Anthony stabs the speaker of the house to death during a debate about wolf pelts. In 1899 Hot Springs police shoot it out with the county sheriffs over control of illegal gambling. In 1974 President Richard Nixon resigns in part due to the outspokenness of Pine Bluff native Martha Mitchell. In this special print project of the online Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, legendary cartoonist Ron Wolfe brings these and many other stories to life. Accompanied by selected entries from the encyclopedia, Wolfe’s cartoons highlight the oddities and absurdities of our state’s history. Seriously, you couldn’t make up this stuff.
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 312
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Carl H. Moneyhon
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781610750288
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Arkansas and the New South, 1874-1929 Carl Moneyhon examines the struggle of Arkansas's people to enter the economic and social mainstreams of the nation in the years from the end of Reconstruction to the beginning of the Great Depression. Economic changes brought about by development of the timber industry, exploitation of the rich coal fields in the western part of the state, discovery of petroleum, and building of manufacturing industries transformed social institutions and fostered a demographic shift from rural to urban settings.
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 1236
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Clarence R. Geier
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-02-10
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781541023482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book includes six chapters that cover Virginia history from initial settlement through the 20th century plus one that deals with the important role of underwater archaeology. Written by prominent archaeologists with research experience in their respective topic areas, the chapters consider important issues of Virginia history and consider how the discipline of historic archaeology has addressed them and needs to address them . Changes in research strategy over time are discussed , and recommendations are made concerning the need to recognize the diverse and often differing roles and impacts that characterized the different regions of Virginia over the course of its historic past. Significant issues in Virginia history needing greater study are identified.
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 1240
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Walter Lynwood Fleming
Publisher: New York : Smith
Published: 1905
Total Pages: 876
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the society and the institutions that went down during the Civil War and Reconstruction and the internal conditions of Alabama during the war. Emphasizes the social and economic problems in the general situation, as well as the educational, religious, and industrial aspects of the period.
Author: David W. Wallis
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 216
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