Author : Swannee Bennett
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 817 pages
File Size : 31,54 MB
Release : 2021-02-11
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 168226131X
Volume I. Quilts and textiles, Ceramics, Silver, Weaponry, Furniture, Vernacular architecture, Native American art -- volume II. Photography, Fine art.
Author : Swannee Bennett
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 41,30 MB
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1682261441
Volume I. Quilts and textiles, Ceramics, Silver, Weaponry, Furniture, Vernacular architecture, Native American art -- volume II. Photography, Fine art.
Author : Swannee Bennett
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 35,84 MB
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781557281388
A photographic record of Arkansas's rich material heritage. This first volume covers the introduction and establishment of such artisan traditions as furniture making and silversmithing, notes the materials and special techniques used by potters, gunsmiths, and jewelers, and illustrates the delicate craftsmanship with about 400 photographs. The sec
Author : Brian Sorensen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 13,17 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1467137553
Arkansas's booze scene had a promising start, with America's biggest brewing families, Busch and Lemp, investing in Little Rock just prior to Prohibition. However, by 1915, the state had passed the Newberry Act, banning the manufacturing and selling of alcohol. It was not until sixty-nine years later that the state welcomed its first post-temperance brewery, Arkansas Brewing Company. After a few false starts, brewpubs in Fayetteville, Fort Smith and Little Rock found success. By 2000, the industry had regained momentum. An explosion of breweries around the state has since propelled Arkansas into the modern beer age.
Author : John Brandon
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 27,95 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802144362
Kyle and Swin spend their nights crisscrossing the South with illicit goods, making shifty deals in dingy trailers, and taking vague orders from a boss they've never met. Soon their lazy peace is shattered with a shot: night blends into day filled with dead bodies, crooked superiors, and suspicious associates. It's on-the-job training, with no time for slow learning, bad judgment, or foul luck.
Author : Charles Adams
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 29,62 MB
Release : 2019-01-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1789201381
The Arkansas Regulators is a rousing tale of frontier adventure, first published in German in 1846, but virtually lost to English readers for well over a century. Written in the tradition of James Fenimore Cooper, but offering a much darker and more violent image of the American frontier, this was the first novel produced by Friedrich Gerstäcker, who would go on to become one of Germany’s most famous and prolific authors. A crucial piece of a nineteenth-century transatlantic literary tradition, this long-awaited translation and scholarly edition of the novel offers a startling revision of the frontier myth from a European perspective.
Author : Steven Teske
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 15,71 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1935106589
Everyone, including native Arkansans, may be surprised to find out how many famous and fascinating people come from or have strong ties to the state. Natural State Notables profiles twenty-one such people, including musicians, athletes, business leaders, and public servants. Readers will learn about a famous surgeon who was a pioneer in kidney transplantation, a woman who kept a hospital open during the Depression, and a teacher who wrote a famous song to match a history lesson. Featured are poor people who worked hard to become successful and a rich man who moved to Arkansas, fell in love with the state, and made it better. All of these people are “Natural State Notables” who helped make Arkansas what it is today.
Author : Robert C. Mainfort
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 13,19 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Archaeologists
ISBN : 9781610750295
Author : Amy Azzarito
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 41,25 MB
Release : 2020-03-17
Category :
ISBN : 1452179026
The Elements of a Home reveals the fascinating stories behind more than 60 everyday household objects and furnishings. Brimming with amusing anecdotes and absorbing trivia, this captivating collection is a treasure trove of curiosities. With tales from the kitchen, the bedroom, and every room in between, these pages expose how napkins got their start as lumps of dough in ancient Greece, why forks were once seen as immoral tools of the devil, and how Plato devised one of the earliest alarm clocks using rocks and water—plus so much more. • A charming book for anyone who loves history, design, or décor • Readers discover tales from every nook and cranny of a home. • Entries feature historical details from locations all over the world, including Europe, Asia, North America, and Africa. As a design historian and former managing editor of Design*Sponge, author Amy Azzarito has crafted an engaging, whimsical history of the household objects you've never thought twice about. The result is a fascinating book filled with tidbits from a wide range of cultures and places about the history of domestic luxury. • Filled with lovely illustrations by Alice Pattullo • Perfect for anyone who adores interior design, trivia, history, and unique facts • Great for those who enjoyed The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy by Rick Beyer, An Uncommon History of Common Things by Bethanne Patrick and John Thompson, Encyclopedia of the Exquisite: An Anecdotal History of Elegant Delights by Jessica Kerwin Jenkins
Author : Thomas O. Murton
Publisher :
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 41,23 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Prisons
ISBN :
The story of the year (1967-8) during which penologist Murton tried to bring true prison reform to Arkansas. It was a year of hope and progress, disappointment and frustration, as Murton realized that reforming prisons in Arkansas meant shaking up the whole rotten system, from Governor Winthrop Rockefeller to the judiciary to the Arkansas housewife.
