The News from Arkansas
Author : Valerie Katz
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Page : pages
File Size : 31,74 MB
Release : 2020-03-27
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ISBN : 9781643142753
Author : Valerie Katz
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Page : pages
File Size : 31,74 MB
Release : 2020-03-27
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ISBN : 9781643142753
Author : Valerie Katz
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,64 MB
Release : 2021
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Author : Carl H. Moneyhon
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 49,42 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Arkansas
ISBN : 9781610750288
In 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 : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Carole Marsh Books
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 23,14 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780635092618
This unique book combines state-specific facts and 30 fun-to-do hands-on projects. The Current Events Projects Book includes writing a current event news story that takes place 100 years from now, creating a timeline of recent state events, editing state stories in a current newspaper, writing and broadcasting a short news story and more! Kids will have a blast and build essential knowledge skills including research, reading, writing, science and math. Great for students in K-8 grades and for displaying in the classroom, library or home.
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Author : Michael E. Hibblen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 29,1 MB
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 1467125385
For nearly 80 years, the Rock Island was a major railroad in Arkansas providing passenger and freight services. A decline in rail travel after World War II and an increase in trucks hauling freight over government-subsidized interstates were among factors that left the railroad struggling. Efforts to merge with other railroads were stalled for years by federal regulators. The Rock Island filed for bankruptcy in 1975 and attempted a reorganization, but creditors wanted the assets liquidated, with a judge shutting it down in 1980. Most of the tracks that traversed the state were taken up, but a few relics, like the Little Rock passenger station and the Arkansas River bridge, remain as monuments to this once great railroad.
Author : Graham Nown
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 23,34 MB
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1935106511
Originally published under title: The English godfather. London: Ward Lock, 1987.
Author : John A. Kirk
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 45,54 MB
Release : 2022-03-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1682261956
Why did Winthrop Rockefeller, scion of one of the most powerful families in American history, leave New York for an Arkansas mountaintop in the 1950s? In this richly detailed biography of the former Arkansas governor, John A. Kirk delves into the historical record to fully unravel that mystery for the first time. Kirk pursues clues threaded throughout Rockefeller’s life, tracing his family background, childhood, and education; his rise in the oil industry from roustabout to junior executive; his military service in the Pacific during World War II, including his involvement in the battles of Guam, Leyte, and Okinawa; his postwar work in race relations, health, education, and philanthropy; his marriage to and divorce from Barbara “Bobo” Sears; and the birth of his only child, future Arkansas lieutenant governor Win Paul Rockefeller. This careful examination of Winthrop Rockefeller’s first forty-four years casts a powerful new light on his relationship with his adopted state, where his legacy continues to be felt more than half a century after his governorship.
Author : Nita Gould
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 12,6 MB
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1945624191
In November 1912, popular and pretty eighteen-year-old Ella Barham was raped, murdered, and dismembered in broad daylight near her home in rural Boone County, Arkansas. The brutal crime sent shockwaves through the Ozarks and made national news. Authorities swiftly charged a neighbor, Odus Davidson, with the crime. Locals were determined that he be convicted, and threats of mob violence ran so high that he had to be jailed in another county to ensure his safety. But was there enough evidence to prove his guilt? If so, had he acted alone? What was his motive? This examination of the murder of Ella Barham and the trial of her alleged killer opens a window into the meaning of community and due process during a time when politicians and judges sought to professionalize justice, moving from local hangings to state-run executions. Davidson’s appeal has been cited as a precedent in numerous court cases and his brief was reviewed by the lawyers in Georgia who prepared Leo Frank’s appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1915. Author Nita Gould is a descendant of the Barhams of Boone County and Ella Barham’s cousin. Her tenacious pursuit to create an authoritative account of the community, the crime, and the subsequent legal battle spanned nearly fifteen years. Gould weaves local history and short biographies into her narrative and also draws on the official case files, hundreds of newspaper accounts, and personal Barham family documents. Remembering Ella reveals the truth behind an event that has been a staple of local folklore for more than a century and still intrigues people from around the country.
Author : Arkansas Education Association
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Page : 12 pages
File Size : 11,3 MB
Release : 199?
Category : Arkansas
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