Author : John Brandon
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 12,44 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 : 29,61 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 : Brock Thompson
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 19,83 MB
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1557289433
This is a study of gay and lesbian life in Arkansas in the twentieth century, a deft weaving together of Arkansas history, dozens of oral histories, and Brock Thompson's own story.
Author : Morris S. Arnold
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 33,93 MB
Release : 1993-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1610751051
"Meticulously researched, highly readable, profusely illustrated, and broadly focused . . . unquestionably the most significant work ever written about the Arkansas Post." --Carl Brasseaux
Author : John J. Watkins
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 19,39 MB
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 1682260399
Since its first edition in 1988, The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act has become the standard reference for the bench, the bar, and journalists for guidance in interpreting and applying the state’s open-government law. This sixth edition, published fifty years after the passage of the Act in 1967, builds upon its predecessors, incorporating later legislative enactments, judicial decisions, and Attorney General’s opinions to present a synthesis of the law of access to public records and meetings in Arkansas.
Author : Joe David Rice
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,24 MB
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781945624216
Like its companion book, this second volume of Arkansas Backstories will amaze even the most serious students of the state with surprising insights. How many people are aware that a world-class yodeler from Zinc ran against John F. Kennedy in 1960 for the top spot on the national Democratic ticket, or that an African-American born in Little Rock campaigned for the Presidency nearly 70 years before Congressman Shirley Chisholm made her historic run? Or that bands of blood-thirsty pirates once lurked in the bayous and backwaters of eastern Arkansas, preying on unsuspecting Mississippi River travelers? Likewise, how many readers will recognize the fact that an English botanist who spent months investigating Arkansas's flora in the early nineteenth century has been described as the worst explorer in history? That Fort Smith hosted the world's first international UFO conference? Or that the Nielsen rating system has a direct connection to the state as does Tony Bennett's signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"? Such tidbits are among the unexpected elements that make the Natural State so tantalizing. Written in an informal, conversational style and nicely illustrated, Arkansas Backstories Volume Two will be a wonderful addition to the libraries of Arkansans, expats, and anyone else interested in one of America's most fascinating states.
Author : Tim Ernst
Publisher : Tim Ernst Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,93 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781882906482
"How to find 200+ spectacular waterfalls & cascades in 'The Natural State'"--Cover.
Author : Wade Bradford
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 24,70 MB
Release : 2024-09-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1536245771
The outcome is anything but predictable when an exhausted hotel guest sets out in search of sleep in this kid-pleasing romp full of visual humor. Will Mr. Snore ever get some shut-eye at the busy Sharemore Hotel? The room on the first floor is too noisy. The room on the second floor is too crowded. The room on the third floor is too damp. Everywhere Mr. Snore goes, with a dutiful bellhop leading the way, he encounters something that’s bound to keep him awake. Why is it so hard to find some peace and quiet? Perhaps Mr. Snore will have better luck on the thirteenth floor. . . . From author and playwright Wade Bradford and award-winning illustrator Kevin Hawkes comes a laugh-out-loud tale that plays with expectations and revelations — and reveals a surprisingly thought-provoking final twist.
Author : Gary Blackwood
Publisher :
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 15,80 MB
Release : 2018
Category :
ISBN : 9781603432849
This fun tale follows a boy and his family living on an Arkansas farm. Granny, Mama, and Daddy are sure a rainstorm is on its way and they are making preparations in spite of the youngster's skepticism.
Author : Guy Lancaster
Publisher : Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,22 MB
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9781945624117
"Even a century later, the Elaine Massacre remains the subject of intense inquiry as historians seek explanations for why authorities in the Arkansas Delta used such overwhelming violence against a farmers' union, attempt to determine how many died in the massacre and document their names, and explore how the event has shaped the century that followed. However, we cannot fully understand what happened at Elaine without examining the one hundred years leading up to the massacre. The years from 1819, when Arkansas officially became an American territory, to 1919 provide the historical foundation for one of the bloodiest manifestations of racial violence in the United States. During the antebellum years, slaveholders grew paranoid about possible "insurrections," and after the Civil War and Emancipation, these lingering fears led to numerous atrocities long before the violence at Elaine. At the same time, African Americans were working to organize themselves in the fields and society to resist oppression, setting the stage for the farmers' union meeting that became the object of mob and military wrath during the Elaine Massacre." --p. [4] of cover.
