A Documentary History of Arkansas

by C. Fred Williams (Editor), S. Charles Bolton (Editor), Carl H. Moneyhon (Editor)

Overview

A Documentary History of Arkansas provides a comprehensive look at Arkansas history from the state's earliest events to the present. Here are newspaper articles, government bulletins, legislative acts, broadsides, letters, and speeches that, taken collectively, give a firsthand glimpse at how the twenty-fifth state's history was made. Enhanced by additional documents and brought up to date since its original publication in 1984, this new edition is the standard source for essential primary documents illustrating the state's political, social, economic, educational, and environmental history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557286345
Publisher:	University of Arkansas Press
Publication date:	07/01/2013
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

C. Fred Williams is professor emeritus of history at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and coeditor of Understanding the Little Rock Crisis: An Exercise in Remembrance and Reconciliation.

Editorial Reviews

"Even seasoned historians will learn something new by sifting through this remarkable volume. Highly recommended." —G.A. Lancaster in Choice, February 2014

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