| Statesmen, Scoundrels, and Eccentrics: A Gallery of Amazing Arkansans Contributor(s): Dillard, Tom (Author), Reed, Roy (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1557289271 ISBN-13: 9781557289278 Publisher: University of Arkansas Press OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009041227 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.12" W x 8.96" (1.00 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Arkansas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Native Americans, explorers, and early settlers to entertainers, business people, politicians, lawyers, artists, and many others, the well-known and not-so-well-known Arkansans featured in Statesmen, Scoundrels, and Eccentrics have fascinating stories. To name a few, there s the Hanging Judge, Isaac C. Parker of Fort Smith, and Hattie Caraway, the first elected female U.S. senator. Isaac T. Gillam, a slave who became a prominent politician in postCivil War Little Rock, is included, as is Norman McLeod, an eccentric Hot Springs photographer and owner of the city s first large tourist trap. These entertaining short biographies from Dillard s Remembering Arkansas column will be enjoyed by all kinds of readers, young and old alike. All the original columns reprinted here have also been enhanced with Dillard s own recommended reading lists. Statesmen will serve as an introduction or reintroduction to the state s wonderfully complex heritage, full of rhythm and discord, peopled by generations of hardworking men and women who have contributed much to the region and nation." |