Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9781935001072
Category : Boone County (Ark.)
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
History & Families
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9781935001072
Category : Boone County (Ark.)
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Boone Co, AR
Author: Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563114232
Category : Christian County (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Family Maps of Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Author: Gregory Alan BoydPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Remembering Ella
Author: Nita GouldPublisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1945624191
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
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.
The Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Strike
Author: Orville Thrasher GoodenPublisher: New York : Columbia university
ISBN:
Category : Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Strike, 1921-1923
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Hill Folks
Author: Brooks BlevinsPublisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780807853429
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
In the first comprehensive social history of the Arkansas Ozarks from the early 19th century through the end of the 20th century, Blevins examines settlement patterns, farming, economics, class, and tourism. He also explores the development of conflicting images of the Ozarks as a timeless arcadia peopled by quaint, homespun characters or a backward region filled with hillbillies.
A Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780893080877
Category : Arkansas
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Black Hillbillies of the Arkansas Ozarks
Author: Gordon D. MorganPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Confederate Guerrilla
Author: Joseph Marion BaileyPublisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1557288380
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The story begins -- Becoming a soldier : Wilson's Creek and Pea Ridge -- Fighting in Mississippi -- Siege of Port Hudson and escape -- Life as a guerrilla in Arkansas -- Collapse of the Confederacy
Searcy County, My Dear
Author: Orville Jacob McInturffPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Searcy County (Ark.)
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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