Arkansas, 1800-1860 : remote and restless / S. Charles Bolton ; designed by Liz Lester.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bolton, S. Charles, author.

Contributor:

Lester, Liz, designer.

Series:

Histories of Arkansas.

Histories of Arkansas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arkansas--History--19th century.

Arkansas.

Arkansas--Politics and government--To 1950.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

Fayetteville, Arkansas : University of Arkansas Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Often thought of as a primitive backwoods peopled by rough hunters and unsavory characters, early Arkansas was actually productive and dynamic in the same manner as other American territories and states. In this, the second volume in the Histories of Arkansas, S. Charles Bolton describes the emigration, mostly from other southern states, that carried Americans into Arkansas; the growth of an agricultural economy based on cotton, corn, and pork; the dominance of evangelical religion; and the way in which women coped with the frontier and made their own contributions toward its improvement. He

Contents:

""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""1. American Takeover""; ""2. Government and Opportunity""; ""3. Agricultural Success and Banking Failure""; ""4. Indian Frontier""; ""5. Rich, Poor, and Rambunctious""; ""6. Religion and Family""; ""7. Human and Chattel""; ""8. Looking West""; ""9. Sovereignty and Secession""; ""Suggested Readings""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61075-554-5

OCLC:

908100591