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Supplemental Readings for Arkansas History On-Line

(Last Edited December, 2010)

I.  Internet Links:  The following are links to articles about Arkansas history from scholarly journals and other sources.  When using these links, document fully both the secondary and primary sources of the articles.

(1)  Articles on Arkansas  (General References)

(2)  African_Americans

(3)  Arkansas Indians

(4)  Camden Expedition_Civil War

(5)  Cherokee History

(6)  Arkansas Populists

(7) www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net  (Excellent General Reference)

II.  Arkansas History Texts and General Interest Books:  The following works are available in most university libraries and some bookstores.

(1)   Arnold, Morris S.  Colonial Arkansas, 1686-1804:  A Social and Cultural History,  Fayetteville:  University of Arkansas Press, 1991.

(2)   Ashmore, Harry S.  Arkansas: A History, New York: Norton Press, 1984.

(3)    T. Harri Baker  and Jane  Browning.  An Arkansas History For Young People, Fayetteville:  University of Arkansas Press, 2003.

(4)    Baird, David, The Quapaws, New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1989.
 
(5)   Brooks, Blevins, Hill Folks:  A History of Arkansas Ozarkers and  Their Image, Chapel Hill:  University of North Carolina Press, 2002.

(6)   Bolton, Charles S.  Arkansas, 1800-1860:  Remote and Restless,  Fayetteville:  University of Arkansas Press, 1998.

(7)   DeBlack, Thomas A.   With Fire and Sword:  Arkansas, 1861-1874,  Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2003.

(8)   Dougan, Michael B.   Arkansas History: An Annotated Bibliography,  Westport, Conn. :  Greenwood Press, 1995.

(9)   __________________.   Arkansas Odyssey:  The Saga of Arkansas from Prehistoric Times to Present,  Little Rock:  Rose Publishing Co., 1994.

(10)   DuVall, Leland,  Arkansas:  Colony and State, Little Rock:  Rose Publishing Co.,  1973.

(11)   Hubbell, Ken,  The Arkansas Delta:  A Historical Look at Our Land and ItsPeople,  Little Rock:  Department of Arkansas Heritage, 1990.

(12)  Johnson, Ben F. Arkansas in Modern America, 1930-1999, Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press, 2000.

(13)  LaPin, Deirdre, Hogs in the Bottom:  Family Folklore in Arkansas, Little Rock:  August House, Inc., 1982.

(14)  McArthur, Priscilla,   Arkansas in the Gold Rush,  Little Rock:  August House, 1986.

(15)  Moneyhon, Carl H. Arkansas and the New South, 1874-1929, Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1997.

(16)  ___________________.  The Impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Arkansas:  Persistence in the Midst of Ruin,  Baton Rogue:  Louisiana State University Press, 1994.

(17)  Moore, Waddy William,  Territorial Arkansas, 1819-1836,  Ann Arbor, Michigan:  University Microfilms International, 1984.

(18)  Muncy, Raymond Lee, Searcy Arkansas: A Frontier Town Grows Up With America Searcy: Harding University Press, 1976.

(19)   Smith,  C. Calvin,  War and Wartime Changes:  The Transformation of Arkansas,  1940-1945, Fayetteville:  University of Arkansas Press, 1986.

(20)   Smith, Diann Sutherlin,  The Arkansas Handbook, Little Rock:  Fly-By-Night Press, 1996.

(21)   Williams, C. Fred, et. al., A Documentary History of Arkansas, Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1984.

(22)    Williams, C. Fred,  Arkansas Independent and Proud, Little Rock: American Historical Press, 2002.

(23)   Woods, James M.  Rebellion and Realignment:  Arkansas' Road to Secession, Fayetteville:  University of Arkansas Press, 1987.

III.  The Arkansas Historical Quarterly is the best scholarly journal for researching Arkansas history. This journal can be located at any good library.