{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-ozarks-volume-1-9780252085499","title":"A History of the Ozarks Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brooks Blevins has established himself as the leading historian of the Ozark Mountain region. . . . Through Blevins' history, we see the Ozarks anew.\" --\u003ci\u003eWestern Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eA History of the Ozarks\u003c\/i\u003e does not disappoint.\" --\u003ci\u003eAgricultural History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brooks Blevins is an expert in weaving many diverse strands into a seamless tapestry.\" --\u003ci\u003eArkansas Democrat Gazett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The story of the Old Ozarks is richly compelling and frustratingly complicated. There is no person better equipped to tell that story than Brooks Blevins. He has the research skills to pull together the disparate threads of Ozark history and the skill to weave those threads into a beautiful tapestry that combines the fine attention to detail possessed by the best historians and the artistic flair of a master storyteller.\"--Daniel S. Pierce, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Smokies: From National Habitat to National Park\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reading this book both teaches and delights. Blevins has taken on a big, biting, slippery topic, but he has the deft experience, the patience, and good ol' Ozarker resolve to pull it all together. . . . Highly recommended.\" --\u003ci\u003eOzarksWatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA History of the Ozarks\u003c\/i\u003e gives these mountains and their many folk the story they deserve, energetically told.\" --\u003ci\u003eArkansas Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Every page of this book evidences Brooks Blevins’s deep love for and knowledge of the Ozarks. The Old Ozarks is regional history at its finest. It is exhaustively researched and beautifully written. I can’t wait for the next two installments of the trilogy!”--Gary R. Kremer, author of \u003ci\u003eRace and Meaning: The African American Experience in Missouri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With purpose, wit, and clarity, Blevins has produced an excellent introduction to the region's history.\" --\u003ci\u003eMissouri Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eA History of the Ozarks\u003c\/i\u003e gives these mountains and their many folk the story they deserve, energetically told.\" --\u003ci\u003eArkansas Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Old Ozarks\u003c\/i\u003e leaves one wanting more, but this is not due to its analytical gaps. Rather, readers wish to see what comes next, fully knowing that the ravishments of the Civil War lie on the horizon, and more impressive scholarship from Blevins is sure to accompany those tragic affairs.\" --\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Recommended.\" --\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"With purpose, wit, and clarity, Blevins has produced an excellent introduction to the region's history.\" --\u003ci\u003eMissouri Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e 1 The Primitive Ozarks 11\u003cbr\u003e 2 Natives and Newcomers 21\u003cbr\u003e 3 Americanizing the Ozarks 69\u003cbr\u003e 4 Domesticating the Ozarks 119\u003cbr\u003e 5 Markets, Merchants, and Manufacturers 155\u003cbr\u003e 6 American Society in the Old Ozarks 197\u003cbr\u003e Notes 241\u003cbr\u003e Index 283","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400517493079,"sku":"9780252085499","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252085499.jpg?v=1730470875","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-ozarks-volume-1-9780252085499","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}