{"product_id":"historical-archaeology-of-arkansas-a-hidden-diversity-9781621901822","title":"Historical Archaeology of Arkansas: A Hidden Diversity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArkansas’s diverse geography, spanning the Ozark Mountains, densely forested Timberlands, and Mississippi River Delta, and its complex Native American and Euro American history belie the inat­tentive historical treatment the Natural State has thus far received by scholars. Often disparaged as a cultural and intellectual backwater—and indeed perhaps best known for President Bill Clinton and Wal-Mart—this overly simplified image of Arkansas shadows a state rich in historic significance and the archaeological record. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarl G. Drexler aims to correct this bias in \u003cem\u003eHistorical Archaeology of Arkansas\u003c\/em\u003e. In nine essays that range from Civil War sites to the Ozark Mountains to the nineteenth-century Jewish commu­nity, Drexler and his contributors present an Arkansas unknown to all but those dedicated individu­als working to publicize the state’s hidden diversity. The research presented herein depicts a strong state and federal commitment to documenting Arkansas’s history, perhaps unmatched by any other state in America, and the success of public archaeology through the efforts of the Arkansas Archaeo­logical Survey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistorical Archaeology of Arkansas\u003c\/em\u003e not only showcases the natural beauty and rich history of Arkansas, but it also serves as a primer for historical inquiry for other state and federal organizations looking to bolster their own programs.","brand":"University of Tennessee Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188886331735,"sku":"9781621901822","price":48.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/historical-archaeology-of-arkansas-a-hidden-diversity-9781621901822","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}