Hill Folks: A History of Arkansas Ozarkers and Their Image
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...
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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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780807853429 (0807853429)
Publish date: February 25th 2002
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Pages no: 360
Edition language: English