WITH FIRE AND SWORD; Arkansas, 1861-1874
Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press, 2003. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 263 pgs, index, sources, b&w historical photos. When Arkansas seceded from the Union in 1861, it was a thriving state. But the Civil War and Reconstruction left it reeling, impoverished, and so deeply divided that it never..... More