Feb 29, 2016 | Event, News, sale
Arkansas has been officially celebrating archeology since 1991. In 2002, Arkansas Archeology Week expanded to Arkansas Archeology Month. The annual event is a time to encourage public interest and participation in the prehistory and history of Arkansas with...
Feb 4, 2016 | News, Review
Historian Gigantino (Univ. of Arkansas) has assembled an array of primary sources relating to the debate surrounding secession in Arkansas, including speeches, private letters, government documents, broadsides, memoirs, and newspaper excerpts. These resources,...
Jan 29, 2016 | News, Review
The strength of this work rests in the fact that it provides more exhaustive information on race and ethnic relations, which moves beyond the standard black-white dichotomy explanations. More important, the readings often take you through some pivotal...
Jan 12, 2016 | News, Review
“Angel’s work challenges our preconceptions about nature, the relationship between humans and the environment, and the management of natural resources. In many ways, it is a classic example of the tragedy of the commons. However, the story of the Lake of the Ozarks is...
Jan 11, 2016 | Award, News
Of the Soil: Photographs of Vernacular Architecture and Stories of Changing Times in Arkansas by Geoff Winningham has been named the winner of the 2015 Ned Shank Award for Outstanding Preservation Publication. The Award is given by Preserve Arkansas....
Jan 5, 2016 | News, Review
This fascinating collection of American food-related documentary sources and images is the first title in the University of Arkansas Press’s new Food and Foodways series, edited by the University of North Texas historian Jennifer Jensen Wallach. American...
