In this Book
- Arkansas in Ink: Gunslingers, Ghosts, and Other Graphic Tales
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: University of Arkansas Press
summary
In 1837 Representative Joseph J. Anthony stabs the speaker of the house to death during a debate about wolf pelts. In 1899 Hot Springs police shoot it out with the county sheriffs over control of illegal gambling. In 1974 President Richard Nixon resigns in part due to the outspokenness of Pine Bluff native Martha Mitchell. In this special print project of the online Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, legendary cartoonist Ron Wolfe brings these and many other stories to life. Accompanied by selected entries from the encyclopedia, Wolfe’s cartoons highlight the oddities and absurdities of our state’s history. Seriously, you couldn’t make up this stuff.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 5-7
- Politics
- Arkansas Loan and Thrift
- pp. 8-9
- Big Lake Wars
- pp. 14-15
- Brooks-Baxter War
- pp. 16-19
- Hattie Caraway
- pp. 20-21
- Convict Lease System
- pp. 22-23
- Crittenden County Expulsion of 1888
- pp. 24-25
- Election Fraud
- pp. 26-28
- “The Family”
- p. 29
- Featherstone v. Cate
- pp. 30-31
- Marlin Hawkins
- pp. 34-35
- John Law’s Concession
- pp. 36-37
- Virginia Johnson
- pp. 38-39
- Guy Hamilton “Mutt” Jones
- pp. 40-41
- Little Rock Censor Board
- pp. 42-43
- Martha Mitchell
- pp. 46-47
- Carrie Nation
- pp. 48-49
- Plumerville Conflict of 1886–1892
- pp. 50-51
- V. V. Smith
- pp. 52-53
- Union Labor Party
- pp. 54-55
- Paul Van Dalsem
- pp. 56-57
- Waldron War
- pp. 58-59
- Wilson-Anthony Duel
- pp. 60-61
- Women of the Ku Klux Klan
- pp. 62-63
- Law and Outlaws
- Arkansas State Police
- pp. 64-65
- Barker-Karpis Gang
- pp. 66-67
- West Bogan (Trial of)
- pp. 68-69
- Bullfrog Valley Gang
- pp. 70-71
- Edward Coy (Lynching of)
- pp. 72-73
- Maud Crawford (Disappearance of)
- pp. 74-75
- Bill Doolin
- pp. 76-77
- Connie Franklin (Alleged Murder of)
- pp. 78-79
- Hot Springs Shootout
- pp. 80-81
- Maxine Jones
- pp. 84-85
- Owney Madden
- pp. 86-87
- Olyphant Train Robbery
- pp. 88-89
- Isaac Parker
- pp. 90-91
- Parley P. Pratt (Murder of)
- pp. 92-93
- Prohibition
- pp. 94-97
- Howell A. “Doc” Rayburn
- pp. 89-99
- Bass Reeves
- pp. 100-101
- Tom Slaughter
- pp. 102-103
- Helen Spence
- pp. 104-105
- Belle Star
- pp. 106-107
- Texarkana Moonlight Murders
- pp. 108-109
- Tucker-Parnell Feud
- pp. 110-111
- Sidney Wallace
- pp. 114-115
- Oddities
- The Amazing Adventures of My Dog Sheppy
- pp. 116-117
- Atkins Pickle Company
- pp. 118-119
- Black Bears
- pp. 120-121
- Crater of Diamonds State Park
- pp. 124-125
- Crescent Hotel
- pp. 126-127
- Dardanelle Pontoon Bridge
- pp. 128-129
- Eureka Springs Baby
- pp. 130-131
- “The Fayetteville Polka”
- pp. 132-133
- Fouke Monster
- pp. 134-135
- Ghost Legends
- pp. 136-137
- Gurdon Light
- p. 140
- Incoming Kingdom Missionary Unit
- pp. 142-143
- Ivory-billed Woodpeckers
- pp. 144-145
- King Crowley
- pp. 146-147
- Tarantulas
- p. 149
- Turkey Trot Festival
- p. 150
- White River Monster
- p. 151
- Celebrities
- Julie Adams
- pp. 152-153
- “Broncho Billy” Anderson
- pp. 154-155
- Rodger Bumpass
- pp. 156-157
- Johnny Cash
- pp. 158-161
- Gail Davis
- pp. 162-163
- Bob Dorough
- pp. 164-165
- “Aunt Caroline” Dye
- pp. 166-167
- Gil Gerard
- pp. 168-169
- Kenny Johnson
- pp. 170-171
- Louis Jordan
- pp. 172-173
- Lum and Abner
- pp. 174-175
- Douglas MacArthur
- pp. 176-177
- Robert McFerrin Sr
- pp. 178-179
- Patsy Montana
- pp. 180-181
- Hal Needham
- pp. 182-183
- Kate Phillips
- pp. 184-185
- Anita Pointer
- pp. 186-187
- Jimmy Wakely
- pp. 188-189
- Elton and Betty White
- pp. 190-193
Additional Information
ISBN
9781935106746
Related ISBN(s)
9781935106739
MARC Record
OCLC
897117128
Pages
190
Launched on MUSE
2014-12-17
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2014