During Wind and Rain: The Jones Family Farm in the Arkansas Delta 1848-2006

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1BOLSTERLI_pages.qxd 2/6/08 3:51 PM Page ii DuringWind and Rain The Jones Family Farm in the Arkansas Delta, – MARGARET JONES BOLSTERLI The University of Arkansas Press Fayetteville  1BOLSTERLI_pages.qxd 2/6/08 3:51 PM Page iii Copyright ©  by The University of Arkansas Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America ISBN-: --- ISBN-: ----           Designed by Liz Lester • The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z.-. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Bolsterli, Margaret Jones. During wind and rain : the Jones family farm in the Arkansas Delta, ‒ / Margaret Jones Bolsterli. p. cm. Companion vol. to: Born in the Delta. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-: ---- (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-: --- (pbk. : alk. paper) . Jones family. . Bolsterli, Margaret Jones—Family. . Farm life— Arkansas—Desha County—History. . Family farms—Arkansas—Desha County—History. . Desha County (Ark.)—Social life and customs. . Desha County (Ark.)—Biography. .Arkansas Delta (Ark.)—Social life and customs. .Arkansas Delta (Ark.)—Biography. I. Bolsterli, Margaret Jones. Born in the Delta. II.Title. F.DB  .—dc  1BOLSTERLI_pages.qxd 2/6/08 3:51 PM Page iv For the Descendants of Uriah and Sarah Jones 1BOLSTERLI_pages.qxd 2/6/08 3:51 PM Page v DuringWind and Rain They sing their dearest songs— He, she, all of them—yea, Treble and tenor and bass, And one to play; With the candles mooning each face. . . . Ah, no; the years O! How the sick leaves reel down in throngs! They clear the creeping moss— Elders and juniors—aye, Making the pathways neat And the garden gay; And they build a shady seat. . . . Ah, no; the years, the years; See, the white storm-birds wing across! They are blithely breakfasting all— Men and maidens—yea, Under the summer tree, With a glimpse of the bay, While pet fowl come to the knee. . . . Ah, no; the years O! And the rotten rose is ript from the wall. They change to a high new house, He, she, all of them—aye, Clocks and carpets and chairs On the lawn all day, And brightest things that are theirs. . . . Ah, no; the years, the years; Down their carved names the rain-drop ploughs. THOMAS HARDY 1BOLSTERLI_pages.qxd 2/6/08 3:51 PM Page vi CONTENTS Introduction ix Chapter 1 The Place They Came To:The Arkansas/Mississippi Delta  Chapter 2 The Uriah Generation: –  Chapter 3 The Joseph Generation: –  Chapter 4 The Boss and Sallie Generation: –  Chapter 5 The Grover Generation: –  Chapter 6 The Casey Generation: –  Chapter 7 Conclusion  Appendix  Notes  Bibliography  Index  vii 1BOLSTERLI_pages.qxd 2/6/08 3:51 PM Page vii ...