I Do Wish This Cruel War Was Over

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I Do Wish This Cruel War Was Over

I Do Wish this Cruel War Was Over collects diaries, letters, and memoirs excerpted from their original publication in the Arkansas Historical Quarterly to offer a first-hand, ground-level view of the war's horrors, its mundane hardships, its pitched battles and … Continue reading

I shortly to god do dread it

Written by local author and educator Harmon Seawel.

Jackhammered A Life of Adventure

Jadeite Glass Collection Spoon Rest

Jadeite Glass Collection Spoon Rest

Jadeite Glass Collection Sundae Dish

Jadeite Glass Collection Sundae Dish

John Barleycorn Must Die The war against Drink in Arkansas

As the traditional British folk song that the rock group Traffic made famous in the 1970s and that lends its name to this book’s title demonstrates, the battle against John Barleycorn was a losing one: “And little Sir John and … Continue reading

John Lewis

JR. Ranger Scavenger Hunt Card Game

JR. Ranger Scavenger Hunt Card Game. Game includes 40 cards and rules. Age 4+ 2-4 players or teams

Life of a Southern

Lost Attractions of the Ozarks

Discover the Famous Attractions of Days Gone By When you think about vacationing in the Ozark Mountains, Li'l Abner comic strip characters at Dogpatch USA or scores of their generic cousins elsewhere probably come to mind. But that would be … Continue reading

Mallard Duck

Plush Mallard Duck

Mob Rule in the Ozarks

Winner, 2025 J.G. Ragsdale Award (Arkansas Historical Association)On January 15, 1923, a crowd of more than a thousand angry men assembled in Harrison, Arkansas, near the headquarters of the M&NA Railroad, which ran through the heart of the Ozark Mountains. … Continue reading