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A History of the Ozarks, Volume 1 - The Old Ozarks (Paperback)
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A History of the Ozarks, Volume 1 - The Old Ozarks (Paperback)
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Loot Price R498
Discovery Miles 4 980
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Winner of the Missouri History Book Award, from the State
Historical Society of Missouri Winner of the Arkansiana Award, from
the Arkansas Library Association Geologic forces raised the Ozarks.
Myth enshrouds these hills. Human beings shaped them and were
shaped by them. The Ozarks reflect the epic tableau of the American
people-the native Osage and would-be colonial conquerors, the
determined settlers and on-the-make speculators, the endless labors
of hardscrabble farmers and capitalism of visionary entrepreneurs.
The Old Ozarks is the first volume of a monumental three-part
history of the region and its inhabitants. Brooks Blevins begins in
deep prehistory, charting how these highlands of granite, dolomite,
and limestone came to exist. From there he turns to the political
and economic motivations behind the eagerness of many peoples to
possess the Ozarks. Blevins places these early proto-Ozarkers
within the context of larger American history and the economic,
social, and political forces that drove it forward. But he also
tells the varied and colorful human stories that fill the region's
storied past-and contribute to the powerful myths and
misunderstandings that even today distort our views of the Ozarks'
places and people. A sweeping history in the grand tradition, A
History of the Ozarks, Volume 1: The Old Ozarks is essential
reading for anyone who cares about the highland heart of America.
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