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Newton County (Hardcover)
Ray Hanley, Diane Hanley; As told to Newton County Historical Society
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R781
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Discovery Miles 6 530
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Malvern (Hardcover)
Steven Hanley, Ray Hanley
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R627
Discovery Miles 6 270
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This is a postcard and photographic tour of every section of
Arkansas. In this visual history - the Hanley brothers' most
extensive book yet - readers will trace many towns' humble
beginnings, with wooden-frame structures lining rutted dirt streets
teeming with wagons, horses, and mules. The evolution of towns such
as Walnut Ridge, Bentonville, Little Rock, and Lake Village, as
well as tiny hamlets such as Black Rock and Ponca, unfolds before
readers' eyes. Scenes from the 1950s feature stores such as Ben
Franklin, OTASCO, and Western Auto. Success stories of Main Street
preservation and revitalization in El Dorado, Siloam Springs,
Conway, and Harrison show how local elders have set an example for
other towns.
While little has been written about the USS Arkansas, this
battleship carried the state's name through two world wars, a
Mexican invasion, and into the atomic age. The USS Arkansas,
measuring almost the length of two football fields, went to sea in
1911 and sailed the world until 1946 when it served as a target for
the atomic bomb tests in the South Pacific. In between, the ship
participated in the invasion of Vera Cruz, Mexico; served in World
War I; helped Arkansas get an official flag; and assisted in the
World War II battles at Normandy, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
Highlighting the narrative with previously unpublished photos, the
authors tell the fascinating story of the ship and its men by
referencing handwritten journals penciled in the midst of service
and combat.
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