Author: Leland Payton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780967392509
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 80

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Author: Leland Payton
Publisher: Lens & Pens Press
ISBN: 9780967392585
Category : Bagnell Dam (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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If changed by development, the authors found the present Osage valley landscape expressive. Illustrated with hundreds of color photographs, period maps, and vintage images, this book tells the dramatic saga of human ambition pitted against natural limitations and forces beyond man's control.

Author: Vance Randolph
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1682260267
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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"Vance Randolph was perfectly constituted for his role as the chronicler of Ozark folkways. As a self-described "hack writer," who first visited the region as a child with his middle-class parents, he was as much a figure of the margins as his chosen subjects. And his essentially romantic identification with the Ozarks--encouraged by the editors of the era--was always tempered by his scientific training and his contrarian nature. In The Ozarks, originally published in 1931, we have Randolph's first book-length portrait of the people he would spend the next half-century studying. The full range of Randolph's interests--in language, in hunting and fishing, in folksongs and play parties, in moonshining--is on view in this book that made his name; forever after he was "Mr. Ozark," the region's preeminent expert who would, in collection after collection, enlarge and deepen his debut effort. With a new introduction by Robert Cochran, The Ozarks , an image shaper in its day, a cultural artifact for decades to come, this wonderful book is as entertaining as ever." --Back cover.

Author: Daniel Woodrell
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 0316007382
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143

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Daniel Woodrell's modern classic is an unforgettable tale of desperation and courage that inspired the award-winning film starring Jennifer Lawrence. Ree Dolly's father has skipped bail on charges that he ran a crystal meth lab, and the Dollys will lose their house if he doesn't show up for his next court date. With two young brothers depending on her, 16-year-old Ree knows she has to bring her father back, dead or alive. Living in the harsh poverty of the Ozarks, Ree learns quickly that asking questions of the rough Dolly clan can be a fatal mistake. But, as an unsettling revelation lurks, Ree discovers unforeseen depths in herself and in a family network that protects its own at any cost. "The lineage from Faulkner to Woodrell runs as deep and true as an Ozark stream in this book...his most profound and haunting yet." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review

Author: C.D. Wright
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
ISBN: 1619320967
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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"Wright proves herself to be one of the most complex and fascinating poets writing today." -Library Journal

Author: Debby Bull
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780974159904
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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'Hillbilly Hollywood' is the first serious look at the origins of country & Western style in California in the 1930s and '40s and the stories of the tailors Nudie and Turk. We may think of Nashville as the country & Western capital of America, but L.A. had more hillbilly singers at work in the early years--in the movies, at the recording studios and on C&W radio shows. The style adopted by these music pioneers, a colorful mix of cowboy and show business, still defines fancy Western wear. Book cover has real rhinestones on a black cowboy-shirt-like cloth background and a die-cut frame over vintage photograph. Winner of many design awards.

Author: Aaron K. Ketchell
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
ISBN: 1421402432
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 532

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“Confronts readers with the implications of a popular tourist destination founded on the values and sentiments of American evangelical Protestantism.” —Thomas S. Bremer, Journal of the American Academy of Religion Over the past century, Branson, Missouri, has attracted tens of millions of tourists. Nestled in the heart of the Ozark Mountains, it offers a rare and refreshing combination of natural beauty and family-friendly recreation—from scenic lakes and rolling hills to theme parks and variety shows. It has boasted of big-name celebrities, like Wayne Newton, Andy Williams, and Petula Clark, as well as family entertainers like Mickey Gilley, the Shanghai Magic Troupe, Jim Stafford, and Yakov Smirnoff. But there is more to Branson’s fame than just recreation. As Aaron K. Ketchell discovers, a popular variant of Christianity underscores all Branson’s tourist attractions and fortifies every consumer success. In this lively and engaging study, Ketchell explores Branson’s unique blend of religion and recreation. He explains how the city became a mecca of conservative Christianity—a place for a “spiritual vacation”—and how, through conscious effort, its residents and businesses continuously reinforce its inextricable connection with the divine. Ketchell combines the study of lived religion, popular culture, evangelicalism, and contemporary American history to present an accurate and honest account of a distinctly American phenomenon. “As Ketchell brilliantly argues, Branson entrepreneurs wove Christian sentiment ‘into a fabric of nostalgia, premodern longing, and whitewashed rusticity.’” —Matthew Avery Sutton, The Christian Century “At a time when Jim Wallis and other observers have forecast the end of the prominence of right-wing-religion on the U.S. political stage, this book will cause many readers to question that prediction.” —David Stricklin, The Journal of Southern History

Author: Art Wolfe
Publisher: Beyond Words Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780941831987
Category : Animal migration
Languages : en
Pages : 167

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The acclaimed nature photographer captures rare images of animal migration around the world--unique and colorful patterns in a variety of species that document the beauty of their journeys.

Author: Donald Harington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 512

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After Robin Kerr is abducted from mainstream America, she slowly adapts to her new life in the backwoods of Madewell Mountain with the aid of the pets and the spirit that communicate with her.

Author: Donald Harington
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781592641048
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Life in a small town in Arkansas during World War II as observed by Dawny, 12, who records his observations in his daily newspaper. Among them, the game cowboys and Indians has been replaced by Allies and Axis, and there is a new invention for protection from mosquitos called window screens.